Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-12
By ANNA PAVLoWA
ARTICLE I.

am taking up, as the first of the
dances to be included in my Standard
zation," the one-step. do so. even
though I recognize that this dance has
many undesirable features. My reason
is that the one-step has qualities emil
nently American, and that certain
changes make it in some respects very
desirable social dance.
The plain "one-step." as it grew from
the evolution of the old and vulgar "tur-
key trot," consisted of a somewhat Wig
orous dance based on continual repeti-
ton of the count, "one-two," "one-two''
"one-two."
Dancers swayed the bodies from side
TO side as they moved and sagged at the
knees. They violated virtually every prin-
ciple OF good dancing. The one-step l
am about to advocate Will be diHerent
from the one-step of even last season
save in two respects.
Before beginning 1t the partners must
remember a few things which VIII De OF
great help. The first Is not to swing the
torso from side to side, or the shoulders.
Avoid anything like a swaGGer. DO not
swing the arms i'm time to the music,
and do not hump over as though in Sc
we're pain.
stand erect without stiffness, and as
sumo the "closed" position. The cavalier
will take in his lefL mana ms lduy TlBht
and carry their arms at shoulder height,
in a manner that keeps their hands near
their bodies and guarding against col
The ons-step advocate is divided into
six divisions The first is either four or
eight counts forward for the lady ana
hacI, for the cavalier, performing bodily
tnrn snral to one quarter of a circles arc.
THE second division is a side glide that
NAV he used either for half or complete
t1Irn. The third division introduces a
poIka variation, and Is executed by the
partners i'm "half open chasse, IN Whlch
fha mariners change positions from side
- side while divisions Ave and six con-
sIst OF more original figures. One quite
tango-like and the other almost Rus
In the first division of my Standard
ICED one step, l start the dancers with
the lady moving forward on the hrst
enunt ~ the music instead of backward,
as is customary The accompanying pho
toKraph, for which posed with my part
ner. is the salute which comes on the
fourth beat OF the music just before the
zone" count.
her right foot as the cavalier starts
hack on his left. stands on the right
foot. and points the toe OF her left, Just
as her mariner raises her right arm with
his left, This raising of arms and posing
comes on the final beat OF any musical
measure. 1t would be counted; "one,
two, three, salute, begin" the salute COM
ing on the fourth count OF the music ana
the actual start OF the one-step COM
meneing on the next. or first, musical
beat In the measure.
Moving forward. first on her left foot
followed by the right. the lady may go
either four or eight steps, according to
ths pleasure of her cavalier Her nrst
step win be about eight or. nine inches
and as me ball OF the foot slides along
the moor the dancer should permit both
her knees 10 dip slightly. barely enough
10 give a graceful dropping OF the body.
II the steps be eight consecutive ones in
ne one direction. the lady viii dip ON
the afth count precisely as she has on the
first.
Please note that l spoke Of the hrst step
p ths lady being eight O. nine inches.