The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Even in STOPPING Any Woman Can
Become a Symphony Of Grace
Lydia Lopokova, Premiere
Danseuse of Ballet Russo.
Writes Second Article on
Benefits of Dancing That
Will Come to the Woman
In Private or Business
Life.
AZ LIE. LYDIA LopoKovA,

LIE. LYDIA LoPoKovA.
mn premiere danseuse Of the
v1 Ballet Russs. has written
for The washington Times
a series Of six articles on dancing
and Its hsipfYlness TO the woman In
private or IN business life.
She herself has been dancing since
she was nine years old, constantly
practIcinG, diligently exercising and
ing. discipline. and severe eurrieu-
ium Of the imperial schools Of Rus.
sia. Illness II unknown to her. and,
working a little bit harder than she
has ever worked before. she OBJ
serves In these days Of succens and
fame the same rules and practices
learned ~ ,ns,rn, IN her sirihood In the elssses
The second OF the series sollewt.
The Illustrations were especially
posed BY Lopokova for The Times.
BY MILE. LYDIA LoPoKovA,
Premiere Danseuse, Ballet Russo.
Do you stoop gracefuliyf
Perhaps you are surprised tltat
should choose such q simple subject
II is my idss tb.. everything we
DO should b done well.
.hs That Z SEss q Sn. .A S,s'a Sts! aos sss n
ed the simplest and most Ordinary
things we do. And they are Gener-
ally the simplest and most ordinary
things because we do them so badly
and with such lack of grace.
tiful IN the world than TO see . wo-
man who has carried into every move
OF her daily life q grace OF action
that brings q wonderful charm
without exaggeratlon have really
eeen women that could make thana-
selves . symphony OF grace while
hanging TO the strap Of q street car,
OF all Of the men who are seated. but
who will not reward the charming
stsndea with an offer for place 70
cit down.
STOPPING Gracefully. -t
II you will notice. every good
dancer you see at work or IN her
picture always has one foot very
firmly placed against the stage or
the fioor. That is one Of the frst
things she does, and whether she 10
doing an Arabesaue. a pose TO indi-
cate some paseiou, or q move to
show a bird-iike Night, she always
has enc foot down strong and hard. .
Now. II this Il praeticed when
one stoops and the rest OF the body
has been trained TO answer the calls
OF its superior control. the entire fig-
ure Will appear 30 much differently.
The bod will sway forward with
eoBe ana 20 much more grace while
the stoop below the knees win fol-
low naturally. drawing the skirt
down to an ankle height. or course,
this has to be practiced.
The next time you are walking
down town, watch some woman who
has dropped something on the pave
ment
Even a girl with the finest figure
ana most stately carriage will actu-
ally squat when she lowers herself to
pick up the object. And let her re-
member. for vanity's sake alone, II
for nothing else. that II she Is at all
attractive, she has q score OF spec
tators and they are critical ones At
that.
II she will just take a firm hold
with one foot. and, bending the other
leg easily, let herself down with q
rhythmic motion. bringing her arm
out at the same time with q graceful
swing. and then return to the stand
Ing posture In the same manner
how much more OF an appealing pic
turc she will make, 70 say nothing
o. tho satisfaction to herself.