Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-28

JUS VI lle tango dance has swept
the country, even crossing the oce-
an In first class cabins. 1t has driv-
en- me hook worm into complete OBJ
hVlon-but What of it? The real
tango is the dance of the next few
| years and defines as "a moral dance
with no exaggerated or fake dips,
no shoulder movements and no init
mate position.
You must not move your shoulders
that isn't tango; that's a relic of
the bear, which isn't being done
now.
| Last week the Association of Chi
cago Dancing Masters met and de-
cided just what the tango steps
should be. They barred out the ex-
aggerated back dips, which presist-
ed in tearing skirts and showed al
ways disgraceful amount of the
ankle. Besides they decided that
was an awkward way to do it. In
olSstu VI q UQNhW al ulp, luC 1OOl
is drawn, you might say dragged, in
bit and you bend your knee ever
SO lightly, so that it looks as if your
body was swaying.
The plough step, which is almost
like the old barn dance step done
in open dancing, has kick ON the
first step and a hop in four counts.
When you kick, your foot, which is
also done without the atrenuosity
of manner usually attached to the
idea of all tango dancing, you
should hold your knee straight with
you toe down.
The first thing to learn is the
Pinch rule, which is absolutely
necessary to ease in getting around
The man should hold his partner
lightly and let me tell you one
thing, it isn't proper even to hold
hands in this dance any more. That
is at the same time t6e man has his
arm around his partners waist. One
thing at time. You get to the hand
holding when you do the open dane
| ing, like the barn dance of several
years ago, with the exception that
the steps are slightly different.
Everything is danced to four
counts or else double that amount
and after your steps are learned they
are done in routine, SO that the il
itiated sway, slide along, pillow, kick
and walk in unison like we'll train
ed chorus instead of looking like a
ball room full of choppy sea on a
dark and stormy night.
The association of dancing mast
ers held meeting recently and de-
cided upon the proper steps to be
used and in what order they came.
TIL first is the walk, straight back
49, eight counts, Ne crokscrew
step with four counts, dipping on
the fourth, the castle walk with eight
counts, the turn and repeat in as
many does as necessary.
The clothes worn by most women
do not permit this free, graceful ex-
pression. without which the tango
is harmful.
If women want to dance the tan
20 with impunity, they should wear
costumes on the order of the clas-
sic Grecian robes. They should
also doff their high heels forever,
and appear in sandals. Thus only
NAV they escape the ba1eful elects
of the ds0ee.
High heels are bad enough at any
time. But when the are worn dur
ing the swift and violent evolutions
Of the tango, one step and similar
dances, the wearers simply invite
disaster.
Rubber soled shoes are almost a
necessity for the ball room floor,
though, when you do the plowstep,
which is more graceful than 1t
sounds. When you have learned to
count four and to walk into each
stem It comes SO natural that you
cannot make a mistake. The draw
steps is as simple as it is fasciaat-
ing. You stand firmly on one foot
and draw your other foot toward It,
counting four, with your foot out and
lightly touching, with the same move
| ment a cat uses in drawing chest
auts out Of the fire.