Dancers who take their recreation seriously will find some useful advice in a little book published by Allen and Unwin, Ld.—''Three Hundred Hints on Modern Dancing (2s, 6d.), by Edward Scott, It deals to some extent with theatrica} dancing, but the author is principally concerned-with indicating to hig general readers the qualities that ga to form good style in modern ballroom dancing, while he leaves to individual teachers (not without offering intending learners a word of advice on the choice of these) the instruction of the mere steps, According to Mr. Scott, the steps are not by any means the most important thing to learn. Instead of dancing from the feet upward, he tolly us, the dancer should learn) ta do so from the shoulders downward It is important, however, that the feet be turned outward, and the outward turning "must be accomplished at the hip by twisting the thigh bone in its socket."
Ladies may find in this little pook the specific remedy for the collision of knees in waltzing, and gentlemen learn that they might not try to reverse entirely on the' toes like a ballet girl.
Again, if a man wants to figure as a good dancer he must not crush his partner against him, nor hold her too gingerly.
"What is wanted among male dancers," says Mr. Scott, "is more virility. How can a kneetogethei+push-partner-hold-her-by-one-finger kind of fellow hope ta give any rea] pleasure to a girl, or, indeed, get any himself from a feeble performance There are things ai girl must not do, too. For instance, she must not nip or press her partner's right arm with her left elbow. A man ig much to be pitied who has a "nipper" for a partner!
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