Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-07
IN EUROPEAN BALLOONS.
America's Famous Dancing Master Com
 ments on Scenes There.

America's Famous Dancing Master Com
 ments on Scenes There.
 Mir. Allen Dodworth sat in his apart rnent in the Avenue de lAlma and talked over the state of affairs in Europe from a terpsichorean point of view. "A European ballroom" " said he, lis full of surprises to an American. Tn the first place, he is astonished to find that in general, leaving out the very high society people, every one dances with every one else, without intro duction. Approve of it' Of course don't. Do YOU think I would wish my daughters to be addressed by any stranger who hap pened to take fancy to them? Another thing which startles us is the cordial re- ception accorded to negroes. Why, in a large ball at any of the various European resorts you will see men of all colors, from n jet black down to pale yellow, waltZing with the young ladies, chatting and fiirt- ing with them; in fact, quite as well re- ceived as any one else. Of course, there is no reason why they should not be if they behave themselves; but, all the same, ft does grate on the feelings of an Ameri- can to see a pretty girl whirling about in the arms of a thick tipped African"
 Do you think that they waltz in Eu- rope as we do,'' l asked.
 t'Decidedly not, |" he replied. 'They do not reverse, for instance, but go spinning around with perfectly fiat motion, like q top. It is q mystery how they can keep 1t up so long without falling. Of course, too. this style of waltzing makes it quite impossible to avoid constant collisions. remember an amusing sight at Wiesbaden two summers ago. A gentleman and lady, both Americans, were taking part in one of the grand balls, and were waltzing as we always do at home. Well, the Ger mans nll around them finally began to get annoyed at the clever way in which they would shoot in and out through the crowd, and at last several couples tried to push into them. However, at each at tempt of this kind, the gentleman would skillfully change his direction and avoid the encounter. l never laughed more heartily, and assure you the Americans were not touched once. Oh, our superior ity in the waltz is very generally admitted, even in Europe l heard an interesting story illustrating this only few weeks ago. IL was on the occasion of a splendid ball given in Athens at the kings palace. An American couple were on the floor, and, both being passionately fond of a 
 hardly noticed that, one by one, the other dancers had retired, and that at last they were quite alone. It was only when the prince himself began to clap his hands that burst of applause showed them that they had been the objects of general ad- miratiOn.
 II had long talk few days ago with DesOria, one of the best known dancing teachers in Paris. It was he who taught the De I.eSseps children Co dance the Peacock which they did at an entertain ment given some weeks ago at M. de Les seps' house. IL is an old fashioned quad rille which was popular in the time Of Louis XIV, and they danced it very nicely. He tells me that young men come Co him and expect to learn the waltz in two or three lessons, and really he would not be- lieve me when I told him that have had pupils begin with me at 4 years of age and leave me at their marriage, only tO send me their own children later on. Yes, sir, l have taught in families on Fifth avenue for three generations. New York Sun.