Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Dancing Rules
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L oUR-INcH distance between partners for dancing
Il position this year. But 90 you think that will
do any good for US 10 try to stsndardiSe position?
DO you think anybody lie going to get as far away
from his partner four whole inches? No.
II is impossible 70 eliminate closed position. I've
tried for years. and neither woman is ready
70 give Il up. oh. yes, four inches when the dancing
teacher is watching. but wait until they go to the
dancing places watch them close the dancing pub
lie won't pay attention TO four-inch decree
and go they please
People in America dance they please. We just
tag behind. In Europe the master makes the public
dance as he says. but here the public Is the drill
master, putting through steps. America has
the inventive spirit
This year there to be no swoying OF hips.
wrtggiing of shoulders. no exaggerated body move
ment; hands TO be clasped In fantastic ar
rangement but firmly with fingers closed. and tho
right hand OF the gentleman is at the lady's waist
fingers In. and the left hand Of the lady rsposes
fingers closed, on the genteman's arm
This is the way you must do tho congress
step Forward" always means forward:
J. -Four sliding steps forward and "step-in
step-out" movement, which the right foot IN
over the left. and out again,
Three steps forward and progressive" turn
TO the left consisting Of five steps to make the com
plete turn, and a progressive movement forward
3. Two steps forward and two waltz steps. "a
waltz step Is leap. slide and a change Of feet;
leap IL Just slight unduation OF movement.
-Four slow steps. one waltz STEP progressive
turn OF three steps and waltz step
The fox trot is to be danced this way;
l. Two slow walking steps forward, waltz
step-four times
2. -Four slow steps, two waltz steps turning 20
left. Repeat four times
8. Two slow steps forward one waltz step. rest
for one count. then leap and step forward
T. Four walking steps, balance forward and back
twinkle back and forward
The tango is simpfed into this form:
I. -Four slow walking steps. one chase slide cut
slide), corte 0eapsde forward, back and rest).
Open position. moving forward in line OF diree-
tion; three chasses and corte
Two waltz steps, turning and corte
T. Two steps forward. walts step, corte.
The modern waltz has these steps;
l. -Four walking steps forward-one measure to
step-two oanter steps forward. two canter steps
turning. (Canter is two steps to three counts).
Two slow steps forward. ono balance forwa rd
balance back four waltz steps turning the le
8. Four canter steps forward slide close (elose
meaning bring feet together) three canter steps
turning to right.
And there you have the dances as they will oe
danced In New York in California. and all the places
between. That s until stimulus and creative art
are born In the dancing prince who his partner
and whirs her out to try new inspired step.
The beginning and end OF social dancing Is in the
public dance hall. The stage has some influence
yes, but even stage dances only used as a basis
for further variation the part OF the dancer and
who can say today what he will dance 'onorrow2