Sentence examples for elegant performer from inspiring English sources

Mariya Butyrskaya of Russia is an elegant performer and powerful jumper, but her confidence has not always matched her figure skating ability.

In fact he was left-back in one of the most revered football teams of all time, the Brazil side which lifted the World Cup in 1958 and retained it four years later, an elegant performer both solid and scintillating.

"The image of this party in the past has been that of a very good and elegant performer, like Maradona on the soccer field," said Sombat Boonngamanong, a political activist, referring to the fleet-footed Argentine athlete.

Most ballet audiences suffer through the antics of restless youngsters; here it was encouraged, the elegant performer Elizabeth Washington leading children through amusingly vague approximations of basic ballet steps.

Jon Nolan, the most elegant performer on the day, nearly crowned the hosts' display by nicking a winning goal near the end, but he was unable to keep his shot down from eight yards out.

Downey has matured into such an elegant performer that his light-hearted execution of Tony Stark in the last five films featuring Iron Man might make you forget what an authentic and honest performer he is.

His feline smoothness earns comparison with the most naturally elegant performers in world sport – the young Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray Leonard in boxing, say, or Zinedine Zidane on a football pitch.

David Moyes always thought this was the natural path for a 30-something Rooney but the former United manager had his own misgivings because he was not sure the player he brought through at Everton was cut out to play the little give-and-go passes that helped to make Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick such elegant performers.

As the last performer in the free skate, though, Nagasu gave an elegant performance that drew her up to fourth position.

There is an elegant intelligence to boxing, graceful performers elevated within the theatre of their dreams.

Ms. Bruning, a freelance ballet choreographer, has made inspired use of her elegant guest performer in the three-part piece, which is set to string music by Henryk Gorecki.