Evening journal., 1922-08-22
'CHANGEDANCES,
Longer SKIRTS
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the weight OF the body. The trend
is toward smoother dancing. Hops
Jumps. slips. dips. bends and toddles
are out. Dancing teachers ought TO
be licensed by the state. like doc
tors and lawyers. Degenerate dane
ing came along with degenerate mu-
sic and both ore skidding. Any
monkey can toddie. Nice people are
recalling that they're not monkeys
Dancing Is an art.
Those are random news items
picked up between the east and west
bathrooms OF the Commodore Ho-
tel. Both rooms are full OF teachers
Of dancing. The American Nation
al Association OF Masters Of Dane
ing has the west room, the Inter-
national Association Of Masters OF
Dancing the east. Both are having
their annual conventions, lasting all
week They are rival associations,
but there is talk of amalgamation
and of one great deadly smash at
all that IS nernicious and pernickety.
The American Nationals two
grand old men are on hand. They
are Major Ned Gaynor of Culver
Military Academy. so years old, and
Louis Kretlow OF Chicago. n years
old, who in a day or two will slip
into his silk knee breechees and,
with his long yellow beard waving
benlgnantly demonstrate The steps
OF new tango fox trot he is ready
10 spring. At the other end OF the
hotel. Marguerite Walk. ballroom
dancing grace. culture and poise,
also Philadelphla's only policewom-
an will expose this morning 1.-THE
cause and cure OF vulgarity IN the
modern dancSc."
A year ago Miss Wals was dis
posed TO despair OF the adolescent
princeees OF the ballroom. She now
sees that they are pitiable more than
blameworthy. As children they ara
not taught what Is unhealthtul ald
vulgar in posture. They slouched
fiat chested because they knew 10
better mo chest. all abdomen"
Mics Walz says OF the flapper "Ig-
norant OF balance poise and rythm,
the fundamentals which. whom
learned by a child can never be
abandoned. In Philadelphia am
supervising the dancing OF $4,000 |
young persons in the streets and
parks. and I wish you could see
them straighten up as soon as they |
lind out how a human being ought |
10 dance. Ordinary cahsthenics
Hoes not teach grace. Callsthenics
Without grace Is terrible. Grace /
pught to be taught in the public
Dchools by means OF motion pictures
Ind every other means. Where
lhere Is grace there cannot be vul-
tarity"
Miss wai5 is one who would re-
quire teachers OF dancing TO be H.
oensed.
Fenton Bott OF Dayton, Ohio. and
McDougall OF Pittsburgh,
the former past president OF the
American National Association we're
happy TO report that the waltz was
They had the evidence
Of their own eyes IN the better dane
ing places OF New York. they said,
and testimony from music publish
ers. In many bathrooms every third
number IS a waltz; year ago one
ala FOR a whole evening, and that
was Home. Sweet Home" Longer
kirts induce Smoother dancing"
fessrs. Bot and McDougall agreed,
nd IN every way conform 10 arts
ternal principles as exemplihed on
le dance floor. The tango that is to 4
g with us this winter is simplified; I
le old one was too diflcult for un- '
ltored legs. The tango fox trot IS
one IN "A time. like the fox trot, q
Ut the accent is different. and there b
more turning and less sideslipping. j.
Irs. Edward Rother Passapae ex- :
ibited her version OF the tango fox
-ot yesterday morning.
Prof. Kretlow. surveying the land
cape from the standpoint OF
eacher since he was seven years
Id. told reporters slopplness was
'aesing and this seasons dancing
would be "prettier than II has been
or five or six years" He laid most
4 the evils he complained OF at the
Ioor of jazz, and said jazz was de-
'srting and sanity returning.
''Skirts should be worn to the
nkle." the professor added 'T !,
ont like them any lower. though"
Nor I either" said the Major.
fajor Blames the Girl.
The Major. though dancing
,acher SAYS he is a member OF the 1
'ethodist church. II was the Major
no gave his belief that eighty per
mt. of the fault OF bad position in
Incing is chargeable to the girl"
e seized handy young woman and
ustrated what he meant. The gist
It was that in the approved posi-
IN the girl has her left thumb
ainst her partners right shoulder.
the partner comes too close she
n press him back with her thumb.
II he hugs her it's her fault. II
Y ones provided they are dane
: IN the correct position.