But the funkiness at this park did not put her off.

He has a kind of plausible funkiness that is not often found in Russia.

"In the beginning, it was artists looking for light and funkiness.

"The funkiness was good because it said we're not afraid to do something different.

But the funkiness of the neighborhood eventually began to lose its charm.

Today's lighting design is also, it seems, about crafted funkiness.

There was a funkiness as well and an occasional despairing side.

There's a funkiness that allows for a wider expression of spirituality and the arts.

He stares at the crowd, five thousand potential market shares, young people with funkiness on their minds.

The trend in this work, however, looks to be more toward refinement than wild funkiness, which is a little disappointing.

We were able to tap into his physicality and his funkiness.

"The decline of crime has made us appreciate the funkiness," Professor Jackson said.

"The park's lost a lot of its funkiness," he added, sounding somewhat pensive.

The music department sacrifices funkiness to logical organization, which considerably streamlines the search process.

"But Erdrich was dealing with the drinking and funkiness we all know from everyday life.

I like the way she approaches fashion, very classical, with a little bit of funkiness, not stiff or complicated."

Most standards acquire funkiness as they age.

"What brings people down here is the funkiness," Mr. Hatch said.

The neighborhood, in spite of some gentrification, retains its 1960's-era funkiness.

Art criticism is like the sweat of culture, in armpit and crotch - I ought to keep it, if only for the funkiness.

"This side of town has a certain funkiness that we like," Mr. Rechnitz said.

Both received pungent performances on this program, with some fresh funkiness brought out in "Blues Suite."

The kind of ad hoc funkiness of a place like Wildwood is what makes it so interesting.

Snow praised the band and its production team for making "music of drama, depth, intensity and, believe it, funkiness".

"We needed to tone down the funkiness without losing the fun," Mr. Odak said.