BRITISH DANCERS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1933, Page 7

BRITISH DANCERS

A HIGH STANDARD MAINTAINED

CULTIVATION OF DEPORTMENT

LONDON, January 17

Few people! no*v very good are the uaucorrf cl ifcritaai, states a no table teaener of dancing |n England. \ ou will often "hc.ir comparisons between Jiiptiuii ballroom dancing and Fiat of eckur countries, and usually the Br.ti.sh dancing suffers. Criticism ot j.'ritidi dancing is itiiju-tiffed. I say without hesitation, that dancing in tins (.oiu!try is as good as any in lie win Id. For >ix years past there have -been revei'il world diairnknidiips held, both amateur and prof Visional, and whenever a British couple have entered they have won the first prize. And when you consider that these championships have been held in other countries with judges other than Englishmen you will realise that there is a deal of creditdue to the Fngii li couples. They win despite great differences in style. Most dances are introduced into England from America and the Continent, but always, when once a. dance is taken up here, we put it into shape and formulate correct steps. And very often, dancers from, the country where the dance originated come here to re-learn their own dance. Orr dancing famed for its cultivation of deportment, grace and motion. Those essential's are put into all the dances, and it i> tlvse essentials that hiring success to our re-rrev-entatives abroad.