The Archive · 1932

BORN, NOT MADE

Teresina, the petite Spanish Jdancer who. is. visiting Shanghat, ids out little encouragement. for the average individual who wants fehieve the tame One must be burn to the tango, she said, the had het first glimpse of the Palace Lounge. And hat means. one most be. be "Spaniards. Teresina distinctly dace not recommend that the con fortably. plump. housewife, or. the angling school gi, attempt Gince in public, She feels that the fort should be closely guarded, and only: those fitted by nature' and circumstance for public appearances Should be encouraged te adopt daneing as a career.

Phe artist herself looked forward to a stage career, and. was. con centrating on the drama, studying {lancing only incidentally" selion her masters discovered her talent. Be-ming. her work om the stage {ine'tender age of nine. she was the

she comes to Shanghat atter signal felony Opera Company at 15, and nrenere danse" wih the, Bare Successes in every ea andthe. principal nied Sta The visiting artist, ded with white fur at the elbows, with lane black and white peat! buttons. outlining ihe square neckline, spoke yearn: ingly of the sunny Manila she had Saat left.

'There' seas not a great deal to observe in Manila, she said but she has great hopes for what she may Learn in China, Her tour will take her on to Japan, where stil other types of terpsichorean art will come under her aiention "Teresina is capable of making her own music, since she uses castanets with some' of the dances, castanets specially. constructed from a. partular Kind of wood Then too, her heels are known to make a music of 2 sort not often achieved by dancers. The Teresina heels are famed far and near for their rhythm, even fore pronounced than that attribut-tite other dancers. "And heels are fmipertant in the rendering of any Spanish dance, She speaks French, Spanish, some Ustian snd ig not enrively Tost English, bat rhe unable, to tel

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