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Greeting
November 191
American National Association riASTERS OF DANCING. OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1918-1919 President Fenton T, Hott, 319 W. Third St., Dayton, Ohio. First Vice-PresiUent Roderick C. Grant, New York City. Second Vice-President Albert V. Tuttle Baltimore, Md. Third Vice-Preident Isidore C. Sampson Lynn, Muss. Fsurth Vice- President Mrs. Alice K Cincinnati, O. Secretary George F. Walters, 85 Orange St., Waltham, Mass. Treasurer Edward A. Prinz, 420 N. 10th St., St. Joseph, Mo. I W. L. Blinn, Rockford, III. Trnsiees ! R. O. Blackburn, Pittsburg, Pa. ( H. M. Robb, Pittsburg, Pa. l O. F. C. Heineman, Boston, Mass. Advisory Board J Mrs. J. H. Meyer / Mrs. MOM tie Beach TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. The much needed reforms in dancing can be brought about only through or ganization. All progressive professions -are organized; why not the Dancing Masters! Competent, teachers of good moral character are invited to join. The initiation fee is only $30.00, which also pays dues for the first year. The greatest experts arc engaged to give work free to members at the annual meetings. Each person, when initiated, will receive an elegant diploma, which is a recogni tion of their ability and membership. For "Course of Study," see list of class work provided free of charge for all members who attend the annual meetings. REQUIREMENTS. To be eligible, all persons applying for Membership must: (1) BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. (2) Be vouched for by three representative persons in their home city, at reference. (3) Have taught dancing at least three years. (4) Be recognized in their home city as progressive and thorough teachers. (5) Be willing to be taught, or teach; with a desire through fraternity to ele vate the Art of Dancing. (6) Pass a satisfactory examination, to show that they are qualified to 'teach toneing.r SPECIAL NOTICE. Send all communications to George F. Walters, Secretary, 85 Orange St., Wal- rhatn. Mass.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNTW Such men as Wm. Anderson, M. D., Dr. P. H., Yale University, ABOUT CHALIF DANCING New Haven ; Dr. Frank Dam- rosch, Institute of Musical Art, By Adeline Rotty of St. Louis, Mo. N. Y.; Dr. Luther Gulick, Presi dent of Camp Fire Girls, New The aim of Chalif dancing is to York ; Troy Kiney, A. B., have develop a harmonious, strong sanctioned his work. body, and to give the individual a Every large college and school medium thru' which he or she may of physical education insists on express herself in a spontaneous, Chalif work as a part of their cur joyous manner. riculum. Mr. Louis H. Calif, the founder Aside from the educational of this dancing, a master of the standpoint, Chalif dancing is an methods of the Imperial Ballet innocent, normal means of super School of Russia, of which Anna vised recreation during these try Pavlowa, Nijinsky and Mordkin ing days of war. were students, America, came to President Wilson says, "Recre and after studying the educational ation is as essential as food in needs Americans, of adapted his maintaining the nation's and the work so that any person could individual's fitness." learn to dance. His work is so So it is imperative that you, as varied that all parts of the body an intelligent judge of education, are built up. and the result is a should send your child where beautiful, symmetrical, healthy Chalif is body. dancing taught. That can be your "bit" toward your Aside from the health stand child's future well-being. point, Mr. Chalif's work is 'built on the basic foundations of music, and only the classics are used in CHARMING TERPSICHO- his exercises and dances thereby REAN PAGEANT PLEASES giving the child a musical educa tion besides. Many of the dances being inter Large Audience at Orpheum pretations of famous literature Theatre. and poems, in fact the whole in If there lives anywhere a per terpretive dancing is based on son so blaze, fed-up on the world's ancient Greek mythology; the "bitter-sweets" that he can't child is also taught a love of liter grasp and follow the tender ature. theme of youth through crild THE TWO STBP 17
hood's realm, he was nowhere in The junior Red Cross in a well attendance last evening at the marked drill was a separate trea first of four performances ar tise with particular intent at this ranged by Prof. L. Leo of Duluth, time and was enthusiastically re Minn., for the benefit of the ceived. The solo Savilla Imperial Woman's Naval Service. Ballet, introduced little Evelyn From the first appearance of the Knifke, who danced with nymph- babes in the tableau "Goddess of like grace and remarkable com Liberty and Fairies," the audi- posure for a tot. What mattered reached out with hearts tuned to it if the ribbons on the left slip the graceful melody of youth and per first became loosened? The enjoyed each interpretation of child hesitated for a minute to the finale tableau "America." To slip it off and before the dance Prof. Leo, in common accord, a was over when its mate slipped tribute is due for the training and its tie. the other was "disen production of hundreds of Du- gaged" and the dance was fin luth's youngsters in titanic terp- ished with stockinged feet. Was sichorean venture. the audience nonplussed at this? Impossible to laud singly the The wholesome good-natured de hundreds of babes and misses who light which spread over their took part, the image of little cu- countenances at this faux pas was pid is so entrancingly vivid she the answer. can't be denied a bit of ovation. The Imperial court dance and In the midst of the opening num minuet was beautifully conveyed ber with the Goddess of Liberty by little ones charmingly arraved on righ and surrounded by fairies in wigs and powdered hair. The in a charming half circle, the little Hesitation Valse Pirilliante was a maid, aged three, walked in as fine interpretation of modern ball much at home as though she were room dancing; the "Perfect Trib in her own nursery and instantly ute" gripped people with -its old captivated everyone. Her little time grand simplicity: and the white suit clung to her stubby Highland fling, by a coterie of little self ungivingly, and knee well trained Scottish' lassies, high to a grasshopper, her little closed part one, of a well arranged "wings" outspread, it is not to be program. wondered that childhood finds it A nature dance classic opened so easy to believe that fairies and the second part and barefoot girls their retinues live in copious quar in clinging soft materials grace ters in the hearts of flowers and fully interpreted dancing as a fine the most infinitesimal recesses. art. The Spanish trio, in strik The daughter of the regiment ing costumes of black and yellow, was adorable and her review of were exceptionally clever, and fol the soldiers of France, England, lowed without a hitch which is so Italy and America in charming often evidenced especially in first- respective uniforms, which was night amateurish performances,, prefaced with a patriotic oration the Japanese dance by pretty girls in voice remarkable for one so in flowing kimonos with poppies young, was one of the hits of the and cherry blossoms in their hair; evening, petite, coquette pantomimes and 18 THE TWO STEP song, which gave full favors to ter to be a sailor and put the ban dainty little Mabel Pierce, who, on the trousers, but her skirt was in a pink-beruffled net, pictur hardly conspicuous in the well- esque hat, soft plumed, played the trained parade. Thence came on part of a little coquette bewitch- a local number, Mouettes et ingly; the piano solo, "Twitter Aclyons, and that trey were sing ing of the Birds," was a sweet ing in French was attested to by melody finely interpreted by a the program and one's inability to young miss who responded with grasp aught but rhythm ; a Gren- an encore; Parizotti French was cial solo ; a far-fetched success, interestingly portrayed and closed farmers' dance and jig, military Part II with a rendition of the dance and grand finale, "Amer famed dance of the Hawaiian Isl ica." ands, which brought more smiles Worthy of especial note are the and spirited enjoyment to the au costumes, by the making of which dience than aught else. Every mother was given an opportunity movement in this instance had a to do her part ; second, the apt telephone message of sheer inno ness of the children which made cent capers in translation of the the presentation a conglomeration "hula" which amused the audi of childhood delight; third, the ence greatly. It was neither infinite pains and patience of classic nor class, but it brought Prof. Leo, upon whose shoulders a laugh and what more could be the responsibility has rested with wished for? no little weight. Oftimes, after Cleopatra and worshipers of the a strenuous rehearsal, all of which Nile opened Part III, and the tended to make the affair, which temptress, in spangled dress of will continue for three more per green and red, gave a most note formances at the Orpheum Thea worthy rendition of what might ter, this evening, tomorrow mati have caused Antony to forget nee and evening, a noteworthy home and fortune. The Martha success for a noteworthy organi Washington, colonial, enacted by zation the Woman's Naval Ser youngsters in very pretty cos vice. tumes, the girls with bustles, pan niers and pantelets ; the boys silk- stockinged, clad in natty dress ILLUSTRATED suits with powdered wigs, were MUSICAL TONES most effective. The navy dance and drill was one of the most in New York, Oct. 5. There is a teresting numbers, and it was new invention by Langdon Mc- thought that there must be a Cormick which has aroused con number of voting men in Uncle siderable interest among musi Sam's naval service who were in cians. Mr. McCormick, who is an disposed last evening or who were inveterate inventor, has devised the possessors of two suits, for an instrument by which musical the girls wore regular sailors' cos tones can be illustrated, which is tumes, all but one. whose Barents even better than giving them evidently didn't raise their daugh color. His idea is to apply this THE TWO STEP apparatus to permanent orches one may go further and say that tras. When a number is played jazz music is the risque story the house is darkened and a syncopated. The writer likens screen similar to a moving picture music to a house of muses, divid screen is lowered. The operator, ing its various phases into apart who may be the conductor, di ments, placing rythm in the ser rects the musical number, illus vants' hall, where is heard the folk trating it on the screen by follow songs and native dances of the ing transpositions on the appara world. Prominently popular in tus. Thus the light numbers show the servants' hall of the house of on the screen as bright, colorful muse, according to this writer, is weavings of rainbow hues. The ragtime, whose devotees love to illustrations are all done by fairly wallow in tinpan noises and blending the effects. One might on these nature's loud and mean imagine the heavy dark or blacks ingless sound has an intoxicating or browns as the music takes on effect, like crude colors, strong a heavy theme, changing to gaiety perfumes and the sight of blood. and light and freshness of sun To such as these the discordant shine as the theme heightens. strains of jazz music is a delight With Mr. McCormick's invention and to dance to the blatant bray attacred to a regular orchestra of the crude instruments gives a there is no doubt as to the effect sensual delight. New Orleans re desired. It is not necessary to be fuses to parent this style of low a musical expert to enjoy these brow music and its citizens are illustrations, because Mr. McCor- making it a civic point of honor mick declares emphatically that to suppress circulation of the he seeks to interest the lay mind story that jazz music had its or more than he does the critical. igin in the Southern city. In the estimation of the better class of her citizens who are by nature of a musical trend jazz music is WHAT IS JAZZ nil as far as musical value is con cerned, and its possibilities of AND JAZZISM? harm are great. In an interview recently Aaron So much has been said against Hoffman, who has written mu jazz music if music it is that a sical scores for many plays, gave Orleans, from native of New birth to a new and apt descrip whence it was said to originate, tion of the musical monstrosity, has risen in indignant protest. In saying it is nothing more or less Times-Picayune an article to The than a sprained melody. of the Crescent City he sums it up trusly: "Why is the jazz mu sic and, therefore, the jazz band? As well ask why is the dime novel or the greasedripping doughnut. Both are a low streak in man's tastes that has not yet come out in civilization's wash. Indeed, 20 THE TWO STBP.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E GOODFELLOW,
in their new Society Dance. _ | THB TWO STEP
in their methods they found the GREEK DANCING AND EX Greek system in harmony with Nature, and that every movement PRESSION was sincere in its expression. Most of the Greek dancing is By F. Leslie Clendenen done in profile and not facing the audience, as it then gives a Of the science of sacred danc greater variety of beautiful lines. ing but few of the teachers of the The Greek system teaches the states have any knowledge. So law of balance, while most other is art, little known of this it has systems use the opposite or the of late fallen into bad repute. right hand and foot work to During the last few years a re gether or vice versa. vival of Greek dancing, under the In natural walking or running name of "Nature Dancing" has when the right foot is forward, sprung up. The word as applied the left shoulder and arm swing today, seems to imply more to slightly forward, which helps to "Artificial Movements," based preserve the balance of the body; upon the apparent denail of the Any form of exercises that is laws of "Nature" and Gravity. not satisfactory, mental and emo While in the original Greek tional loses much of its value. dances of the early day, was be based on the laws of Nature, and All exercises should ar was scientific in their methods of ranged with the thought for and training the muscle. Dancing to healthy development, control them was an essential part of expression. every child's life, religion and Dancing and Wrestling is one school education. of the best known exercise to promote health and strength. As soon as a child could walk brief, body it was taught to dance. Boys In our ideal physical had to learn to dance before they we strive to produce, should be to were considered for the war. They cleate a perfect developed body. danced to rest, after strenuous Every muscle strong, graceful, bal Gymnastic exercises. Their danc full of expression, body and ing was based upon the laws of ance control. Nature and scientific in their The Greek system teaches that metrods of training the actions. every movement should be in har Even the Russians have of late mony with nature and sincere in years copied "Nature Dancing" its expression. Art, from the Greek and put it in Dancing in profile teaches the use in their ballets. pupil that they are expressing a It was for the Duncans to picture and that the dance is sim awaken the world in Greek danc ply a story being told by them. ing. Such artists as Pavlova, Tn much of the so-called AFordkin, T'ohm. Karsavina, Nid- "Greek dancing" seen nowadays, jinsky and others studied the the dancer depends upon the Duncan methods and broke away classic dress and is often the only from the old school methods, as thing really suggestive of the 22 THB TWO STEP.
Greeks, even the draped costume accept of suggestions of their is usually exceedingly ugly, and teacher. They then do their move lacking in graceful drapings. ments before the class and are We are beginning to realize criticised by the class. The good that the dancing of the near fu points are also noted. that dancer ture must be in accordance with She insists every must follow a design nature laws ; that "Nature Danc (often ing gives not only the Greeks, drawn upon the floor). This de must be in but us, the power of expression. sign harmony with the To prolong the life of Nature conception of music and move dancing we are badly in need of ments. She insists that unless creative Artists, Artists that can the design is clear to the mind and will instal inspiration into the dance will not be good. Sloppy and slack work should never be their pupils so deep that their in tolerated. spired art will be carried on by their pupils when they have passed It is the only school known to away. the writer where every child is an artist, and the whole of them We are badly in need of -a col selves into their work. lege conducted on the order of Think, can you imagine one like Miss Morris' across the water. this in our country a school Her school stands today "par ex where was cellent," and not one of the many every pupil put a test just described, other schools' pupils can turn out through like where the art of expression in the originality as her pupils do. color, sound and form was taught. She is an inspired teacher ; she this was true, would our next is quick to conceive and always If be with the encourages everything her chil generation content ways we move about or the dren do that is good art and stim ugly bad music so ulates their own initiative and often forced upon us. Would they be content to let thought. She accepts crildren as their very framework stiffen into young as four years, and in a movements, as many of short time they know the six fun ungainly us now do? damental positions in Greek danc ing. We must teach our pupils that grow by expressing the spirit They are taught marching, they within and our bodies are the Greek exercises and simple dances channels through which that which are often acted to music, in reaches the world. which the pupils are carefully spirit taught expression and emotion. Teach the pupil how to live, Tempo and Rythm is insisted feel and express themselves the upon. As the class advances the pride of their body and love of exercises become more intricate. beauty. It is here she begins teaching a Many of the teachers in our method of writing the dances as schools of today would then be well as composing. A rhythm or found useless. Our schools of to dance phrase of music is given to day would be compelled to place the class and the children invent better men on the board. Does it their own steps. Of course they not seem strange that up to the THE TWO STEP 23 present time but little has ever THE AMUSEMENT TAX been done in our public schools to stimulate good taste in color, mu AND DANCING SCHOOL sic or real art of any kind. Although at this writing an We should have only creative other bill is pending in Congress artists in these positions. Ar which, when passed, may or may tists are prophets of the future, not alter the situation entirely., no art can be permanently fixed the present law as in effect since or be suitable for generation af November, 1917, does not specific ter generation without changes. ally apply to dancing, but pro We must ever be ready to pull vides for a tax approximating ten down and rebuild our old struc per cent. (10%) of the admission ture, to keep up with the growing price at all places of amusement pace. wrere an admission is charged. It is a fact that but few artists The Internal Revenue Commis can give you a clear explanation sions' interpretation of the appli of the thing they create. To ask cation of the law to dancing, vtry them why this color-grouping, justly recognizes dancing as an etc., they cannot tell you, except art and schools or academies of that to them it is correct. dancing as institutions of instruc This is one proof that the ar tion exempt from taxation, while tist's mind is satisfied with the at the same time ruling that the inner knowledge. It is the only tax accrue wherever an admission scientific mind that seeks an ex is charged for dancing as an planation. amusement. It is the duty of every teacher Where an admission price is to see if it is not possible in the charged for dancing by the even schools of their city to combine ing or by the dance, the tax ac art and physical training and cul crues subject to the regulations ture of expression. We should governing theaters and other all work toward Mental, Spiritual, places of amusement, while tui Emotional and Physical Expres tion for instruction or a term of sion as the unity of these, com lessons in dancing is exempt from prising the joy of our life work. taxation. The Greek system is based on Minor details in the enforce six fundamental positions. They ment of the law possibly vary believe them to be the basic prin some in different districts, accord ciples of every posture of the hu ing to the local revenue collector's man body. They have many va judgment and his understanding riations which if practiced in ro of the dancing situation, but such tation as given every part of the differences if any don't materially body is exercised equally. They change the principle of the inter also constitute the Alphabet of pretation or ruling for fixing the Greek dancing. status of dancing enterprises for taxation. (To be continued) No question arises as to the classification of periods devoted 24 THB TWO STEP entirely to instruction, regardless ITALIAN SCARF DANCE of the number of pupils taught at ( Continued from October No.) one time, the number of lessons, or the manner in which tuition is PART THREE paid, but besides providing capa ble, comprehensive instruction, Solo No, One for Leader dancing schools must afford pu Hop on right foot and slide pils a favorable opportunity to right diagonally forward. Count practice or dance until proficient. 1,2. I bar. Hop on right, throw This is just as essential and re left well up back. Count i, 2. i quires more time than imparting bar. Leap down on to the left the actual instruction in Social or foot to fourth position, at same Ballroom dancing and is or should time turn one-half round. Count be a factor in the dancing school i and 2. i bar. or academy course. Hop on the left foot, complete Tuition paid for a term of les the turn and throw right foot well sons in dancing classes is not up back. Count i, 2. i bar. In subject to taxation unless an ad all 16 bars. mission price is charged and at Repeat three more times, mov tendance is permitted by the ing to the front of the stage, four evening or by the dance for per times in all. 16 bars. sons who are not regular mem As you slide the right foot for bers or pupils in such classes, and ward and left hand rests upon the the tax accrues for everyone pres left side, right hand raised out at ent (even for anyone admitted side. As the leap is made onto free) with the acceptance of even the left foot, change the position a single admission regardless of of the hands ; as you complete the how much or how little instruc turn again change position of the tion may have been imparted, al- hands with the right on the side thoug some instruction is presum and left up, changing movement ably necessary to distinguish the of the hand with each step. non-taxable isstitution or class from the dance or amusement. Step Two Many of the best teachers and Two "Jettes" and three changes dancing institutions conduct reg back. ular dancing parties as an amuse Explanation Leap on the right ment for profit, devoting only k foot to second position, at same of their portion time and facil time throw the left well up back. ities to instruction and classes; Count i, 2. i bar. upon such dances the amusement Leap back with the left foot to tax accrues if an admission price second position, with the right is charged by the evening or by well up. Count 1,2. i bar. the dance whether any instruction is imparted at such assemblies or As you leap on to the right not. W. E. Goodfellow. foot, left hand out at side, the right hand on right side; as the leap is made back on to the left foot, raise the right hand out at THE TWO STEP. 25
side and rest the left hand on Eight back Glissades and out. side. Explanation Hop on left, at same time throw the right out in Three Changes front and back, resting the weight Step down on to the left in first on the right foot in fifth position, is position and raise the right into front crossed. As the weight the third position. Step down onto transferred to the right, glide i, 2. bar. the right and raise the left into left back. Count i third point position. Step down Repeat by drawing the right up back, as onto the left and raise the right to the left and slide left i, 2. into third point position. Count in a chasse. Count i bar. the over. i, 2. I bar. Repeat by throwing left Count i, 2. i bar. Repeat eight The three changes must be times, moving back and out. made quickly. Repeat the above Note When the right foot is movements seven times, moving in front lean well to the right side to the back of the stage. with the left hand raised out at For the three changes, place the side, right resting on the side, both hands upon the sides. reversing the position with each Step Three step. Three Pas de Bourree to right PART FOUR and Jette Coupe. After the principal has danced Explanation Leap forward di her solo, she glides back and off agonally onto the right, raising the stage and the girls in line the heel well from the floor, bring dance their solo, as follows : the left toe under the right heel. Count i, 2. i bar. Now make Lines on the sides repeat first three quick and short steps almost step of the solo dance ; on the in place, stepping on right, left, fourth time come into position by right. Count i, 2. i bar. Leap, couples, facing the audience. onto right to second position and Step Two throw the right well up back. the solo Count i, 2, 3. i bar. Repeat step two of dance, backward, Hop onto the right in place and moving coming throw the left well up in front. back into single file on the last time. Count i, 2. i bar. Repeat, moveing to the left ; Step Three peat eight times in all, moving to the front of the stage. All waltz forward four meas and back four meas As you leap forward, raise the ures piroutte ures, in two lines, right out at side, left hand rest stopping facing audience. ing on the side, for the three quick steps, both rands raised on Second Solo ^ the sides. For the Jette Coupe both hands up in front. Principal enters; throw arms to and fro, using two-step move Step Four ment, making the movement very 26 THE TWO STEP. freely ; stop at the center of the feet. Do this in eight counts. stage ; turn back to audience and Now, the remaining girls stand pose backward as far as possible ing in line give principal the end with hands carred well up in of line which she holds in her left front. Hold sixteen counts. Waltz hand. The remaining every other forward four measures. Repeat girl from the right line gives the step two of solo No. i, moving principal the ends of scarfs which backward. she hold in right hand. The principal now raises both \ Step Two hands together over the head, and the girls move back and form a Pas de Basque forward 8 bars. large circle around the principal Explanation Throw the weight and all dance the two-step move upon the right foot making half ment around in a circle. circular movement with the left foot, brim- the left toe to fifth Note If the dance is given by advanced pupils the Pas de position back making a dipping movement \vith the knees. As Basque movement may be substi the toe comes to fifth position, tuted for the two-step movement. immediately slide the rieht foot Make two complete circles slightly forward ; draw the left around the principal. On reach toe to fifth position back. Count ing places the second time around in I. 2. 3. Repeat by throwing the all go to the principal and rifht foot around back to fifth po grasp the other end of the scarf sition. At the same time slide the and back in places, stopping in left foot forward and draw the two lines as before. Kneel on right toe to fifth position back. knee nearest the principal, hold Count i and 2. ing the hands high up in front. Repeat, eight stcns in all, mov- The principal now makes five ng to the front of the stace. Re or six pirouetts towards the back peat step No. four of first solo, of the stage and leaps from the moving backward to the center of floor and kneels at the back of the stage and stop. the stage, holding the hands up in front. PART FIVE As the principal leaps from the The girls standing in side lines floor the kneeling girls also rise now forward, forming a small and spring from the floor ; they circle around the principal and kneel, forming tableaux. Curtain every other girl from the left line down. gives the end of her scarf to the ( Te be Continued. ) principal, which she holds in her left hand. Every other girl from the right Mine. Menzeli's Grand Opera line also gives her the end of Ballet School. All kinds of Danc scarf, which she holds in her right ing. Acts originated for Vaude hand. The principal now makes ville or Cabaret artists. 22 East a twist or knot of the scarfs, plac 16 th Street, New York City. ing the ends securely under the Tel. 3334 Stuyvesant. THE TWO STEP 27
HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN dancer of this period was Miss Novitzkaya, who was also exquis BALLET ite in technic, but whose career By Mme. Elizabetta Menzeli, 22 was destroyed at the start by an affair of the heart. Gedeonoff, the E. 1 6th St., New York director of the Imperial Dancing Didelot's Power Academy, was madly in love with her and proposed, but Miss No- is how Didelot, a It strange vistkaya having given her heart rather small, insignificant, pock to a poor actor remained true to marked and deformed French him and became his wife. This man, who was born and educated ended her ropes of artistic suc in Sweden, could play a domin cess, for the powerful men of the role during the twenty-five ating time opposed her because of her years that he was director of the fine moral character. She pre Ballet Academy. The Imperial ferred to sacrifice, her art to her most famous dancers of that time, ideals of conduct and retired from Istomina, Teleshova and others the stage to live a happy domes were of his school. The pupils tic life till her death. Czar received Didelot always the Russian ballet had with greatest courtesy as he By 1847 taken a leading place in Europe, might have his leading general but in dramatic sense it was still and the priests finally left him foreign in character, the librettos alone. One of Didelot's policies being built on foreign themes was to engage the best dancers of mainly or constructed to foreign the world for the Russian ballet, music. With the advent of the for which they had to study the Glinka, Russian method and Russian art. composers Dargomyjsky, Balakireff and Moussorgsky, it When these foreign dancers later was evident that ballet faced a re left Russia, for performances form similar to music. The bal abroad, they proved themselves lets of had usually truly Russian in technic and previous period divided into several acts, spirit. been each of which had entrees, or During the reign of Czar Nich dances which, in steps, gestures olas I, Fanny Elsler and Marie and attitudes, represented a cer iwere the leading figures Taglion tain part of the action but lacked the ballet. Both these women of real dramatic detail. Ballets achieved phenomenal success. which expressed feeling symbolis- was small, ugly and very Taglioni tically were called lyrical dances, unattractive in figure and Elsler while those more pantomimic stolid, clumsy and thirty- was were termed dramatic ballets. The old when she first ap eight years latter were classified as historical, That they could keep peared. mythological, poetical and alle their audience spellbound with gorical. Russian ballet had mostly the beauty of their art and their been allegorical-dramatic in its exquisite technic was a genuine early history, with a strong ten marvel. Not only Russia, but all dency also to lyricism. Europe was enthusiastic over their dances. The most beautiful 28 THE TWO STEP PERSONALS. THE TWO STEP
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Our Terms are Cash. der it now. Price $5.00. Bntered ai Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office, Buffalo, N Y. Lola Girlie and James Temple- ASSOCIATE EDITORS. ton, in novelty dance, pupils of Bang«rt, Jas. W., Baltimore, Mil. Madame E. Menzeli, 22 E. i6th Bott, J. Angell, Cleveland, Ohio. Street, New York City, are now Chambers, W. E., Omaha, N*b. in vaudeville. Be sure to see Chalif, Louis H., New York City. them when in your city. A great Condley, Jas. P., Auburn, N. Y. Clendenen, F. L. 8t Louis, Mo treat in store for you. Dnryea, Oscar, New York City. Hinman, Z. L., San Francisco, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Sojack of Huntinghouse, B. G., Chicago, 111. Kehl, F. W., Madison, Win, Cleveland, Ohio, have leased Wal is Kelly, P. H., Holyoke, Mass. ter's Grove. This a beautifhl Kretlow, Louis, Chicago, 111. grove and a fine dancing pavilion. Labonte, A. O., Lawrence, Mass. They have run it all summer with Mahler, Jacob, St. Louis, Mo. lienzeli, Mme. Elizabetta, Now York great success. They are now Newman, Albert W., Philadelphia. arranging to open all their classes. Norman, F. H., Montreal, Can. Prinz, E. A., St. Joseph, Mo.
Sampson, I., Lynn, Mass. Mr. Jacob Mahler, St. Louis, Smith, James, Chicago Mo., has sent out an attractive H. T. Whitley, Vadez, Alaska. booklet announcing the fiftieth Curtis, John, Carl ton, Vic., Australia. season in St. Louis, a D 'Albert, Chas., London, England. extending
Ed. J, Kurylo, New York Cily. cordial invitation to former pupils.
L*pp, G W., Paris, Franc*. nc\v pupils and their friends to VestofT, Veronine Ne.v York City visit this modern and well ap- THB TWO STEP 29
Mr. and Mrs. W. E GOODFELLOW,
in their new Society Dance. 80 THE TWO STBP. pointed school. He also has ar score containing all the music for ranged for a teacher course. Send the exercises and dances, 37 pages. for booklet. Send for a free illustrated pros pectus, showing the full table of Mr. Paul Le Fever, Toledo, contents and specimen pages, to with descriptive matter. As Ohio, has issued a very artistic gether have a left booklet containing cuts made we only few copies you had make mind to from original pen sketches posed better up your by Mascagno's pupils. Mr. Le buy Zorn's Grammar and Music Fever reports business good in Score at once. Price $10.00 net. H. ton Walker. spite of the war. Lay
Prof, and Mrs. Wyndham Bed My dear Mr. Walker: ford located in Ft. Worth, Texas, I'ave you had the Flu? It is last February and are meeting common for every one to get it. with great success. They are It certainly plays the deuce with teachers ot wide experience, hav our profession. We here in Wis ing taught for 19 years. consin have been closed for two weeks churches and schools and C. P. Meulendyke, W. J. Van all places of amusement. Hope Hengel, P. Van Werven, Jr., Rot it does not hit you as hard as it terdam, Holland, and Gerard J does us. Well. Harry, we missed v. d. Mark, Gravenhaie. Neder- you at New York. It is always a land, having just received circu pleasure to us to shake your hand lars and booklets from a few of and snent a few days with you. our foreign subscribers. They are The latent news is that my hall all teaching the very latest dances has been tnken bv the government ballroom and stage. Business to be u«ed as a Home for the Sail is very good with them in spite of ors and Soldiers. War Camp. war conditions. Communitv Service. It was the most suitable nlace in the city. It has two bowline alleys, offices, Mrs. King, Sidney, Nova Sco dining room, kitchen, several tia, wife of King, T. C. states that dressing rooms, janitor's apart he is still at the front in France. ment, besides the fine floor for Reports that business was fair the dancing. The soldiers will have past year. everything free writing paper. They even will put three pool Have just purchased from Al tables in the dining room. Am re fonso Joseph Sheafe the copy moving seven bowling alleys from right, plates, cuts and a few re one of my buildings and putting maining books of Zorn's Gram down a dance floor. I was com mar of of the Art Dancing, con- pelled to buy a building in the taising 320 pages, approximately east end of the city, so I could put 8xii inches, and is substantially my alleys out there. We will be and artistically bound in full cloth in our new place in a week. So with title in gold ; also the music when the ban is lifted we will be THE TWO STBP. 81 ready to teach our classes. They to Pennsylvania, and possibly are not very large this year. The west through Ohio and Kentucky. war is affecting danicing a good It is a species of the prairie deal. chicken, but a little smaller and Hoping you and yours are all ruddier in color. But it was not well and happy is the wish of in the early days distinguisred yours. from the prairie chicken, and con Sincerely, sequently nothing definite is known about the western limits Mr. and Mrs. F. \Y. Kchl. of its range, because in 1885, thanks to the lack of protection DANCE IS OF laws and the general game hog- gisiiness of American hunters, it ANIMAL ORIGIN had been entirely wiped out of ex istence except on Martha's Vine The one-step and waltz have yard Island, off the southern coast one of the most ancient ancestries of Massachusetts. It was pre of any action performed by man, served there in small numbers, writes Walter Prichard Eaton in thanks to local pride, and in 1907 the Philadelphia Public Ledger. the state set aside a reservation Men and women danced long for the existing birds, on which before the earliest days of re all hunting has been ever since corded history, and the animals rigidly prohibited and constant danced before man. The dance is efforts made to eliminate cats, a biolog'ical survival, and when hawks, and other enemies, as well you come upon a group of -young as man. people dancing you see but a relic Even so, the fight has been a instinct, moulded, of the mating hard one. Dr. Forbush says that adapted, superlaid with a thou after the forest fire of 1916 only sand overtones by centuries of twenty-one birds remained. In civilization. The fact is even 1916 there were probably 2000. vaguely recognized at times ; But then came a forest fire and been to to a girls have known go the next winter a flight of gos catch a man ! dance to The waltz hawks, and the following season, has been of courtship provocative in April, he could find only 120 least, old-fashioned, at the good, birds, mostly males. A few birds waltz of a age, dreamy bygone bad meanwhile been sent to Long Strauss was consid when Johann Island and to Essex County, ered a musician and Irving Ber Mass., but all the Long Island lin was unknown. birds died. An evil fate seems to I have been inspired to these follow the poor creatures. Even profound remarks by rending a as far back as 1834, when the paper on "The Heath Hen of Mar- Massachusetts legislature enacted tra's Vinevard,' by Edward H. a law for their protection, the Forbush, Massachusetts State Or printer conspired against them nithologist, in the American Mu and the astonishing solons found seum Journal. on their desks at the State House The heath hen is a game bird a paper witr the following title: which was once common in north "A Bill to Protect the Heathen eastern America, extending south of Martha's Vineyard." 32 THB TWO STEP.
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The most interesting character strumental hits, considers it quite istic of the heath hen, which, of a distinction to be the writer of course, it shares with the prairie an instrumental success at a time chicken and to a less extent with when there seemed to be a gen other species of grouse, is the eral lack of interest among deal male's dancing and tooting at ers and the public for this form mating time. Dr. Forbush lay in of musical composition. How a blind of corn shocks and ob ever, it merely proves that orig- served at close range the antics inality will win out despite any of never less than twenty-five prevailing conditions. There is male birds, while a few females no musical publication at the walked about picking up corn and present day that is played as of not at all seemingly impressed. ten bv the orchestras and receives likeness The of this perform such an ovation every time it is ance of the heath hen to the mat 'nlaved than "Indianola." As a dances of as ing primitive peoples, fox-trot it is incomparable. Mil in the works of anthro described lions of dancers are demanding it is apparent. shows pology, It evervwhere on account of its that the dance was one of the snapnv and vivacious rhvthm and things that man brought with him ratchv melodies. Tos. W. Stern up from the lower orders whence fr Co are the publishers of "In he evolved. At about the time dianola." Dr. William Beebe was writing in another magazine about his at tempts to see the dance of the great ocellated argus pheasant on the Malay Peninsula, an attempt attended with considerably more danger and less success than that of Dr. Forbush. This magnifi Do Business by Mail cent bird has secret dancing It'a profitable, with accurate li»" of vital grounds in the heart of the tropic prospecU. Ooi catalogue containa information on MaU Advertising. 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Buy yourself a Christmas Present: Start a Library now: only $10.00 SPECIAL NORMAL COURSE In DURYEA AESTHETICS and BALL.ROOM DANCING for Children and Adults of the DTJRYEA NORMAL SCHOOL (INCORPORATED) Dance Movements arranged by Mr. Oscar Duryea The Canteen Canter a dance developed from the Soldier life at the Cantonments Liberty Waltz Rythmatic Patriotism Personified Swagger Stick Drill Duryeas Aesthetics- -The necessary Calisthenics of dancing in an attractive form All the essential Modern Dances as danced in Neu> York's ITltra Smart Ballrooms, uiith simplified methods of instruction. DURYEA NORMAL SCHOOL. 47 West 72nd Street New York City Composed by PRICE LIST Coppelia Solo Dance Description and Diagram ...... $2.00 Music $ .30 Butterfly Solo Dance Description and Diagram ...... 2.00 Music .25 Paillion D'or Group Dance Description and Diagram.. 2.00 Music .25 Rip Van Winkle Operetta Book and Music ...... 3.00 Carnival Pranks Confetti Dance (Group) ...... 1.50 Music .25 Easter Lillies Symbolic Easter Drill (Group) ...... 2.00 Music .75 Egyptian Cymbal Group Dance ...... 1.50 Music .30 Gypsy Camp Group Dance ...... 1.50 Music .30 Zuave Drill For Boys or Girls ...... 2.50 Music .25 Rustle of Spring (Grecian Nature Dances) ...... 3.00 Music .40 Spring Song ...... 3.00 Music .40 Frog Song With Chorus and Dance Comique and De scriptive ...... 2.00 Music .50 Base Ball Boys Characteristic Drill ...... i.oo Music .50 Firemen's Drill Characteristic Drill ...... 1.50 Music .25 Palm Drill Aesthetic Dance for Young Ladies ...... 2.50 Piano and Orch. 2.00 Gavotte Menzeli Duet or Group (From 8 to 16 People) . . i.oo Piano $ .25; Orch. 1.50 Pas de Couronne de Fleures Solo and Group Dance.... 3.00 Music .40 Le Paniere de Rose Classic Toe Solo ...... 3.00 Music .40 Rose Mourante Poetic Solo Dance with Music ...... 2.50 Classic Ballet Solo For Male Dancer with Music ...... 4.00 Warrior Dance For Male Dancer with Music ...... 4.00 Hindoo Dance Dramatic Solo With Music ...... 3.00 Amazon Evolution Descriptive Group with Music ...... 3.00 Hunter's Chase Character Solo Dance with Music ...... 3.00 Schubert's Military Match Dramatic Group with Music. 3.00 March Heroic (Saint Saens) Solo with Music ...... 4.00 Sailor Battle Drill, from Opera Rienzi with Music ...... 10.00 Swan Dance Classic Toe Solo with Music ...... 3.00 Pas de Veil (Scarf Dance) with Music ...... 3.00 Giaconda Ballet Group with Music ...... 5.00 Giaconda Solo Group with Music ...... 3.00 CONTINUED ON NEXT PACE: Dances Composed by MME. ELIZABETTA MENZELI, (Continued.) PRICE LIST-Continued. Patriotic Toe Solo Variation with Music 10.00 Spec, to order Greek Pantomime Ensemble with Music 5.00 Amor Solo with Music 3.00 Fairy Roses Novel Spectacular Group Dance 3.00 Ballet From the Opera Carmen with Music 5.00 Ballet From the Opera Aida with music 5.00 Pierrot As Poet Pantomimic Ballet from the French. Translated and adopted for use for our dancing school entertainments. Time, I hour. Introducing a large number of people and dances 10.00 Aviator Solo with Music 3.00 Fantasy of Ancient Egypt First Time on any Stage, and presented at New York Lyceum Theater by Mme. Elizabetta Menzeli 20.00 To order only for Group & Solo Le Spirite de Vampire (Saint Saens) To order only.... 20.00 The Awakening of the Soul Dramatic Interpretive Dance Poem. Comprising Eight Dances. For Solo...... 30.00 A Burmese Dance For Male Dancer (Tragic Descriptive) 20.00 Le Retour de Pierrot Dance Pantomime Male Dancer. 15.00 The Wood Sprite Solo 5.00 Perillieux Badinage (Dangerous Sport) French Panto mime for Male and Female and Ensemble, if desired. 10.00 Pas Militaire Hongroise Double Dance 3.00 Spirit of the Times 5.00 Patriotic Toe Dance Solo 5.00 Pas de Trois Pantomime Dance 5.00 Polka Comique Pantomime Dance for Children 3.00 II Pleut (It is Raining) Characteristic Toe Dance 3.00 Fancy Toe Dance Medley with Song if desired Solo 4.00 Any of the above dances will be sent upon receipt of money order, check or cash. FRADAM FftENZESLJ'S $rand Ballet $cl>ool, 22 East 16th Street New York City Fancy and Stage Dances BY PROF. FRANK NORMAN. FOR SALE BY TWO-STEP PUBLISHING COMPANY, MAIN AND FERRY STREETS, BUFFALO, N. Y. THE DREAM (Tempo 4-4) Duet Dance for two girls. An original Novelty. Very effective. Price $1.00. Special Music, 50 cents. PIZICATTI (Tempo 2-4) Italian Handkerchief Duet Dance for Boy and Girl. Price ?l.0(). Special Music, 50 cents. MAMA'S BABEE (Tempo 3-4) A Lullaby for any even number of little girls. Entrance, Song and Chorus (8 verses of popular Nursery Rhymes). Dance and Exit. A dainty novelty and immense hit. Price, $1.00. Special Music, 50 cents. THE PA VAN (Tempo 4-4) A very old, stately Court Dance an historical novelty. Price, $1.00. THE SCARF DANCE AND TABLEAUG (Tempo 6-8) Arranged for 16 young Ladies and Soloist. Always an Immense success. The prettiest, easiest Ballet, introducing ten Gorgeous Tableaux. Each girl using a four-yard scarf. Don't miss this. Price, $1.00. SPRITES FANTASY (Tempo 4-4) A dainty Ballet for any number of little girls. Very easy and catchy. Price, $1.00. LA ZINGERELLA (Tempo 3-4) Spanish Love Duet for Bo yand Girl. A graceful novelty Dance and Pantomime. Price, $1.00. Special Music, 50 cents. THE KERMESSE Historical "First Part" for annual closings. Introduces the National Song and Dances of different Nations. This is a winner. Price, $1.00. LA ZORONGO (Tempo 6-8 and 3-4) A rollicking Spanish Ballet for any number of ladies and gentlemen. Introduces poses, steps, tableaux tam bourine effects, etc. Price, $1.00. GAINSBORO DOUBLE SEXTETTE The Hit of the Convention. Price re duced to 50 cents. A. B. C. WALTZ CHARTS Price, 25 cents. THE DANCE INSTRUCTOR By Prof. Norman. 135 pages of necessary Information to every teacher of dancing. Don't miss this. Price (cloth), 50 cents. PAS DE QUATRE (Tempo 4-4) Skirt Dance for four girls a distinct novelty and out of the ordinary run. Price, $1.00. THE FRENCH GAVOTTE (Tempo 4-4) For any even number of couples in a circle. Very easy and catchy. Price, $1.00. THE BOLERO (Tempo 3-4 Mazurka) A standard classical novelty. A work of art. Price, $1.00. Special music, 50 cents. KOSACKA RUSSIAN SOLO DANCE (Tempo 2-4) Twelve correct steps. Price, $1.00. For Sale by TWO-STEP PUBLISHING COMPANY, Main and Ferry Streets, Buffalo, N. Y. Newman Catechism QJf C lassie Dancing PRICE FIVE DOLLARS Is now offered in Its complete form, beautifully bound, to all those Interested In the Terpsichorean Art. This news will be hailed with joy by hundreds who have been looking for just such a book. A book that pertains to the High Art of Dancing and all its connecting subjects. The author, Mr. Albert W. Newman, is so well known to the profession that a further introduction is hardly necessary. It suffices to say that his enviable .position at the head of his profession and his vast experience as a successful Master of Dancing Is sufficient to guarantee this work to be of exceptional value. It is absolutely indispensable to the Student. Teacher, and Professional Dancer. IT IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED. YOU CAN'T BE WITHOUT A COPY AND YOU WILL NEVER PART WITH IT. The mere fact that the book is already In the hands of the greatest in the profession is evidence that you also should possess a copy. It is not only endorsed bv the most prominent foreign artists, but recognized as an Authentic Text Book by the loading Colleges and Schools in the United States where dancing Is taught. There IK nothing like it on the market. It Is a wonder book. TT REVEALS THE METHODS OF PATLOWA. VORDKTX. GENE' TIUN- CAT?. RT. TiFHTfl. ETC.. A XT) THE RVSSTA\ AND FRENCH SYSTEMS OF BALLET. V It is a guide to the heeinnor. It teaches you how to perform a movement, then refers to mistakes which might occur during its execution. It deals with Music, Pantomime. Rythmic Art, Gesticulation, Compoositlon, Art of Impromptu Dancing, etc. Further, it contains in a condensed form the most valuable matter obtained from at least 150 Books on Dancing, in the German, French and English languages, combined with the vast personal teaching experience of Mr. Albert w. N°wman. and also of two previous generations. Price, $6. For Sale by TWO STEP PUBLISHING COMPANY, Main and Ferry Streets, Buffalo, N. Y. DANCE DESCRIPTIONS ON SALE BY THE TWO-STEP PUBLISHING CO., MAIN AND FERRY STS. Exhibition Dances Aesthetic Drill "The Roses" ^o "Chinese Romance" Duo arranged -----to the Nut Cracker Ballet Suite by Tscharkowsky ------i.oo Exhibition Waltz Duo i.oo Harvest Dance Group Adapted------from a Finnish Folk Dance and modernized .50 Pavlowa Gavotte An established------classic - - - - i.oo Springtime Flowers Solo or Group - i.oo Swagger Stick Drill Military in character ...- - - i.oo Birth of the Butterfly Intrepretative - - - - i.oo Military Cotillion for Adults or Children - - - .50 LATEST CREATIONS Ballroom Dances with music and description, $oc each. "Two Two," a fox trot, "Inner Circle Tango," "Ritz Waltz' new 1918-19 edition, "The Ramble" waltz in slow tempo, "Military One Step" as good today as yesterday, and better tomorrow. "Hello" One Step can be used with or without song accompaniment, "U. S. Taps" most appropriate at this time, "The Chinese Toddle" fascinating oriental dance, "The Toddle" pleasing dance in schottische rhythm. "Canteen Center" the new Duryea Cantonment One Step, "Liberty Waltz" pulsating with patriotic cadiences, Mr. Duryea's latest Valse Moderate, "Swagger Stick Drill" dancing exercise in attractive form, "Birth of the Butterfly" interpret." five dance, simple but most affective. The Thrift Stamp Cotillion contest, Camouflage on Turn in Fox Trot and One Step. Ballroom Dances for Adults, description only, $oc each. "Domino Tango," "Hawaiian One Step" Ciitmore or One Step Waltz a simplex system for teaching the One Step to Waltz time. "Plaza Valtz" Canter and Waltz combined, "Zig Zag One Step,"' "Gliding Fox Trot," very smart and correct. "The Jazz," four-four syncopated time, "Jazz One Step" quite different. "Fast Fox Trot." "Four Four' a Fox Trot "j.ngo, "Fox Trot Pace," "Junior One Step." Ballroom Dances for Children Description only, soc. "Pickford Polka" as taught to Mary Pickford by Mr. Duryea for a Photo-Play, "1918-19, One Step," "Junior Fox Trot." good for Adult begin ners "Fascination Waltz," educational and entrancing, "Clapping One Step" a happy combination of Folk and Modern Dancing. "Petite Valse" modern, "Du Zurka," a modern Mazurka, "Military Charge" marching dince to two- four or six-eight time. Educational Dances for old and young. Modern method of teaching the Waltz. Modern method of teaching the Two Step. Directions 50 cents each. SHOULD BE THE POSSESSOR OF Clendenen's Treaties on Stage Dancing Thin is a standard work, unexcelled as a work of superiority, and is the only book published in America, v. eating upon every branch of Stage Dancing, start ing with the rudiments of our art and treating upon Exercises, Posing, Technical Terms, Fancy Dancing, etc., making it a complete treaties on dancing for th« beginner or advanced teacher. ""he aim of the publisher was to meet the demands of the beginner, re quiring a thorough conception of the essentials and rudiments of the dancing rt; and, to give to advanced teachers, proper facilities, opportunities, and advantages, for a higher dancing education. Tt contains information, ciilrain «ting in Life, and Force that Devise snd Achieve, with reference to the status r.f ability to be enjoyed by the teacher of dancing. This work is endorsed »nd recommended by the Press and the Professional Dancing Teachers. Owing to the great demand for this work, orders should be sent at an early date. This work has been republished. at a great expense, revisions having been made by Mr. Louis Kretlow of Chicago, 111. It contains, among other important information and instructions, many intricate features of Ballet, Poses, Atti tudeo. Arabesques, and Positions; Analysis and Combinations of Technical Terms. Forming Fancy Dances, LaZephire; Skipping Rope Dance; Handy Ret erencei and Qeneral Review, Questions and Answers; Fancy Dances and How to Teach; Highland Fling. Sailors Hornpipe; 20th Century Skirt Dance; La- Manola, and many others. PRICE FOR THIS COMPLETE AND VALTJABLF WORK. ONLY FIVE DOLLARS. TWO STEP PUBLISHING CO. Others Make Money TEACHING OCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCING This Pleasant, Lucrative Business Averages $1,000 to $5,000 Annually Ladies or Gentlemen, young or middle aged YOU Can learn in a few weeks at small Cost To impart^capable instruction BE YOUR OWN BOSS WORK FOR YOURSELF This is not a new or untried get-rich-quick proposi tion just being offered as a novelty or experiment. We are offering to ladies and gentlemen a praclical Normal Course of Instruction in the elements of a tried and approved vocation or profession which we ourselves and many others have followed honorably and success fully for many years. SEND STAflP FOR BOOKLET If you are willing to devote a few weeks time and to spend a reasonable amount of money towards STARTING RIGHT upon the road to a success which many have have failed to attain for lack of a little training. THE SPRINGFIELD (OHIO.) SCHOOL OF DANCING Normal Coarse. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. GOODFELLOW, Instructors, Make Key Diitrct Wittenberg Ave., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, U. 8. A. CORRECT POSITION Four Variations described for Gentleman Counterpart for Lady. A- Cut Out or Emphasis Combination B Syncopated Combination C Natural or Right Progressive Turn D_Reverse or Left Progressive Turn ONE STEP START lUBIMltO IT gPRINGFIElP OF DANCING SPRINGFIELD.OHO. US. A. H. F. Staples & Co. MEDFORD, MASS. Manufacturers of STAPLES' POWDERED WAX A BALL ROOM FLOOR POLISH THE KIND THAT DANCERS LIKE. ill Polish any Floor for ImmediateUsi Absolutely Free from Dust. Will Not Soil the Finest Garments. Will not ball up or stick to the shoes. No black spots on the floor. CORRECT ONE/\Mr STEPtLTCO CORRECT WALTZ POSITION POSITION PLLNTY ' SRKt KTWEIN FACtS WELL APART AND LOOKING*"^ STRAIGHT FACES RIGHT HAW) AT ,.un LADIE.5 WU5T "^fD/ WAIST, STANDEKCT AND NATURAL STANDSTRAIGHT _ PERFECTLY BALANCED ALSO FOX TROT. ETC. ON YDUR FELT All rights reserved by the American Dance Publishing House, Springfield, Ohio PRICE $1.00 PRICE fl.?5 Send orders to The Two Step. Souvenir Baloons Fancy Paper -Hats and /Novelties /Sew Catalogue Free NEWMAN MFG. CO. 647 Woodward Ave. CLEVELAND, OH1 Mason's hancy Drills and Marches tor Younf CcBtiatain.?BB09C rAH. ni mi, HOOP,OOF SZXC- DZX, DULZJ AW .<»i ». lion M a r « a , Drills, .1C., st * pud 'to HCSM, School and S«tf iQStrncttOB.IBMi trutcd by 1*0 » graving* ( r n !if'.', obtained by pkot0Frftpkr( which M*WI tW proper poaitiov ia enrn caac. Tlw work1 coutainn BjE«rcisc$, without apparatus. Broom and Fan Drills, Marches and Military Evolutions for IMO by Oirlt and Boys. Fencing rtc. Thr nausic tjiven includes all the calls used in the Army. t«c«th*t with valuable explanations. The book wi.l uc J.D cfiicient aid in teaching how the bodily p«wan i >«developed and grace in mcvemcni acquired in harmony with the laws of health. MO paces. Price, 35 ct*. 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