The fast-biting footwork, changing patterns, pounding jumps, vibrating shoulders and hands never lost their impact.
Bobby Wagner, Utah State Wagner drew praise early for his hustle and speed in special-teams drills and then earned a compliment from Singletary for his good body lean while changing direction in individual footwork drills.
It is not just their height and athletic ability that they put to use, but the skills they first picked up on the basketball court: boxing out, catching the ball at its highest point, changing direction and employing nimble footwork.
The Vikings moved through individual drills at a fairly brisk pace, but throughout practice Singletary could be heard giving tips on footwork, body position when changing direction, alignment and run fits, and recognition skills.
Mallett also relishes the details of the game, including footwork in the pocket and changing plays.
After the class, I sat down with Litebulb, Chief Manny and DJ Paypal to talk about footwork's heritage, its growth, and changing the perception of not only dance, but art as a whole.
"He has some of the best footwork I've ever seen when it comes to attacking the line and changing direction," said Simon Zebo, the Munster wing, who is none too shabby himself on the footwork front.
As dancers come and go, their softly traveling footwork matching that accompaniment, he creates a luxuriant onstage fantasy whose changing images are preposterously well attuned to shifts in the music.
Footwork plays an important part in the idiom they create together: they pace, strut, amble, and the rhythm and dynamics keep changing, expressively.
Singletary made an effort to improve his footwork during drills, hammering home the point that a wider, lower base and keeping his feet close to the ground would keep him upright when changing direction.
