The eclectic backgrounds of the White Oak dancers have proved advantageous as the troupe tackles works by different choreographers.

In this edition of How Stuff Works we will look at how a block and tackle works, and also examine several other force-multiplying devices!

They polished poetry, wrote short stories, and tackled memoirs and other longer works.

The best church music is being written in England because they have those wonderful choir schools where boys rehearse every day and are prepared to tackle difficult works.

Hans von Bülow would no doubt be stunned by the ease and virtuosity with which these young women can tackle difficult works like the Brahms concerto.

There, Steppenwolf is likely to tackle larger-scale works than is now possible.

Thanks to the music teacher of the school, the pupils tackled difficult works.

But there will always be some people with an avid taste for complicated music, including players who relish the chance to tackle works that challenge their skills and imagination.

The Canterbury Orchestra, founded in 1953, is a thriving group of enthusiastic players who regularly tackle major works from the symphonic repertoire.

The musicians are about to tackle three fiercely difficult late works of Richard Strauss, from the great dying gasp of German Romanticism.