SHOULD THE TANGO BE DANCED?

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1210, 19 February 1914, Page 4

SHOULD THE TANGO BE DANCED?

VIEWS OF SOME NOTABEE PEOPLE.

Everylady’s Journal has been making it a habit, of late, to consult a number of leading authorities upon various topics of vital interest, and publishing a digest of their views. In the February number just to hand, for example, the question of modern dancing is discussed, with particular reference to the Tango and other “freak” dances. Opinions are expressed by leaders of the Church and such notables as the Mayor of St. Kilda ; Miss Jenny Brennan, the mistress of the ballet of Her Majesty’s Theatre;-Mr R. O. Clack, the general secretary of theY.M.C.A.; Mrs Fair bairn, one of the leaders of Melbourne society; and Mrs Mary Gilmore, the well-known Australian poetess, who lived for some years in South America, where the Tango found its origin. This collection of views makes admirable reading, and it is illustrated with a number of firstclass photographs. The general opinion seems to be that, on the whole, dancing is improving rather than deteriorating, and that it is only in its abuses that it is at all objectionable. There are other fine articles and stories in this February issue of Everylady’s Journal, and the usual splendid review of the prevailing fashions. As we have done before, we recommend this fine sixpenny magazine to all our women readers.