The sun., 1880-12-05
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What masks, what dances
To wear away this long age OF three hours
There are about fifteen teachers OF dane
Ing in Detroit and some half dozen schools and
academies whore the scienco OF rythmetic mo-
ton Is expressed in chai~ed circles and heel
and toe movements. and whero awkward
to Of sSd eoWs
balanced at right angles like the wings Of
trussed fowl. for dancing is no longer a mild
or, rapid whirl-about in which tho dancer
spins like q top The new dances demand an
dislocaton OF all the members. SO that a
good dancer OF modern dances has al the ac-
com Of and the gfaee
Indeed. 1t is only those who are elegant dancers
Of the round dances who can acquire with any
ripple, raduet. SaIlie Waters, Rockaway, cradle
Knickerboker. and new. glide. There is a Pc
Gna
that direction, then recovering by bringing the
truant foot back with step that is very hard to
acquire but when once acquired is the very
is a society dance that among round dances
and those who dance 1t well form the best pic
ture ever seen on ball room floor. The move
rocking motion of cradle. Is the ideal OF grnco.
but, naturally. cannot be acquired easily by
persons who are unable to bend sideways The
swayinR motion is continued through the en-
tire figure, and the further the couple can lean
over and the quicker they can gain their equi-
librium. the more expert and accomplished
The sallie Waters is a hop. SKIP, and jump
step with jg M attachment S and & clog z. dance ace
from a recent song called The Babies In Our
Block" The exercssion OF the music 10 In "a
mont andia spri9ging step. and is slow or fast.
The song runs like this:
Little saliie Waters
Sitting in the sun,
Crying and weeping
oh sGr rise. Is yGsnf saIiiei inah; nse.
That's sung by ali the babies
That are living In our block.
The cradle is one !lgure OF the raquet the
swaying motion like the rocking OF the cradle
ana ds L as pretty and poetic as & picture The
new auadre t is called ps Ths po and
will be popular this winter, There is more bal
Of late years and, less stately walking about.
after the style OF the old mnuets OF Washing
would be- hara to say The pPacee which
some young people seem to patronize Of clasp
ing each other round the waist or shoulders
muscular and obtrusive, does not seem to
be quite necessary. any more than it is to
on Tor dear life 1t is noticeable "a among s neo.
phytess s that the I'p gentlemen, are more embar-
self possessio they make up in vigor; but It is
the insegant dancers who pound the hardest
and are tired out the soonest
The Rockaway is q long slide step heel and
conventional slide steps. The ripple calls for
less tiresome than any, OF the others but it re-
quIres graceful slender figure and flying feet.
so has m I'll the eGe redows WA and the maarEa a. and The
Highland scottische, and the waltz. rs it used TO
be. Tho walking, step is much faster in the
now. is fast and furious and not the slow
promenade II has, been for some years. The
do not hop up and down with the springy mo-
ton OF the knee. as In, the old waltzes. when
Dutch dolls. and the gentleman held his partner
discreetly at a distance with his extended arm.
Now he and his partner arc one and indivisiDle
as they whirl like teetotums to the music.
The prairie queen is lett Of the old Quadrilles.
and the lnncers are as popular as ever. and SO
influential ladies' to get up a class OF young
people who are all acquainted, and have them
attend !.M dancing, school under the name Of
the german, The great objection to teaching
ths h % sieSant a dance is that only persons known
q briet description Of some OF the figures,
ones One o. the prettiest is the looking Glass.
A lady seats herself in the dance. and her maid
one. the faces OF the gentlemen who como and
lean over her chair-when she sees the right
and dances with her. presenting hor with
favor" which may be fan. bouquet. or any
thln3 he has selected-candy or ornament.
Faith. Hope. and Charity stars and pyramids
are all beautiful aud attractive figures In this
medley OF beauty and grace.
1t is not the young people only who are learn
ing TO- dance, but grandames and grandsires.
who like the amusement and think it is not too
late to learn. Occasionally some old widower.
who Is gOing'to marry society miss. takes
private lessons, but one turn at the raquet
usually gives his rheumatic old limbs such
}olting that. with manyau oh |" and an "ah."
he is forced to acknowledge with solomon that
there is q time TO dance" and also that he has
outlived it. But for the supple limbed girls and
boys who can spin round on their toes. laugh
ing defiance in the face of time. that season
seems long way of. Their motto Isl
On with the dance let ioy be uneonfued