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Arguably most prominent was her role as the central of five ballerinas in “Divertimento No. 15,” Balanchine’s Mozart-inspired confection from 1956, where she displayed gyroscopic turns and air-filled, feathery footwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Additional time domain simulations also incorporated nonlinear gyroscopic behavior to explore possible performance limits.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Reviewing her performance in “Bye Bye Birdie” in The New York Times, Brooks Atkinson called her “a flammable singer and gyroscopic dancer.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
The pitch felt like a natural complement to his slider, moving more side-to-side while his gyroscopic slider drops almost straight down.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
They won't spin as a rifle bullet does, and so there will be no gyroscopic effect to hold them nose on, but the streamlining and the stabilizer will keep them on their course.
From The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell
