The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-02-01
CENSORS PASS ON
BIZARRE DANCING
BY REAL EXPERTS

New York, Jan. 30.--Nore than 500
women went to Delmonfco'S to help
the committee on amusement
Of working girls decide just what 1.-The
Boston" really is, and whether the
turkey trot" should be permitted, and
also to pass upon the points of the
grizzly bear" the bunny hug" the
Dallas dip" and the "Gaby glide"
Mrs. Charles Henry ~Israels, who was
In the chair on the platform at the end
of the large ballroom, explained that
Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Duryea would IL
lustrate the varieties for them, and AL
Jolson and Florence Cabel of the
Winter garden would give supplement
tary demonstrations.
Then she signaled to a young woman
who sat at the piano and the censors
sighed eXpectantly as Mr.. Duryea led
Mrs. Duryea to the center Of the waxed
floor and they heard the opening bars
a turn or w about the floor after the
anner prescribed by dancing school
~curriculums.
1.-The Boston, as 1t is danced In
some places" said the expert, lis very
different"
Dance Shocks Watchers.
Many of the 500 rose in order to bet
ter watch as he planed his hands firm
ly on his wife's white frock at a point
just below her shoulder blades, which
she 1t turn permitted her finger tips to
rest confidingly on either side Of his
collar.
Then they slid s%inuously across the
floor, dipping every once in a while, but
hardly eve doing a turn Mr.. Duryea
gazed Inc gazed into Mrs. Duryea's
eyes and Mrs. Duryea's head dropped
lower and lower until-all Of the sud-
den the music stopped and the dancers
paused for applause.
1t came, coupled with delighted ex-
CARNATIONS of Shocking" isn't 1t
just awful?" But she is graceful
isn't she?"
1t wasn't more than a step from this
form Of the erstwhile respectable
Boston" to the turkey trot,' but the
latter was voted quite a bit the more
shocking. The dancers frankly threw
their arms about each other and jog
ged merrily up and down to two-step
time.
"Shiver Dance" Startling.
Many of the censors were by this
time taking notes excidedly with gold
and silver chatelaine pencils and hardly
any Of them were smiling. During the
next exhibit, however, they were too
busy just looking to jot down any de-
scriptions.
"Some persons are not content with
mere ~hugging," announced Oscar por-
t%entously. They must also wiggle in
an oriental manner. It must be re-
membered, however, that the dancers
OF the houchee-couchee perform singly
while here in New York they get as
close together as possible. They call
the result the SILVER Dance"
"O!" breathed nearly all of the con-
sors as the Duryea's clasped Zach other
closely and then approached nearer to
each other and then devitalized them
selves, delsarteiy, to an extent that
compelled them to cling still more
closely before they started on a willow
drift down h ball room to the time
OF a slow, slow waltz.
The censors ~applauded rapturously
and the exhibitors bowed coldly.
You must remember" explained Mr..
Duryea, that we are just trying to give
you an imitation of what we have seen
in various places in this city. Another
dance that we noted in our visits to
dance halls during tho last week is one
known as lifting In order for any
but professional dancers to perform
this without falling it is necessary trat
the couple hug each other tightly. The
left knee OF the woman and man and
the feet are interloc<ed. The couple
then revolve to the left"