The sun., 1910-06-29
GRADUATES OF The BALLET
METROPOLITAN SCHOOL SHOH =
orr AZ COuHENCEMENT.
The Pupils of Nine. Ca'alagH Dance
Thrlr May 10 10 the ''smAl Diver
tissemrnt'' ln the Prrsrncr af Their
rtentls Then Zee trram and cake

sEtFhNs AUfW A'f AEFam Ail AAAN.
Mime. Csvahzzi's young ladies' had
'h",r innings Yesterday They ara Nom
I.,r- oi her refined academy for ballet
itucing. which T. situated al the north
u.,r corner IT the Metropolitan Operl
H.u-r very near the rDof IN the after
Ion sun u SEEMED ~ II the rehearsal
.l"atre must indeed he a part Of the roof
.t~1u In th, hare room. equipped with
q small stage intsrded To- the rehearSals
II the second. third or fourth orchestra
as tho case happened 10 he IN ths mad.
rl.d had. sad DAYS ~ operstic sxpan-
son. the young womcn have had their
instruction every day but n rdays and
Slnd lys from % q sincc Last November:
~ fhrra they held their commencement
r,-rrls'S yesterday afternoon
Nine Cavalazzi in black gown re-
Drrved the guests who could see no signs
of ia" heavy walking stick with which
,he rips her d,hnquents over IN, knees
10 class wh'n their evolutions are not
up fp the standard There were some
.iy rersons present aud a programme
b.. tl" exercises lay In every chair There
wa~ platoon Of fond parNts in the
-v1r seats and an untiring accompanist
al the piano
Nine Cavahzzis young ladies fol-
owed the prevailing mode at school
Dommencements and wore white They
wore less white, N be SURE, for their
skirts rarely reached TO the knee and
rarely extended higher than the lowest
'oiut oi the shoulder blade in the back
Pink helts. pink ribbons in tho hair and
sometimes pink slippers gave uniformity
ot appearance 20 the dancers. who were
gung 20 show how much they had learned
of hallet dancing in the last tive months
from Nine. Cavaazzi. who gave up her
n,..rt school in London 10 teach our
Young idea how 10 shoot It's foot in the
Hr She was a famous dancer in her
day and any Of the old fellows will tell
vou that this Russian PAvlOva or what
ever her name - couldn't shake leg
m comparison with bu, that's another
story
Nine Cavalazzi sat by tbe piano facing
tho stage and said -one- after the ener-
gprlr little accompanies had played a
few hars Of strongly marked dancing
rhythm She always said -One' when
ever her young ladies' were % do new
step and their eyes watched 30 eagerly
for the word their ears mi yht not hear
that there is no telling what might have
1tppened but for that important signal
The programme was arranged to show
the steps by which a ballet dancer acquires
her art Nine Cavalazzi wanted the
SPECTATORS especially 20 understand that
none u her pupils are 10 be regarded as
finished dancers Oh, no, that takes at
least three years even in America where
everything moves 80 rapidly Il takes
time o. earn to be ballet dancer even
Il one can keep at q until the crack u
doom once the things been harmed
The little sccompanist drummed away
and No. I on the programme showed the
very first steps that the ballet dancer
must learn. The twelve young women
with one foot m front Of the other and
both parallel. slid IN one direction and
then IN another and then with their arms
still over tho heads performed various
more or less familiar caperings q a kind
known o. patrons - the opera house
In the Port dss Bras which cam.
second on the programme. the gestures
we're almost wholly with the arms and
A. in the first movement the young women
who appeared IN detachments oT tn
moved with striking regard o. the tempo
Il their music lt WAS in -AdagiO and
Poses. which comprised a few slow steps
a complete turn % the body and then q
puse. that the influence IT their teacher
became most marked.
Nine Cavalazzi. % the old fellows
will tell you. was especially noted m her
iays at the Academy ~ Music for th,
dignity and nobility of her poses. N.
might not turn around ~ rapidly that
vuu could not tell the tip - her noe from
h"r waterfall and then stop igst an inch
uu the right side Of the fpCtlIghts whiI.
the bass drum calied attention % her
rescue any better than some Of her con
t-mp1raries But she never failed o.
.muart unique refinement and elegance
H. all she did. Her pupils. watching her
daily As shc dOes before their eyes what
they are expected % learn. have acluir 81
SINE suggestion u her grace and manner.
lu the -AdhgiO and Poses with the more
,1utllned movements these charactaris-
,Ir- were especially noticeable
The fourth number showed the various
stops that are acquired by students of
laIlaJ dancing as they Increase n eX-
r.Iouce the slides. lifting Of the fest
moving IN unison with their companions
when there are even ar many az three or
fur Iu A line. which Ia not an easy matter
i.r q beginner Then there are the aC-
mrsnying gestures for the arms aud the
'ir poses az the end u every figure
vlI.h must be accomplished - ne
satisfaction of madame's watchfUl eye.
There seemed 70 b. an awful lOt o think
an.g IN ballet dancing, a. an occasional
"y-f h"t and worried look On little
.a.r bore witness -.
BY' al the preliminary numbers were
only ..adIng up 70 the fifth and last part
Of the programme This was called
small Divertissement. but u seemed
very large advertisement - ths whole
'.f,, ai thirty who took part In Il. For
s.-rS Nine Cayalazzi has been training
boo Young ladies' IN this finale. which ~
Poi. snTf of thing real ballet girls
A. nave been IN the business thirty
.'a-- nr more and never lost a spangle
e. the habit of doing A -divertis-
cement ~ the kind that madame had ar
rEUi requires the Use Of all the steps
MT mad already been used IN the previous
.a.'- Il the programme. Then u had
'.. rArts and every part ended with
g.. girls going IN groups on the stage.
70 even bad a solo dance for Eva swain
s' has turned out to be one u the most
.f.'ri students in the school.
-ra Is sad faced wisp Of humanity
Huats through the air with surprising
.r.r,. and Ease Tor one who has had such
.f'.. uractioe and a degree % seriousness
nT 'Hr 'iir face that n just as surprising
-f.. ..'u ~ I'D On one foot a. Anna Paw
..R' lsFd ~ do. and sticking out the other
70 naund her danced back from tbs
'r gr'- She was not the only young
'nIn who seemed like real ballet