The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
 Y )NDON is shortly to be initiated into
 a new form of gymnastics, which,
 4--l though at first sight of bewildering
 perplexity, is in reality based on prin-
 ciples of great simplicity, and has for
 It's final object such complete co-rela-
 ton of mind and body that by it's means the physical expression of ideas will be perfected. Tn some respects it appears
 to be a variant of a development of the system which the famouse Delsarte did so much to popularize in Paris in the time of the Third empire, and which quite large number of his followers are using today in the United States.
 The new form of gymnastics is called "Eurhythmics." It's great exponent. Pro-
 lessor Jaques-Dalcroze, is coming from Germany personally to superintend the l first demonstration in England at Caxton hall, in fortnight's time. He will be assisted by eight pupils from his college
 of music and rhythm near Dresden. l Eurhythmics is newly coined word,
 based on Plato's expression 'Eurythmy''- the physical expression of the symme- l try hidden within the soul" It is the aim of the art to realize the utmost sub
 tleties of musical rhythm and symmetry
 by physical movements roughly describ-
 able as rhythmic gymnastics"
 l Prof. Jaques-D -Dalcroze has established
 rema rkable college in Dresden's garden I city of Hellerau, where close upon 50( students of every nationality, with a ma I jority of Germans and Russians, and minority of English-numbering two-are l studying eurhythnics for pleasure, for educational purposes, or as health cure. | It is considered to be of especial value in neurasthenic complaints Among the stu dents are two Spanish officials, sent by their government for a two years course so that they may gain their diplomas and
 start branch college in Spain. The Prus- sian government sent two officials for a two months course for a similar reason,
 while in St. Petersburg school of eu- rhythmics is already in full operation, with 400 pupils in training.
 The board of education, the education department of the London county coun- 1 ell, and numerous universities and col l leges will be presented at the Caxton hall demonstration, when every phase of eurhythmics will be presented by the 1 eight selected students. Y
 | The pioneer of the movement in Eng land is MT. Percy B. Ingham. of the Mer- chant Taylors school, who took short holiday course at Hellerau. "The exer-
 cises in eurhythmics.' he said. in explain ing the system yesterday to represent tative sare in their simplest form based upon two ideas: The time of the music l is indicated by movement of the arms | and sometimes of the head, there being distinct movements to show time from I 2-4 to PA: the actual notes. grouping, and so forth are shown by movements | of the lower limbs. Each note, whatever its length is shown by a step forward. | A crochet, for example, by a simple step, ! minim by step and knee-bend. a
 dotted minim by step with one foot and two movements with the other. These
 two sets of movements provide material for an infinity of exercises which can
 be made increasingly complex and
 difficult, until unusual physical and men tai control is obtained. 1 found that my own memory and powers of concentration were greatly improved even during my 1 short holiday course. The exercises are 1 invaluable for sufferers from depression I or boredom. or nerves. and have a re-
 markable quality of infusing the joy of
 life anew into those who find life a ! hopeless drag"
 t.~ performed at Caxton hall is that show l ing independent control of the various | limbs, in which the head beats two, one arm three, the other four, while the feet march five, all the actions pro 1 ceeding simultaneously and in perfect rhythm. In another case the teacher plays at the same tune two different rhythms. The pupils realize one theme
 yith the arms. the other with the feet