The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
70 PASS ON DANCING STEPS
-ISTkRS ~ CONTENTION 10
FEH NEW STCGTG
me EiiSAbelh NeaSeIlRRartieu IN.
hibus The Ballet solo and ~ aamds
IaGr . tilnG a. o. Quirk TIuas
nrrrrrd for the NallE Hereafter.


r,ght At the very stlrt. A. you stepped
of NJ the elevator on the second hoor Of
VA west seventy second street b look
IN ,f,an me twenty-scventh annual oon-
,..rlpu n the American National Aauo-
a.. npu " Masters 81 Dancing. you saW
stout middle aged lady In a very opan
r.ksI ant heavily a>cordion plated
.rar rr-- NJ hlack The skirt famed
.ssrr, about her knees ard did almost
ri hing toward cOnoealinG the black
velvet thongs that bound her faWn oolored
argIa, she had thus ACQUIRED haraolf
2 ,aarh a cIgss % dancing masters some
If me more subtle ssippings Of ballet
IS
~ ior iha pupils themselves. they oon-
tined Their change % dress 20 a aliistitu-
rr- Il heeIless toe dancer shoes for or
rnsry footWear Take. for eSamDle
m. shit. haired little man With a pima
iste Hls belt line was just south 81 hia
shoulders there wasn't = wrinkle IN his
crllAr and hosiery Of brilliant tan pesped
cut NV ard then above his ballet slip
rsrs Moreover a pencil adhered over one
car during the entire period of hia
manGuvres And there vas the old man
uho booked more like the keeper Of q
email town grocery than q terpsichorean
and Nho didn't even remove the coat Of
the store clothes suit that he wore. Or
you could observe the very active woman
beneath whose checkered waist could be
noted something stiff that seemed 10 chow
hrs little shs thought Of bending this
Vay and that even under stgaitened con-
dtions
Ituas no trouble a. al for these masters
md mistresses 10 Whirl themaelve.
Around IN accordance with the directions
q the experts Who came In % Rive them
the newest things in twists. And N YOU
have Anv idea that this h . light minded
-, Of persons you are FAR from the truth,
They uere a. keen about getting a nes
thought in the matter Of arranging the
fingers or playing the eyes a. q collection
n lawyers would BE- about a novel vay Of
cross-eyAnining a policeman All this
foot work and arm waving. apparently,
T. very much q matter Of business With
them
II lsn't al getting pointers, this con-
,snton Al the first session yesterday
morning President Edward A. Prinz Of
ne association. Who trains ootillon
sA1ers IN ~ Joseph, Mo. outlined some
~ the important subjects 10 be con-
siered during the week that the gather
ma sill last One of these IL 70 be- about
uhat he termed the distinction Of drens az
rigorous social functions
~ last years meeting pointed out
sad he the glaring sartorial inoongriity
vnlyh permits similarity of attire between
Egssts and attsndants. can't conceive
r. any reason why attendants should be
permitted % appear IN full dreas-
VI Prinz expects some rsssIlta in ~
irmIng this incongruity because. a. he
Crt.rued To saw he hiss had letter. Of
irrroval from prominent catsrsrs. hotel
men ana manufacturers Of clothing.
many 81 whom requested him to desiRn
o. % suggest the form 81 aarmsnts which /
ssre n diaplaoe the evening suit either I
ir-m tho person u walters or nom pay- |
unnante Ia rigorous social funcli0ns'
lhs Enee onueches idaa for the dancara 4
-~ns % make q hit with one element Of .
tho ornvention, while costuminR attend
sru IN sotnething approaching fancy 4
dress "A nnt considered a bad idea
One natter Of import was disposed Of
Yesterday u has been observed with
some regret by thsss mastsrs that the
Nsltz IN this country has been going into !
decline Not that u lsnt danced
enough. ts very popularity has sub
wtted . . the whtna % the fAddial
Ihs adherpnts n the lelsurely da-a-a-de-
dada school have becn battling with
ho-R more agile Ones Who declare that L
should he played Oom-binR hing at a
Sreakn@ck speed. The slow movers have
teeh winning OUL FcpOTt the masters
throughout the country.
> they decided yesterday that the
authorized tempo for walt1es n % b.
ritv1ve measir 80 % the minute. u
sss pointed out that IN the Old days In
tHope dancers had done habitually
serenty-twO measures b the minute
NihUut noticeable evil eject and the
hesilatlng gliders IN some parts of this
country to-day were lonhnR along at
shout forty The comp rOmise decided
upon vas thought 10 Be somsthing n
EhCh both parties would agree
The great trouble with the waltz. said
70 member of the aa1ociation, was that
aN % Jog along AZ half time dong what !
rally should b. known a. a redOWa snd
p" waltz at all. Then the B1stln,
I'm ne variaiiuns that young men OF
ghsr education were prone 20 practice :
hAa further harmed the pure type. This
gertlsinan vas disposed b put al dancers
y three groups: the classy folks. the emf.
nsntly rsspectabls Ones and tbs spieleFs. 5
Irnm ne second group you oould get the I
n's normal IDEAS and they are the ones ,
~" make Waiting In this country more
- ,--in Than anywhere elss In tn
When these matters Of weight had ls~n
pr olt u the way the afternoon was free '
!" instruction Those who teach the {
H'-sler sort 81 fancy dancing ran right
on 10 The floor after changing Their d
a1e, Ehen Nine Elizabeth Menaelh- 4
har'le'' y this city reproduced her idea
NJ ''aIiei SOLO. One. tWO. three steps and '
run Trih Pose a. the end then q couple }
g ''r.s uith tor pointed out ahsad.
aAa 'h@n several hops and q lev more /
! 70. and after that maybe you could do IL ;
mindful ~ one another or Of any one q
looaihg IN. and Just ~ serious minded I
sp0Hi o - a synod nesting they swept
.neir arms and tWinkled their feet over y
~ ballroom dOof Here and there IVES 4
yNng persOn Who could be watched IN
- dancing without the sliGhsst eEoTt.
J. lsv kept a. IL, odd and young. graceful
and "-s graceful. until every one was q
ied and hen they went on by themselves
aii 'slpred around in CoTnerB.
fTef'v soJn Mr.. Prng. who "a keen on
.' 1.~-1 reform and whose dinner oOat B
..l g"aming shirt bosom were very a
Han' by the light that streamed IN n
'- Broadway side at , O'Clock, \
% sod he gAvel on the stare and aaid :
.'hrf school % Russia and pupH Of 4
H1uId give them bic ave hInda-