El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-15
sCoD-riEht. 1913. International New
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E-Hl.- -a--a-r 1915 IILEIulLl News
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~ o me classical dancing means
tlIee things. The sanctificatiol
of the body, the elevation of tn,
mind and tie joyous appreciation OF
Giving ana out OF these three primary
purposes o. classical dancing grows
aat-rally the bodily grace thar is what
tAe " Or-u seeks first from the art Of
the dance.
j have always thought il a very sad
lAlnS mat children should be taught 10
be ashamed OF the bodies that God gave
70 LneIn- The body is a beautiful and
holy thlng-a temple-and every child
should be taught TO regard il in this
way 10 Keep IL clean and pure and
healthy is not euOuEL-ir should be rev
erenced as something that was given
by God and must be returned to Him
unde1lied- Through this reverence false
Shame that is really immOGeSLv VIII be
done away with Then the next step
Is TO have In the mind thoughts worthy
OF ITS own nigh purpose and Of the fin
est ideals and bodily beauty So
through the beautiful movements of
spontaneous JOY that so TO make up
me classical dance we perform spleu-
cid service for both bOCy and mind
The Modern Costume.
Inc modern costume that half re-
Feals and nalf cOnceals' is the object
OF much criticism some of IL adverse,
and some Of IL on the lines Of argu-
ment that Ito the pure all things are
pure To me clothing is immOdest
whenever II is suggestive in shamed-
faced way LlaL seems 10 hint here is
q little glimpse OF ankle or rounded
arm-jusr hint, for more would be i'm
proper Now, on the other hand. con-
slider the Greek tuuic, q soft drapery
OF clinging material that clothes the
body in q little cloud of mystery, but
yet Is allreVealing and so makes beauty
an absolute essential
Our bodies today are defective be
cause we know how easy ii is TO hide
Ce1ecls- The anclentsr on the other
hand' mad TO overcome defects and
make for beauty so great that IL could
De unseitcOnsciOusly revealed.
Ihis IS the whole secret Of immOd-
esIy, 10 have the mind dwelling on the
DOdy IN an apologize way. Now let us
enter upon the study of how TO make
the body so beautiful in line and con-
tour that we may accept IL as we DO a
beautiful lilly or rose
AFTER fairly exhaustive study Of
the subject 1 am practically convinced
lnat nothing so surely gives bodily
beauty combined with purity Of mind
as do the ideal movements Of the re-
yival of classical dancing.
Today 1 wish 10 illustrate nv theory
with three exercises. poses or move
ments Of the dance that make a good
beginning for the study of how 10
beautify the human figure through
In the first figure the figure is poised
firmly on the forward foot. while the
other Les is raised TO a position parallel
with The floor, and stretched back as
Tar as possible the arms. too, are
stretched 10 the utmost while life and
motion extend 10 the very fingeruips
The tension In the stretched muscles
VIII keep the body educated TO the
point oI absolute muscular control
Figures Two and Three.
Figure Two shows Ightness Of pOise.
u viii help arch the instep and flex
me wrist into graceful lighrness Fin
ally, figure three combines lightness Of
poise with ease Of motion. Notice the Z
graceful sway OF the body, the flexible 7
wrist and the simple readiness of the I
whole body TO leap from this position (
Of life and light into the next move Z
ment Of the dance.
If these exercises are faithfully Drac- z
used the limbs viii soon come to have I
q IIeXlDlllty and lightness that are the 1
first essentials Of grace. That up
pleasant consciousness known as the (
sensation Of being all arms and LEGS is I
tEa1ned into ways Of muscular control +
and lghuness- But what is easy for I
the very young is a task in later years. {
just themselves readily to motions OF !
grace In later life patience viii work
wonders. and the woman who will 7
faithfully study these general move !
nents VIII soon have her reward in a I
certain LeZibinty that will make her (
1eel as II she were renewing her /
precious youth.
they danced in those EIysian DAYS
when al the world was young" is in I
deed the secret OF renewing youth to- ]
day