The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-27
NO MOLLYCODDLE
HOP FOR MASTERS
Professors of the Light Fantastic
Resist New Fad from Cleve-
land, o.
IT'S A RUSH AND A RUMPUs.
Buck-and-Wing Performances at Times
Occupy Attention to Exclusion
of Swan-Like Glide

CHICAGO, June 9.-'Ware the mol
lycoddle two step!
1t will get you If it can. All Chi
cage will be in its horrible grasp by
next autumn unless a single little
The heroes are the members of the
American National Association of
Masters of Dancing, who are now in
convention in Chicago. The second
day of their annual meeting opened
| up bright and cheerful-even the birds
seemed to twitter in waltz time
Then, like handwriting on the wall,
or the mo game-rain" card on the
ball-park fence, the dread shadow of
the mollycoddle two-step doomed up.
Immediately frantic steps were TAX
en- to repulse its rush and at late
hour the intrenchments were pro-
crossing rapidly.
Cleveland, o., Blamed for Step.
: Cleveland, o., is TO blame for the
mollycoddle two-step and the conta-
gion is spreading in web of direc-
tons. This is a dissection of its
frightful workings:
The youns man grabs the young
woman at point abaft her collar
bone.
They do the "sKyscraper clutch,
elevating their interlaced digits to-
ward the chandeliers.
They two-step.
They reverse.
They plunge, they bounce, they
hop, they dash, they rush-the young
man directing the onslaught and his
lpartner counting victims.
That's how it's done in Cleveland,
and they do say that it puts a copper
ION the dreamy waltz.
Fostered by Our Best Folk.
The principal irritation of the mol
lycoddle two-step is that it is foster
ed by our best people" said j. An
CELL Bott, who illustrated the dance
and made the other delegates beat
lit to the side lines The dance was
Originated by an exclusive society
set, and it quickly found favor among
the college young people. 1t is from
these folk that We get our best pat
ronage, and it is hard 10 condemn 1t
absolutely. Now everybody is taking
it up. 1t is my method to ask all
the mothers of the young women and
girls who attend my classes if they
approve of such a violent dance. If
the majority of them Tavor it ! let
1T go on, but l am sorry to say that
the mothers seem to like it, too"
SwanIike Glide? Not Much.
Swanlike gliding and graceful whirl,
ing do not predominant in the topics
OF the convention, A visitor to the
hall, 401 Webster avenue, instead OF
being enchanted by the harmonious
swishing of thin soles on wax, often
is shocked by furious humping OF
policeman-size shoes. Then he must
understand that the buck-and-wing
double shuttle and acrobatic-clog artists
are on the Job. A number of reckless
new steps are being introduced that
will charm the sensitive rhythmic cal
Iof the vaudeville patron next season
II is a forum of the flying hoof.
Merry Widow Not to Be Exercised
The Merry Widow waltz seems tc
be cork-tipped, for it hobs up in the
injecting at all times and without no
tice. The masters of the dance wish
to repair a cracked impression that
the NJ W. has popularized the waltz
during the past season. They de
clare it has done no such thing
neither has it put crimp in the
activities of the two-step.
Most people who waltz to the Mer
ry Widow do the two-step waltz,
said one expert. 1T is "A slovenly
figure and merely allows the perform
ers to get around the hall i'm record
time-which is all they want, perhaps
Dancing to the NJ W. as it is popu
larry done is like marching to a band
and putting down your left foot when
every one else is dropping his right
| foot"
A society minuet' is on the books
To the discontinue of the auckland.
wing boys The Gotham is another
figure which will suit 9Th avenue
New York. but won't rip any swath
at Coney Island.