Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-07-18
LATEST lNNN6AB
Masters Contention Fail ofEiIa'e
Ideas, but FewSAecepted;
THREE NEW DANCES ADOPTED.

THREE NEW DANCES ADOPTED.
Professor Banesfts Says eon4a-
rio.. Is Quite Simple Eea-
tures Which Should Make It Popu-
1ar-The Lancers TO he Improved a
Good Deal
ed the ether day from the eighteenth
annual convention of the American
National Association Of Masters sof
Dancing, -held%n Toronto for six days
recently, says the Baltimore American.
The next convention will Abe held in
Milwaukee. Professor Bangert was
unanimously reelected president of the
association in reward for his unremit-
ting efforts to widen its sphere Of infu-
ence
Professor Bangert is enthusiastic
about the work of the association and
said:
"The meeting was full Of magnificent
deas. and we adopted a number of'new
figures. What might be called, the:key-
49, ~ LIZ AOCI1G5-"U as d. NOOtGII41uh-
ton to bring the Observation-Disclosures
Ion before the Furthermore prominently
during the coming winter The New
York and Saratoga lancers will receive
especial attention, because we think it
Is a pity that that form of dancing has
declined in favor in recent years.
~Three new round dances were &C.
cepted.e They ara the.t.Ontario, '>byz II.
l.. Braun Of Pittsburg ;.thettSylph,, by
Isadore Sampsoq4of~Lynn .Mass.Sand
the;'Ra1nier,' by42<E,,C ouins,ofsSeat-
ueStWash. Besides these Swesalsosac-
cepted a number Of new figures in the
square dances
W expect TO make 4fhese three
dances popular, for we think they pos
sess elements which will make them at
tractive to the~public.e Baltimore has
never been much on anythingtexcept
the regular styles Gof adancing-the
waltz, two step, l~ancers, 'schottish, etc.
but few round dances Ge much used
N b north, especiallys inS the5 New
England states, where something novel
L tried not only in the dancing schools,
but by the general public Such has
never been the case here6 but we are
going to try to bring about a reform In
the conditions and sseegwhatsc a. be
done in the way Of introducing a great
er variety. AT least .oneesof the new
dances, the Ontar1o,,si is fqutte. simple
end has features which should make 1t
a go. This dance is simple and neat,
gives plenty OF opportunity for the dis
play Of grace. adapts steps already IA
miliar and is +easilyhIearned I shall
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taught by o great many other masters.
The Ontario is the one Of the three
likely to make the most impression on
the general run OF people. while the
others are more on the order of fancy
dances.
Second IN simplicity is the 'Sy1ph.
It is longer than the Ontario and en-
braces more steps, which, is apt to in
terfere with its popularity. Still I like
b 'SylDh.' for it allows the performer
to show all the grace he or she may
possess. I imagine that 1t viii become
a favorfte with cbi1dren's classes, for
they can learn 1t easily and at the same
time know that they are testing their
abilities on a dance that IS a little out
Of the ordinary rup.
~The last Of the dances accepted is
the Rainier I do, not suppose that II
will eve become a great rage with the
majority Of people, for 1t requires some
effort 70 learn and is more involved
than is usually desirable when a cou
pie desire to take a short turn around
b floor. But with children I imagine
that the Rainier will be successful, as
It furnishes a DANCE requiring study
which when learned will be attractive
for exhibition purposes
"You must understand that these
were not all the new dances that were
laid before the convention, but they
were all that were accepted. for oul
constitution provides that we shall Off
cially adopt but three each year. There
were a number of others, some Of then
OF vast merit. in both simple and con
pick figures, but these were chosen as
the best and most artistic after careful
discussion.
Besides the official adoption Of
round dances various suggestions were
made of new figures in the square
dances. These we do not officially
adopt, but they are carefully noted anf
will be used by man. Of us. This Is es
peclally true Of the lancers, which W.
expect to improve quite a good deal
"Attention will be paid this winter t.
b New York lancers, which has nevel
had the hold in Baltimore it's merits
would warrant. There has been entire
the lancers among Baltimore people