EIGHT RULES FOR WOMEN WHO DANCE
Arthur Murray, a famous American dance instructor, offers the following Bet of rules for women who dance otr would like to. (1) Don't hang on to your partner. Balance yourself with your left hand back of his right shoulder. (2) Don't turn your toes outward. (3) Don't plod or put your heel down before your toe. This' shows you are ego-centric and self-assured. (4) Don't waltz or fox-trot exclusively. People will know you are straightlaced. (5) Don't dance with your shoulders' It shows you are coy and unreliable. Expend your energy in your feet. . (6) Don't giggle or carry on long conversations. This proves you lack rhythm, and are trying to distract your partner's attention from your deficiencics. (7) Keep alert and be ready to move in four directions — but not all at once. . (8) Don't wiggle, don't wave your arms, and don't lean on your. partner's chest.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 36, 5 November 1937, Page 11
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