The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
BIRDS TAUGHT Us TO DANCE.
THE ABORIGINES PICKED 1T UP
AND PASSED 1T ON.
stil the Art o. Terpsichore was Lost ana
10 Only Now Being Restored by tho
Masters Who Are In ConVention Here
Tho New President Dances for Joy.

-Tho view Presidont Dances TOR Joy
Even the canary birds that sing by electric
light In the lobby Of the Majestic Hotel
ceased warbling yesterday morning when
a peculiar noise echoed throughout the
place from the ballroom above. II was
George T. Wilson OF Portland, Me-, felioi-
Eating over his unexpected election to the
presidency Of the American Society Of
Professors of Dancing.
Instead Of making a speech over his vic
tory. as most folks would, Mr.. Wilson per-
formed an Arabian double shuttle, winding
up with a somersault. Quick as a fash.
by way OF repartee, the other members
gave four fancy side steps to the left in
unison and ended with a modest hitch kick.
Others elected we're T. A. Holland OF
Springfield, Mass, vice-president; p. B.
Carpenter Of Providence, r. l., secretary;
Henry Dory Of Troy, N. Y, treasurer, and
Frederick W. L'Amoureux OF Binghamton,
N. Y, director.
Mr.. Wilson'S outburst Of Joy was not a
ripple on the surface as compared with
the reception given the new national dance,
the Spirit OF America, executed for the
first time in any ballroom, a few minutes
later by Mr.. Holland, iauntily attired as
uncle sam. III COnslRUeu OF a COTnDl1a-
ton OF tour simple break steps and a for
ward glide similar to a Hester street waltz.
The only person who had a kick to register
was the official orchestra, Gottlieb Meyer
beer. He had to play every national tune
on the calendar.
FToo much is enough" he said desper-
ately, as he got up from the plano. This
earned him half an hours vacation.
I'm New York." said Mister Oskar Duen-
veg of Terry Hut, Ind, every little violet
wishes to bloom in public and be inter-
viewed, but l have something to say, any
He didn't finish; however, for Just then
q pretty little woman attired in a whito
China silk gown and, sh-h, q three-quarter
length skirt, waited herself upon the scene.
She was Miss Kittie w. Nathan, spelling
expert Of Colorado Springs and Denver.
You newspaper men have got in wrong
on our convention" she said. ~Our efforts
are ~ridiculed, instead Of being encouraged
Are We not restoring n Of the oldest Of
arts7"
Dancing, a. you know, originated with
long legged bipeds such as storks; fla
mingoee, cranes, &C. interrupted Mister
Duenweg. Aborgines noted these antics,
INDUCED in at certain SEASONS OF the year
by their feathered friends. and later
adapted the gyrations to music. The origi-
nal dancing master was a bird.
Socrates learned to dance when he
was an old man, interrupted Miss Nathan,
as h pirouetted coquettishly. Plato
advocated it, and Miriam, Moses's sister,
was a regular soubrette In her day. Il
became a lost art, though
The ball at the Aston House last winter,
she said, inaugurated he return Of the
old style dances.
you don't know IL, but the old dances
are the fad in New York society. My
pupils demand It now at Colorado Springs
even"
The Money Musk; the original Virginia
Reels and Pop Goes the Weasel would
replace the modern cotillons. The old
two step.
The convention will end to-day.