The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-11
THE SEASONS NEW DANCES.
Some Fetching New Steps Which Will BE
Danced at Swell Functions.
Post iDisuniph


OF seeing the new dances which will be
Introduced this season, several of which
were very graceful and pretty The new
dances are composed by members of the
American Society of Professors of Dane.
-ng, which meets at some given point once
year. All of tine members uf this body
OF dancing masters are well known mon
not only as teachers of the Terpsichorean
art but as polished gentlemen.
The standard of the society is SO high
that it is Il recommendation in itself TO be
enrolled among Its members.
Professor Jacob Mailer is the only rem
resentative from ST. LOUIS belonging to
this society. and it was through his Kind
ness that l was shown the new dances
tlI1t VIII he brought before the ball-going
pubic turing the coming season
st. IonS IS noted for It's graceful
dancers ana the young la ltss ana gentle
men who frequent the dancing functions
| OF me season are always eager to learn
| any lhlns new IN the way OF tripping the
| nsht fantastic, The graceful dancers OF
| the city are not confined 10y any means Il
me younger members of society.
quite Il number of the best dancers I'm
| the city are married ladies' ana gentlemen
| VINO nave never given up uais Innocent
ana heaithful amusement. IT mas gone
ottt OF ddte to frown down dancing inn
| proper ana immoral, and it is getting to
| he the exception, not the rule, to ma any
| opposed TO the amusement at the present
| time.
The two-step is still the rage among
| lancers. more on account of ITS si?i-
| rHcty ana ease of movement than any
| Ihing else.
II has become the fashion among the
lea iers Of fashion to get up dancing
| GLASSES every winter, which meet once a
| Week and learn tho now steps under the
| competent tutoiagc Of the best teachers I'll
| the CITY. Among the ladies who have nj
irfSaIy orsanized classes for the fall are
MesdameS Il. ii. Msklttrick. ". IL. j.
turner. H. ". liouaer. /. n. Nearing
EtLHe ana w. c. Glasgow the classes
being composed of the most prominent
| Young lafiles end gentlemen in the city.
The popular tunes for the two-s;cp
which is referred to above are sousa's
III Capitane" and May lrwin's new song.
MTriio an re9oTes IN the euphonious maine of
Bur to lose sight of local subjects and
return To- me suhjeet of the new dances.
| VIII undertake. to des 'ribc for the b, ne
IL of the disciples of Terpschore. AZ those
nhaSGuainIed with the pastime would
| hardly understand the figures as described
IL the language of the dancing master
The waltz two-step is danced 10y two
i%rsons, VINO take a position both facing
| srnts his right hand to his partners left
the lady holding her dress with her right
hand nor arm curved outward. Movement
Tor gentleman: Stand In first position
commence with left foot. Step Cd on Ie(t.
peat % with right. pass right hop 90 on
leit'repeat commenoing with right foot o..
>, g. 2 bars). Take waltz position ami
| uailcc commencing with left fooD two
Elep, one ,nd one-half turn z bars to
each halt TURN, This will bring gentle
n.an on right side of partner repeat above
from beginning. commencing Win right
icot. Complete dane requires il bars
| Counterpart for lady.
Another new dance s called the Land
Ter, and is danced by Redowa music The
EeHtleinan commences with left foe. tina
ii4dy with her right, Step to second losi-
! h. .t,,1 10Y.
ond, 90 to fifth, in front %; slide 81.
slide 90, slide 90, step in second 0Sl
change 90, point right toe in nth, in front
| uW, point to second 0D. point to iifth,
behind q9 q bars). Repeat. commencing
with right.
LA la nnzarina" Is danced to Mazurka
tlme. Position: Gcntl.man's left hand
Joining lady's right, discngaged hands on
hip during the irst nine counts. which are
male directly 70 side: 10, II. =, take waltz
polka -ma2urka. waltz position. turning 70
counts, Repeat above. commencing with
opposite feet and opposite position OF
Explanation of step for gentleman: Slice
loii 10 side o. hop twice on left q. ~. pass
RIGHT r6aii,o behind %: pass left to side second
zurila TO side q, s, 81. turn with rcd5wa
half round 90 II. ~.
The "Marlborough." n new dance com.
posed by MIR Mailer tcmuo.minnet and
ma2nrka stcr for, gentlemen. counterpart
for lady, Point left to fourth position,
cont n %aR h a sen 69' 5 n ard and
rest, count l. ., 2. Z. ReTrat the above
with right foot counting to 2.
Face partners and Give right hand bal
ance forward. counting l. O. ;. {: balance
backward counting 5, g. {. u walk to "isA
Others place' G9unt !, :. :. a, how and !, :.
taf" w1ltz ~ sition and dance polka. "a To-
wa, l6 measures.
HANOVER oUADEIILE.
Formation: promenade once or twice
around the ROOM finally forming IN lines
of two or move couples to each line. All
tho Hncs facing 10 the center.
FIRST part: The two lines nearest the
center forward and back. Forward again
and eurn the opposl'" partner with both
ward 10 Original places. All move for
| ward Do-sc-lU). pass on 20 the rieht.
move back TO back and return TO lefi The
couples Of the upper Inn RAYS. tAelr near
| cst e,and ioincd all move forward, the
couples of the lower line pass under the
upraised hands Of their opnos-t'' CONF ,,
! ihis viii bring the two beginning .ines
| fn-ing new lines Tho fGire ~ repeated
| without change until the BEGINNING lir's
reach the cNircme edge % ne &C. "a n
NE room On III coiirle W!ll lance the two
stem TO the fur,hos. end Of the set ono
line OF rorp'.s Will pass up the room 4
No r,j9ht While tho other win oas- down
=, tho ri~h, always teeping outside OF i1c
sot Wien the counles 2l Nc .nl n1cS
a q L
"re Ian ,,srf''rmip., The figures above 10
scr'hcd The FIRST part may be '"pea'ed
% iudeNnitcly. ,, 1T. co.,,tr,. Ten, =,
a c,rrie hands Joined. All move ronnd
faf way ING lGtl and l rsrs2 and ID pro- S9
'-..' IN sa,1 riin1t and left round until
e ,'eh VIII viii meet meet thsir partn.rs AZ takr
, par,rers IN position and dance the TWO
/ s' ,rh % ,r.o.etHp movement Is used through
4 on, ~ ~ nr+ire dance. Any lively two-S'ep
c music VIII answer.
, SPANISH WALTZ.
Part I-,Stanl side 10y s.de, t'eh'le ''1'4 .
, right hand joined with iady ieI. ''a"I
he lndv executes the same steps with inc
S Step with left to fourth position mop on