place at the Bateman-Kinge delightful prizegivin took School cing on. Tuesday, after-moon, December 19, when the young pupils, who ' had. distin: nished " themselves during the Work of the autumn term, gave an exhibition _and received prizes presented by Dr. Anne Walter Fearn.
Miss Carol Bateman, in introducing the various numbers, ete brief explanation of the object of the courses, saying in part that the ral classes with which the pro-€ramme opened Were those recom mended. for younger. children and beginners, or" og a foundation for those who wish to speci let." The three babies their class were Patricia Boundy, Audrey Heaton and' Ena" Marshall. 'Marge' Weyler, Wendy Gates and Colette Mary represented the intermediate class and Joan Popple Maisie Taylor and Doreen Richardson the senior class.
The aim of the acrobatic classes to teach the pupils to stretch their limbs and train their muscles until they. eventual ud complies contro ents, The pupils monstrated this form' of dancing were Ludmilla Koch," Reginette Felgate and Sylvia Syberg in the first class, Marie Carettl, Jove Yorke and Edith Quayle in the see-and, and Peggy Stoats, Margy" Seh-Joten and Pat Stormes'in the third, In Greek dancing, continued Miss Bateman, one must learn to. move rythmieally" an ith complete, coordination and body. The ly, the bali exer~ which the children demon-essential to acquiring this mastery. The children taking part were Ann Arnold-Jones, Micky Gensburger, and Swenyth MeGuinness in the first class and Margy Scholten, Cynthia Barnes and Evgeno Koch in the second.
The Bateman-King School follows the 'Cecchetti method of teaching Dallet, said Miss Bateman, this branch of dancing refuting' s0 much strength in the foot. that exercises fat the barra wote necessary for that and also. to loosen the limbs. To obtain poise and lightness the same time required intensive training. Marge Weyler, Ludmilla Koch and Reginette Felate for the first class, Margaret, and Barbara Carr and Catherine: Henchman for the second class and Jane Stoats, Eugene Koch and Barbara Ward for the third class demonstrated this: method,
lass Was represented Ju "conclusion the tap, dancing Stoats, Betty Sebloten, Helen Whit-ton and Pat Stormes.
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