Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-25
A Terpsichorean Sensation
That 10 Thrilling Paris.

fessts and at funerals,
Today we are going back TO this print,
live expression OF the emotions by means
OF rhythmic music, and tho dance Of the
emotions ls the last Paris sensation.
Emotions OF all sorts are depleted as
much by facial expression as by move.
meht and gesture. and the modern dancer
must have imagination. more imasfna-
ton. and then stlll more.
Besides that zhe must have a flexible,
pllable body, which responds instantly to
every demand made upon II. No good
dancer was ever fat and most dancers
arc the other way and are inclined to be
very thin.
There are two reasons for this One
Is because constant exercise decreases
the weight, the other 10 because weight
hiRdors one In expressing BY poses aud
gestures those thoughts or emotions
which one is trying to convey to the
minds Of thh audience. For instance. the
dancer becomes rigid with fear or hate.
Her face expresses this feeling. so does
her body.
II she Is very slightly built. the very
angles of her body suggest these emo
tons IL she we're stout. there would be
no angles and, for some reason. the full
round face, while perfect In beauty, Ia
seldom capable OF all the expressions as
sumed by the girl whose muscles show
plainly and are not hidden by q padding
OF flesh. no matter how beautiful.
The dancer must suggest the cat IN
grace and quieknsss. and the cat 10 3
creature Of muscle and sinew
One more thing Is necessary for the
good dancer-perfect hsslth-A sense OF
proportion comes in handy. 10. for one
can oyerdo anything. ana the protrayal
OF the emotions especially needs good
sound Judgment to guard one In the dance
pantomine which call the dance Of the
senses.
Every dance Is really a pantomine,-
that If. tho portrayal without words, Of
some story Ordinary pantomime can be
arranged by any enc who has magma.
lions and Is willing 10 work hard. and
these dances are splendid for developing
the ingenuity Of the performer. as one
has to convey an entl-e story by n,sans
Of gesture and action alone.
You viii get . tremendous amount OF
fun out Of a pantomlne which can be
arranged to suit audiences. and the nov
Ing pictures should give you endless IDEAS
OF what stories TO act out.
The dance of the emotions. However,
while It is in q way pantomIms, ls su
Al ahaNafa daaca tina yarfot,a frsttnr,a ana
sensations being depicted BY rhythmic
gestures Of the body to the aecompani-
OF music.
The original idea Is that OF a pure soul
coming to earth. One after another the
soul is filled with all the varying ema-
tons known to the human heart.
The soul enters clad in long white wells
OF innooenes and there IL q dance TO
pastoral music with suggestions Of
springtime happiness and then OF love.
The second part shows the souls temp
tations. A bag OF gold lies on the ground.
This the dancer picks Up and let's the
gold pieces run through her fingers, ex-
citmsat. greed. ambition and the iurs o.
power and money showing In her face
Of the previous dance. while she glides
about expressing the misery. eovstous,
selfish desire for money.
Next she expies the grapes and ovesh-
ing them into the golden cup. haceEsn-
allan dance OF the senses follows which
is danced In leopard skin. familiar SYM
Dol Of carnal sppeutes. At the end OF