The sun., 1916-10-29

to actively do (this is always worth
ten Of mere seeing or henring) In n be-
loved art which will be his stay for
years. 1t develops his ear for music,
, whose rhythms and melodies he has
studied and interpreted. 1t awakens to
pantomime. costuming. m by suffusion
to all the arts. 1t re1nes all the mo-
lions and gestures Of ones life. incllning
to decorum, nobility. grace and propor-
tion In all things. 1t Is everything to
self-expression. It develops the mind.
feeding. clarifying II refreshing IL,
through the dramatic education OF ex-
pressing the diverse national characters
n tho Unexpectedly danced emotions
and stories. and through the intense but
joyous labor Of thinking so fast. six
things in q second while practising.
Ike a great diplomat discussing a deli
cate issue. (The climax of mental In
tensity and happiness IL in the solo per-
Torrance. Well did Scott write:
One crowded hour OF glorious iifs
Is worth an age without a name.
We all feel that.
Yet dancing 10 . peaceful 10y and In
clines the mind away from war. There
10 fighting in the psychic base Of the
ball game and the gymnasium. al Of
the military drill. but dancing leads
only toward the higher life Of love. art
and %urbanity. while yet terrifying the
bodily health better perhaps than n
II them.
For dancing Of our emateur exhibition
sort 10 . vigorous exeroise. strengthen
Ing the heart and lungs ana improving
the circulation and digestion. and yet It
overstratns no part, for while all the
body 10 used each muscle Is exercised
oniy IN nronortion 70 ira strength. II IL
the natural exercise. founded on locomo-
ton and pantomime and similar to the
play OF children, but clarified into art.
II gives suppleness. vivacity and pre-
cision, w1thout a trace Oh r,'iness' ine
nctuai pnysIcai Joy Oh oanelns 70 pIool
VI i.s oe"en| TOT Ano'ner !. ib oe'ns
'rnpioyeo III the pest tenaIo Scnoo.s
uu''e 70 iep'ace ,he syHhas.Io Hhe'rouS
ior bringing neaith' strensth ana coordi-
nation. for dancing auos 10 periect eh.
orcise the invaiuabie eiements OF JOY ana
interest n its glorious ART
Their finally. on the spiritual side. the
better dancing brings to its user tina
inner harmony Of truth and beauty per-
ceived. Az through any art, but in pro-
portion as the m.nd Is absorbed and
stimulated. there comes that clarifying
II the mind and all the universe as seen
by IL, that washing clean and setting In
order OF the emotions. The drama and
dancing do this hest. and dancing the
better. n YOU arr NOT, the spec,ator but
the artist.
% ~ u w - u"n.,"e u
no n'os' periee' 'rlr''ua!t..'on VI nus
en'o'ioh. bu1 mere " w"uiu pe oes, ,ha'
men ana women snouio uance toeetner.
ma VIC see me tras.c taoI ma, WINE
",'h! women hho" tne pe''er uanc'Hs'
a'nnost no men 40 Inc peau''iui pas
s'rai uuet or RUSSIAN dancers or rio'ous
group thardash leafe the borrowing
'hougnt mat such iove making was once
ou' not IN our lives
And 40 we fall to dreaming Of an age
which might be-nay. which mus, and
will be-when TO sweet music all people
who have not hearts of stone shnll dance
beautifully. for health OF body. mind and
soul. That time Is coming. for. look.
lancing Ia returning to the religious and
state control under which II orig mated
Tho municipal dance hail, playground.
pier. social centre and school. the settle
ments. young peoples Christian a~ssocia-
tons and the churches are rapidly re-
gaining possession OF this potentially
most dangerous or most safutary OF pub
nc recreations ANA the other SOUND
place Tor danc'ng. the nome. has just re-
,h,ch n.rr 49, 10
hor,a a,,c,,, "a 20 ~" a., -
history must ,o- boms nr..,r,. ~ a,,h'
oro,a sancas You ,ba c,urcn s,a,.
and howe mo ,nu,or. NV al. NJ, ~.
we'll as morals and who with ,heir COW
troll Of education ana rv,.,on n. roc.
r~eation can on silly foster tho arts ap,p~
Young and old Moreover with s,ata
control tina. degree O. STANDARDIZATION