Miss Nichols moves in the same vein, letting a series of flying flashing jumps speak for themselves.

Miss Nichols has grown steadily as a dancer, continuing to develop well past the point at which she became a star.

Dancing as if she had years of experience in the role, Miss Nichols was all naturalness and flow.

Miss Nichols had stab wounds in the hips, back and stomach, he said.

By the same token, Miss Nichols seemed lyrical rather than dazzling.

Miss Nichols, in particular, brought to the dance a dreaming constancy that was ravishing.

Miss Nichols took a little comfort in a fragile belief that maybe things could not get any worse.

Miss Nichols enters first, and more often than not she is identified with the solo violin.

But Miss Nichols was too heavy in her wheelchair, and she died inside the house.

Christmas is not the only time that drivers slow down to gaze at the estate, said Miss Nichols.