St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-30
NEW DANCES FOX THE SEASON.

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The dancing season has opened in st.
Paul with un wOnted vigor au2 balls AS Dri-
vIte dancing PARTIES rule the evening hours,
aud the magic strains of numerous wed
tuDel orchestras make all go merry as The
marriage bells. In this social art, and in
everything else there are no end OF new crea-
tons, for indeed the professors of dancing
cannot be brought to agree that there is
nothing new under the sun. T4ry find
som ching entirely and surprisingly new
every fall Tneir most recent discoveries
are two rand new dances. These dances
have been clristened the ''exceisior waltz
and the ''wAltz qualrille, (sD-ciaD." Tncy
have also discovered Tat the lane rs can be
danced with eight couples instead OF four,
and that the german heretofore has been a
vain and empty snow because some beautiful
and artistic figures have en- wanting.
A Professor Of Dancing OF forty years ex-
pericnce, taking with reporter, gave the
following description Of the NV dances just
brought out. the American Society of
Dancing" he said, permits its members 10
the society for inspection. II it is looked
upon layurably it is adopted. so that nearly
all the dancing ac2'emies viii teach the
same dance. When the Society waltz was
first introduced it ". lght highly Of, but
gradually it lost its tuu, because it was TX q
gerated. II was danced with slight rolling
motion. but THIS motion soon grew into
something Ike this:
the Professor got up. whirled around for
moment, and then darted off sideways with
his body bent nearly double. After ne had
composed himself he continued:
"Ol course that wouldn't do, especially as
its original name, the redowa- glissade, was
CORFU pied into the 'klckerbockcr. the 'teie-
phone the kick, tas scoop ami lot OF
other plebian titles Now tie 'excrisior' will
correct all this. In the excelsior there will
be Il slide without extrav ggauce, and then a
revolution with the redowa step, which can
be made either first or last. Tne side move
mcnt will be with step similar 10 that OF the
galOp. Of course there is class of people
commonly known as spielers,' who will
dance every kind of waltz with precisely
the same step, but there is no hope for this
misguided class. The waltz quadrilie is
bound TO become popular all over the couu-
try. the waltz quadrlle referred TO cons SITS
of swinging tue lady and then spinning
around but this is not the way the best
society .ances it. In the new quadrille Y u
waltz all around instead of balancing. Each
figure is gone through four times, the same
as the Old dance, but the figures are different.
The Leads lead to right partners are changed
aud then the dancers resume tleir places.
The partners are changed again, and every
body waltZrs.
THE lanciers has been danced heretofore
in the old Saratoga style. Now we never do
the plain lancers. We intend dancing ii
with eight couples. The heads will chassec
from right TO left diagonaly, not forward
and back as formerly, and all the couples
will be in motion at the same time. / am
not prepared to explain TO you the new and
artistic figures which have been discovered
for the german
"Do you have any difficulty In introducing
new dance sl''
''No, not very much. / teach on certain
days, and introduce the latest and most ap
proved styles. Some fault has been found
with the waltz because people do not dance
it correctly. Some dance It this way I"
The professor claspcd the reporter around
the waist with one arm, threw the other
around his neck, Guided his head close up
with him.
at is not the correct thing" the professor
continued, land we never allow it here.
Sometimes it is attempted, but put a stop
to it at once. 1t is not because any harm is
meant, but because the couple don't know
any better.'
An eastern Professor of the art says the
most apt of his pupils are Wall street men.
''Tney always come in the morning." he
says, 'before their heads are affected with
business cares. One gentleman" the pro-
fessor went on to sty, ''tod me that he WIS
! in no condition to dance after be had been
rushing about the streets for several hours"
Tue apt pupils of the northwest have not
vet progressed to the lesurely point when
they can devote their morning hours TO dane
ingilessons, but who knows how soon they may
reach that period. This same tutor of the
dancing art gives the following outline of
some of his methods as teacher:
''In connection with the regular society
dances prepare children for concerts and
school entertainments. | teach them all
kinds of pretty little steps l was the first TO
Introduce clog dances in this city. Thatwas
over forty years ago, and so you cen see
am no chicken now. | can dance JIG
while l am waltzing, and never put the lady
| OUT Oh ueT Sue NV pupils range lrOm HIllc
tots up to middle-agel men. One learns just
as quickly as the other Sometimes men
have passed the best part of the lives i'm
mersed in business, and then come 10 me to
learn SON stling about iancin Q. OF course
| they are always backward. and insist on pri-
vate lessons. After one or two trials, how
ever, they become bold, aud advance quickly.
The bashfu,ness of a child is the worst kind
of bashlulness to overcome. A boy under
the age of twelve seems TO be afraid OF the
girls, and if be does not 90 near them he is
usually very unhappy. On the other hand, a
hoy from fourteen TO eighteen years Of age is
sometimes little too forward, aud is apt 10
offend the girls unless "A watchful eve is kept
upon him. OF course he will step upon their
toes and do other clumsey things, but this
cannot be helped during the first two or
three lessons. We sedan experience any
trouble of this kind with the gir.s. They are
usually self-possessed and perfectly capable
of taking care of themselves. Sometimes a boy
thinks the regular dances are too elfemiuate,
and wants to learn something with "a dash OF
hravado in it. The sailors hornpipe is W hat
they yearn for most
TieTney- EHf'ignH.
Among the many pleasant happenings ,oi
the past week none was more interesting ioi
pleasing thar the merriage-on Thanksgiy-
ing day-of Miss Nellie Mulligan, a well
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