Arizona republican., 1900-10-24
HIPPITY HOP IS DOOMED
Uhgainly Dances to be Barred Out
 by Society,

The hippOGrom- style of dancing has had its day. A revo.utian is brewing in Terpsichare's realm that exponeH-s of the art say is CestiHel tp do away with the "plow-up- the-foor" styles of the past Iew years ana repiac, them with another and mora graceful style.
 ESth tic dancing is to be the vogue. Spectators at dances during the coming season are to witness Volutions that, but for the costumes, might lead ,he fancy back to the days of George Washington and his Mount Vernon ball room. with its stately danes and gallant gentlemen. For the minuet is to be danced and other commoner ball room diversions will be modified with view to the elimina ton of the hipoity- hop and the gallop.
 Dancing masters say the sentiment of the dancing public has be n for some time crystalizing. The change is fla Nored by the leading teachers and has been formally decided upon at recent conventions, mainly at the m eting Of the American Society of Professors of Dancing. recently at Saratoga. New York. The matter was argued pro and con by the professors. who set their wits at work Gevising digniiial iigur s. Several new ones found favor and will be adopted as fast as the public can be educated up 70 their advantages. Tae Waltz and two-step are not to be barred by any means. but are to be modified and given more grace and dig nifty.
 Prof. F.. A. Bournique. a dancing master of Chicago. is one of those who will work for the restoration of the old order.
 Yes. the old way seems to be doom ed,' says Prof. Bourniqua. Dancing masters everywhere intend to do all in their power for grace and smoothness, and are confident that public taste will support them. In the new dances that will be introduced and in the old ones that will be rehabilfated smooth and graceful movements will be taught.
 "One new dance for which I predict success was introduced into the con- vention at Saratoga by P. H. Carpen- ter of Providence. R. I. It is called the Pembroke. Another is called l. Debut which was sugges,ed by Os-ar Duen- veg. of Terry Haute, Ind. TheJe danc- os made a nit with the prof ssors. They are much alike and are conhind-
 
 Another is the glide polka. It con sists of two slides and one polka step. l. is very graceful. The four-stap gal lop and the f,ur-st D wa!z VIII also be popular. The lanciers and ghe german will be more popular than ever. The two-step waltz is destined to become a favorite. being. when properly sXecut- ed. a graceful and digiEfad dance. 1Put whatever tha Gt1pceS grace will prevail in the future at the expense of hippity- hoping The people are tired of that and | believe they will welcome the change
 In the cultivation of gracefulness special exercises to give strength and suppleness to the limbs will be intro ducod. This is to be the case partiru larly in the training of children. The juvenile classes nowadays are taught fancy dances not so much for practical use as for the development of grace fitness.
 With the decadence of the tearing. rushing style of dancing is expected to go the raGtime class of music. The dancing masters It Sara-ogI have l frOwned upon the abuse of syncopItion i and expect to drop it as far as praa- i tioable from the classes.
 There ar plenty of musical compO- | sitons that are bright and lively and | adapted for dancing uses without this | Incessant ragtime. It is all right in it's way but it has been abused and the ! public is tired of it. Ragtime auI hip | pity-hop dancing are closely related 1 and in up-to-Gut5 ball rooms Will go , out together.