Evening journal., 1920-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-The grand I
piano in the corner Of the north ball
room Of the Hotel Astor struck up
vigorous 'polonaise.
Drop, rush, run, run. Right, left,
click, click Now the turn One and
two and a short one"
In response TO these directions from
The young man In white flannels who
stood in the center OF the ring a hun
dred members OF the American Ma
tional Association Masters Of Dane
ing. in thirty-seVenth convention as
smohled dropped. rushed, ran, rNl,
stepped 10 the left, stepped 10 The
right. and clicked their heels in unis-
| on, They were practioing the cat
step" a new dance supporters OF
which strongly claim it is going to
solve the problem Of moral and
artistic substitute for the shimmy
the shiver and the Jazz.
One TwOed" in SOlemnity
10 is serious thing TO reform the
dance. and there was no evidence OF
levity among the members Of the
| American National Association, Mas
ters OF Dancing as they practiced
the cat step. Tall women and short
men. plump women and slim men,
verv tall men and very short girls.
anybody who happened to stand next
10 anybody else when the music
started. counted zone and two to-
gether with conscientious precision
and clicked their heels. Those who
| did not have partners danced alone
counting and clicking
Renaissance Of Waltz Due
The Committee on New Dances was
not ready yesterday 10 make any
statement regarding new dances for
The coming season, hut a reporter FOR
Tho World asked Mrs Bott what she
lhoucht would be the general tenden-
cy In floor dancing
Il believe the waltz step is going TO
he the most popular" was her reply.
81 notice that In the roof gardens
here in New York the old-fashioned
waltz. as Il was danced before the in
PRODUCTION Of hesitation time, Is com
ing more and more into Vogie The
FOX trot has substituted the aid two
step for good and ! notice that the
waltz sep is also being used 10 FOX
trot time. The whole tendency IS
strongly conservative One can see
that The public is thoroughly tired
Of the sensational dancing introduced
during the war"
Tho women's clubs and the dancing
masters must Join In The campaign "a
make all religious denominations
realize That they should not put evil
thoughts into the minds OF their mem
hers hy saying that. II a boy and a
girl dance together they are going ia
nerdilion," said Mrs John Francis
Yaweer. General Secretary OF the
New York state Federation OF Wo.
mans Clubs
"Our music also needs reforming,
continued Mrs. Nawger. II you take
the wiggie out Of the music, you TAKE
the wiggle out OF the dance. As you
b an know. the work Of club womer
since Tho war has been principal,
along AmericanizatiOn lines, and
p think thst recreation is one of h'
hest means Of Americanization.'
Arthur KretloW. son Of Louis kret
low. veteran member OF the associa
: zion who remains agile at seventy
1--WE. was the instructor in the dane
ing classes Yesterday. Mr.. kretlow
Jr. has been specially selected Il
create the new dances for the season
on which the committee is eXpecte'
TO report tomorrow.
~ had a new super-iazz that
was very anxious to introduce ~
said 10 a reporter. 1T was 9 won
, derful thing. like this'-he took
lew lltlt ShlFl9f .'ffN ,-N'f0
side ana then 10 ne other. ."kN2ry
hodv's doing itr' he said enthusiast
ically. "But this association is agains
? iazz, so I had 10 reform IL into In
e fox trot srtistiQue The main fes
ture Of this dance Is what I call
= | resilient walk rising and falling o
the ball Of the FOOT He did fe'
moro steps in Illustration. "Th
must be carefully distinguished frol
the 'c3mel walk in whkh the knee
e are bent. Bent knees are proper
ballet, hut not for floor dancing
Another dance that 7 hope 10 intrl
ne duce is the chic waltz based on
skating movement The 'valse gust
temps is one step with two ext
II chances to turn. so that g requir
-, less body effort The old onr ST.
ID" Is dead, unless something radical
done 10 revive it,