The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-03
TANGO AND
 TURKEY TROT
 NICE NOW Dancing Masters De- termine Upon Reform of Naughty Steps Expurgated Boston Dip Marked Q. K. And HitChy-KOO
 Dance Approved

The Eastern branch Of the Interna-
 tiona1 Associa ton of Masters of Danc-
 Ing convened today in this city at the
 Colonial Ball room as the guest of
 Prof. Daniel J. Guilty. This is one of
 the many divisions of the Association
 which hold convention in various parts
 of the country. This branch includes representative dancing masters and
 nistr esses from Pennsylvania New
 York, New Jersey, Massac chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
 The gathering today was rather an informal meeting of the teachers in contrast to the set program which was carried out at the International Con- ventton at Atlantic City, June 10-1S of this year One of the purposes of this
 meeting which was carried out thiz morning, was to review the new dances taught at the Atlantic City convention for the benefit. of teachers who were not present there
 Another object of the meeting was to promote an exchange of ideas as to new dances formulated by the vari- ous teachers, and to co-ordinate the best features of all the dances and eli minate such of the ideas as were unde- sirabIe
 Not only, were ball room and society dances discussed and demonstrated, but also fancy stage dancing and folk dances were shown. The fancy danc- ing forms a large part of the work of a dancing-master, for at the close oI his season, he must prepare exhfbl- ton of group and solo dances for the friends and relatives of his pupils.
 There will be more 1iberality and to1- erance shown towards the so-calIed society dances this year than hereto fore. During the past season, the tan go, and one-step with their many var1- ations were not permitted in the best dance halls and at the incest dances. Now, 8 modified and somewhat chang ed tango and one-step will be taught and encouraged. The object of the as socia ton is not to try to stop these removing their objectionable features, that sense of propriety of the most fastidious will not be offended.
 One criticism that the teachers make of the present day dancing is that the people for the most part, are really ignorant of the dance which they are doing. It is a popular belief. that the weaving or "grape-vine' step was only indicative of the tango. As a matter of fact, that step is but figure or portion of the one-step. If the tango and one-step were danced as they should be, there would be no ob- jection to them whatever. The steps in themselves are perfectly proper, but the swaying of the shoulders or the body above the hips is what changes graceful fascinating dance to a low, beaet1y one. The dancing masters therefore, are to teach the proper posi- ton for the dancers to assume in such dances and feel sure that when this is accomplished, the parents and guar dians of the young folks will have no more anxiety.
 Some of the dances that were re- viewed were the Castle walk and the Maurice. Both of these dances take their name from their originators. The first named is a graceful walking step while the latter has a slight springinG or hopping step. These are both ex- ceedingly pretty when danced properly but during the past season they have been so exaggerated as to form the horse-trot which is decidedly objection able to the Association
 Others of the new dances taught at the convention were the "f1itchy-EAoo' dance and the Peacock Glide. These | take their names from the music to | which they alone can be danced. The | Boston. in all it's features, save the1 extreme dip, was approved by the con- vention.
 To sum up the object of the conven- 1 ton. is to state the desire of the of | fcers and members of the association | to so coordinate and classify the | dances that a person who dances a l one-step we'll in Bridgeport for in ! sta nee. mays go to a dance in Spring l field and be able to dance as the people | do there Now, it is almost the case 1 of a person taking a partner with him to dance, since there are so many variations.
 The officers of the association pres | ent at the convention today were: ! President, Benjamin B. Lovett, Hud- | son, Mass; Secretary, P. H. Kelly, | Holyolxe Mass.
 Principal of the Normal School, Ed ward F. Connolly, Springfield, Mass. | The following masters and mistresses of dancing were among those present: MT. NJ Grinowetch of Springfield; MT. | and Mrs. W. c. Jacobus of Utica, N. | Y.; MT. M. F. Conway and Miss Jane Conway of Hartford; Miss Cecilia | F1eischer of Pittston, Pa; MT. and | Mrs W. H. Newman of Danbury; MT. | Chas- J. BrunneH of Brooklyn, N. Y.; | MT. M. E. Carey and Miss TheIma | Carey of Derby; MT. W. B. Kelley of 1