The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
One of the Most Pleasantly Anticipated May Time
 Festivities is the Dance Carnival to Be Given at the
 Jefferson Theatre For the Benefit of the Boys Club
By DOLLY DALRyMPLE

1M IT EXT week, to be exact, on Friday,
 UW May 24 the Boys club is going S to be the shonorees at a party given complimentary by the children s dancing classes of the Miles School of Dancing, 2: which Mir and Mrs. Harry Miles wil be the delightful hosts.
 The party which Mir and, Mrs. Miles will give is to be called she dance carni- val and it is going to take place at the 1 ig Jefferson theatre, and the admission fee charged is going to be given to the Boysl club to keep up this splendid and worthy organization which is such a1 honor and credit to Birmingham, and which has accomplished such worlds of good.
 Nobody is more fitted to present beautiful dance carnival than Mir ana Mrs Miles; their popularity in the danc- ing world, their ability and their talent and minds of Birmingham people that it is almost useless to praise their work and achievements, and yet when I was talking with MT. Miles the other day ard he referred to his residence of 25 years in Birmingham, it developed that he has accomplished all his splendid dancing work within the brief period of the pas. has elapsed since he severed his connec- ton with the Athletic club and devoted his tine exclusively to dancing. Although I was associated with my brother, the late J. Edward Miles, in dancing work" MT. Miles said. Tt was not until four years ago that I became actively engaged with him in conducting the present Miles School of Dancing. From him l obtained a vast amount of Knowledge both in ballroom dancing and ballet technique, classic and fancy dane. ing, as he had made a study of dancing and had had the best instruction possi- ble. During these four years of my ac- tive work, more than 800 pupils season has heen the record of our school, which is gratifying to Mrs Miles and myself because it shows appreciation of our work.
 Besides my regular work at the Miles School of Dancing" Mir. Miles contin- ued, T have had charge of the dancing classes at the Margaret Allen school where Mrs Miles and my daughter, Mrs. Lewis Mayo, also assist me, as well as at the dancing school. Each yearsdur- ing the summer Mrs. Miles and I have attended the best normal classes ot dancing that this country affords. Among these perhaps the most distinguished arc the Vestoff-Serova School of Dancing, the Mascagne School of Dancing, both New York institutions, and both teacn- ing the methods of the imperial ballet Of Russia. M. Veronine Vestoff was the solo danseuse with the original Paw lowa-Mordkin company, and was also later ballet master with Genee.
 When I am asked what part dancing plays in a childs education MT. Miles said, 'it gives me great pleasure to say that it plays many parts, for it is not merely physical training or muscle de- velopment; it is not the controlling of the body by means of the mind, nor the mind by means of the body, but a sinul- taneous control of mind and body. The older countries of Europe require chil- dren to learn folk dancing; in America we are at last waking up to the fact that such is a necessity.
 "The chief trouble with many dancers is that they wait too long before begin ming" said MT. Miles. "Take our chil-