The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23
DANCING AS An ART.
A PROFESSORS VIEWS ON The
CORRECT WAY TO DANCE.
Children and D hers Benefited by Danoieg
weil-The Right and Wrong Way TO
Valtz-The Csntieman Should Lead
The ttest Defnltion OF Dancing.

Weii-The Right and wrong way 10
Valtz-The Csntieman Should Lead
The Dest Dafnltion OF Dancing.
Ons OF our greatest poets has said Of dane
INC that it Is "t3e sweetest and most perfect
OF human enioymeais.n That he spoke tie
truth no one vii deny, or else how can you
explain how night after uight, Young girls
ana Old girls. young men and old men, mar
RED mon and married women, old maids aud
bachelors. VIII dance almost from supset 70
sunrise without seemingly showing any SIN
" wcaraessi Add yet how 10 dance prop
ely Is tue question you would have me an
s,rer | cannot aud Go not attempt In this
brief art.cio o tel everything I consider
necessary 10 make dancer, bu. 1 only give
few Of what consider tho most salient -
oui,ites * ono who would become perfect 10
the art
AVOID AGREEABLE EXPRESSIONS
One OF the principal things 10 remember ID
not 20 sway your whole body % ond ifo,
dance only from the lip downward Moth
inc looks worse than To 500 q person shaking
hirisei as though ho had the 0gue 1t all
your pressure rest on your kaccs. 4 gentle
man should al Ways remember o. lead lH lady
through q square dlrco, oni u9. % drag iicr
IN n round dance, ho should rest his band but
lightly on tae ladys waist, lest he leave a
disarrcoab.o lnDr, sion, not only on her dress
but also on her MUD Dance quietly, do not,
attempt fancy steps unlce you have mastered
tho simple ones. tur above OIL dance grace
fully Tor d you are not graceful you are nOt
dancing yor arQ simply walking or jumping
around ID manner that vou think Is dane
ing
lconsiier tto following tho best definition
of daucine. Definite combinations OK grace
ful morcmen 3 performed for toe sake OF the
pleasure which the exercise al1r.s 90 the
cancer Always keep TINE with the Music
0nd see ther fho measure ~ your step cofIe-
spends With the measure NJ the music. THIS
as Important Ia dancing as itislu singing.
aud tie lack Of harmony when "a singer Is
cut of tiine ,vi-h the accompaniment is 90
moro jaurg on teo nerves han ia t1e case
II dancer similarly situated
Ia dancing always Try 70 glide through
whatever figure tle dance IS comr0sl of,
Ike the waves If tho sea- So easily 80 nltlr-
ally, so gracefully thai al must admire
When you dance properly ir should be- BOT
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