The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-20
TEE Arr or pANo1Ne WEA1.

TEE ART OF DANCING WE'LL.
 The Poetry of Motion Combined With
 Grace and Ease of Bearing in Good Soci-
 ety and Polite Manners in General-A
 Model Academy and a FamOusly Success
 full Instructor.
 A most important and necessary ad- 5unct to instruction in dancing is that the pupil shall receive competent in- structlon in deportment--an accom- pllshment which, gained in youth, is retained through life and adds vastly to ease and grace of bearing in society life and in every day life as well. Emerson naively says that a lady's consciousness of being well dressed, adds a comforting self possession and satis- faction that religion is powerless to hestow So an easy grace of deport- vent and propriety of manner is dis tinct characteristic of well bred ladies and gentlemen in their daily social intercourse and is an accomplishment which, not won in youth, is a prize hard to win in later years.
 One of the great secrets of the long and notable success of Professor F. Harvard Reilly is that he stands so pre-eminently in the first rank as a gifted instructor in dancing and de- pertinent as we'll No one who has seen his classes at work under the professors eye can have failed to note his charming ease and observant watch fulness in detecting and his tact and bonhomie in correcting any gaucherie committed by his pupils. The usages of polite society are inculcated by the professor as the pupil learns to dance and the highest excellence in the polite art of dancing well Is easily attainable under the guidance of this accom- plished teacher whose classes in danc- ing and department for many years have included people by thousands who are now leaders in cultivated society and who grace the social circles in which they move. Politeness, courtesy and decorum are acquired hand in hand easily and naturally, under his ex- perienced teaching. He has won fame and name as teacher in both the ac- complishments of which we speak. Any one who should chance to drop in at Veru hall while his classes there are receiving instruction can not fail to note the delightful grace and de- corum evidenced by the pupils as they pass through the giddy mazes of the dance. The children under his guid- ance do not shuffle through a quadrille, but display a grace of step and motion and a polished manner of saluting and addressing partners that Is most pleas ing and worthy of admiration. They do not hop, skip and jump in clumsy fashion in a round dance but are examples of the poetry and grace of motion. This is attained only by un- failing care and watchfulness on the instructors part who gives conscien- tious attention to all defects and in courtly fashion and with consummate tact corrects errors, and insensibly as 1t were, leads the pupil out of errors in manner to the finish of well bred society people. The professor begins at the beginning with each pupil and when his pupils graduate the imper- factions are gone and the pupil is educated and prepared to be an orna- lnent to a drawing room or salon. This success is attained by the professor with the oldest as well as the youngest of hls pupils. It is a pleasure to give Professor Reilly the credit due his system and methods and his conscien- | tious work. He is unquestionably a | gentleman highly qualified for the pro- fession which he adorns and dignifies | and it is pleasure to hear the many | words of satisfaction and approval at his successful teaching expressed by | ladies of our highest social circles as they watch their little buds and boys | delightedly enjoying the dancing lesson | and note their charming department as | they so prettily glide through the giddy | mazes. Professor Reilly has series | of four classes in this city and series | of classes in Waterbury Bridgeport, | Hartford and Springfield.