The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-27
CREATING NEW DANCES.
This l. sail to lie the Height Of So-
cietN Leahcr's Ambition.

Next in honor 10 the Ilau who writes the
songs of nation Is he who teaches its men
and mailens 10 dance. Such az least seems
10 be the dictum of fashionable society in
New York, whore the composer of new
waltz or the inventor of a new dance is at
once ST up on pinnacle of fame, and wor-
shipel and courtei FOR an hour. IL j. one Of
the highest ambitions of a society leader 20
invent new measure, 10 add 10 the graces
ot the "dlyine waltz or the stately qua
dril.e. And - they have gone on ever since
the days Of old Jean Charrand, New Works
first dancing master adding TO the novelties
OF the ball room; yet Allen Dodworth, who
has taught the four hundred and their chill
dreu dancing and department, declares that
the waltz OF six motions practiced today Is
the same that he taught tifty years ago.
when | first began teaching said he,
recently, there was no waltz-no round
dance of any kind taught the couhon.
now called the quairiile When the waltz
was imported 10 al once became the fashion
able dance, and has SO remained ever since
IL was nearly the same step or motion a. the
present waltz, only that the music was a
little slower At first there were very few
dancers, but the Germans began giving balls;
the Americans followed, and thus the waltz
was popularlzed
As a rule, society is conservative, and
cares not So much Tor variety Of dances as
for finish aud grace, and not 80 much for the
dance ns for the dancer. In their motions
cultured people culcayor 20 express their re-
hurmtut. Everything is in the manner Of
moving. \ Walter springs PIP times each
minute and each motion must bc made in a
certain way / have taught three genera
tions Of New York society 10 dance, and fire.
quoutly n my salon are seen the mother and
grandmother of the little child that | am
teaching. lrcrcivc children at the age of
3 years and teach them, generally, until
they grow up and are married.
Speaking OF the passion for inycnting new
dances, Mr. W. Alexander McGrcgor said;
LA Eevc,' the latest dance, has been
claimed boy several people, but II i, really
the creation of Hr Luis NJ. Onatiyia. IL Is
a combination uf the uazourha, 'E,mcraldn'
polka and waltz This Is how the new
dances are created, or diyiuod. You get a
new pair of trousers with stripes down the
side, that j, "A new fashion, but the pattern IS
the samo In society young men who in
vent these dances are regarded as greater
than the astronomer who discovers "a comet,
or the chef who inycuts "A new dish for the
royal table. And then these fashionable
young mon are ambitious 10 do something
that uo one else has done. For instance, the
York i, composed partly of the polka and
mazourka and the 'E,meralda' polka-three
In one. Mr. Harry Plunmer, New York
society man, went over 90 Boston and danced
this combination figure, and the Bostonlans
christcncd it the York in his honor. Mr.
Tlummor aud his sister, Miss Plummer, prac.
ticcd the steps together for weeks ahead.
'No: the ladies are not ambitious IN Great
ing new dances, though they assist the gen
tlomen in the practice OF the dances and in
suggestions They care not who iuvents the
dances Of society 50 long as they dance them.
Now there is another new fad, The HINT
Dance II wa, given over ON Staten Island
II J., nothing but the old fashioned quadrillo
and differ, only in the dress Of the dancers
the gentlemen wear red jackets, red coats
and riding trousers. IL Is named from the
dress. Mat hc close of the hunting season in
England hall is given AMI the hunting cos.
tumc is worn.
"Wh"u a society man, in a moment Of in
spirati0u. iuyou'- a new dance he comes 30
us md unbo-ous himself II the movement
ho really new, AMI not ungrnceful, IL is
taught % the clnhs 10 which the inventor
and his friends belong.
But the dancing Of toiay-ucw and old
aliac-i, becoming too athletic Formerly
the steps Il the waltz were short and the
music slow, aud consequently 10 was more
graceful and easy in movement Now the
stop, are long. and 81 course, the movement
is moro rapid u order that the step may be
made iu tho given time; aud dancing seems
- Doe drifting more toward muttcr 81
strength than grace and agility. New York
Mail and Express