THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1959.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
ELIZABETH SEAL AND EDMUNDO ROS `demonstrate a new dancing rage: The
The mer-eng-ay!
PICTURE BY JOHN COLK
A multiple-exposure shot (read it from right to left) of one step of the merengue,
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IF you still think that a meren- gup is something you eat, then you haven't been dancing lately. Because thé merengue (pronounced mer-eng-ay) is quickly shoving the cha-cha out of the No. 1 popularity spot in Britain's night-clubs and ball- rooms. Or so the dance experts tell me.
And what better expert than Edmundo Ros?
1. Step back with left foot, men are such dreadful dancers. swivelling. wiightly to your They hold you al arm's length, Bert. (Count three.)
·
4. Close right foot to left fool, swiveling to the forward, (Count four.)
WOMAN'S STEPS
1. Step back with right foot. swivelling slightly to your right. (Count one) Clone left fool to right foot, wwiveling to face forward. (Conni two.>
2
Step forward with right fool, swivelling slightly to your left. Coat three.)
"I like the way Continental men dance, though... close."
How it began
She Hamped away again with Mr Ros. Sideways, this time. They locked Ukce à couple of injured cruka. Speaking of
injuries, that's
how the merengue happened.
Way down in the Caribbean, in the tiny island of Dominica, the Governor gave a ball,
After issuing the invitations log and had to
cancel the ball, He gave it— limped through all the
Close left foot to tight foot, he burt His swivelling tightly to face hobble around. But he didn't forward. (Count four.) Here's a hint: when you are swivelling into a step, give it everything you've got, be afraid to wiggle,
Elizabeth Soal was wiggling -besuilfully,
Don't
"I don't usually go dancing,” wild. "because English-
than the sho
"I think the merengue will be more popular in Britain cho cha, sald Mr Ros, "because it's
casier.
The mambo and the cha-cha weze j never as popular here as they were in the United States because the British couldn't be bothered to learn the Intricate steps," he said,
'Colonel Bogey'
I told Mr Rus I thought Bellish men were a lot of extroveria when it Came to ballroom dancing. "That's
dances.
The ladies who danced with him imped in sympathy. Soon. all the guests took up the step and began to limp. And so the merengus was born.
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When egg mixture is com-
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The British."
I caught Mr Ros in the act of merengue-ing round the Boor with Elizabeth Seal, the zany dancing star of "Irma La Douce."
If I hadn't known that Miss
Soal was during the merengue |perience, I know, for I was silvered, blanched almonds, 2 for the first time, I would have one of the final judges. The tbsp. sugar, 1⁄2 tsp. cinnamon guessed it was part of her net. "It's so simple," she hollered over Ros's shoulder and the Latin-Americanised thumps of green, orchid pink checked with
"Colonel Bogey," That's "right apple green, creamy parchment-"Colonel Bogey." We haven't checked with beige,
| heard the end of it yet, I fear. It's the perfect accompaniment to the merengue.
COLOUR-That's The New
Fashion Rule
By Patsy Ann Davidson
out all over this month's
the
TIGH fashion is busting Coloum fron hat to heel
new rule. The manufacturers of hats, gloves 猛 blaze of techni- and handbags and shoes have colour! Shop windows
dyeing been working overtime aru a riot of vivid colours, their accessories to the exact
shade of the newest outils. mixed and matched 28 deftly as the most daring Italian beachwear.
VIVID SHADES
Smartest coats are pale-lots "If you were ever, 3 mouse,
of detergent white and apricot forget it," unge
the fashion pink. Complete outfits come in advertisements. "You'll be vivid shades-marigold yellow, bright as a butterfly now."
cerulean blue (a hotted-up ver- sion of turquoise).
In fact, you'd have 症 hard time to And a cost or suit in any of the classic basie enlours -Krey, navy, black.
Most fashionable suits conte
Picated skirts are back In fashion Short Jackets and bigt. standaway collars are married
airy.
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"But the merengue,” on from last season. Most - Roe, "can be danced portant of all the waist, ny marching tms.?? and high-belted in soft suede or glove leather, is back to stay,
LIGHT AND AIRY Fabrics are light and There are soft, lacy wools with the look of hand-crocheted dish cloths, basket-weave tweeds and smooth dannel sulting, welcome change from the shoggy mohairs and shetlands.
Newest muit
accessory is a flower printed taffeta or chiffon
and blouse
jackoct Kriland: m:tched by tailored clocks hat in the same fabric.
The big thing to remember: when you're doing the meren- que, is to keep one ing stir. The man keeps a stiff right leg and woman a stiff left.
Some collarless suits have in bold cheeks and interesting wide ring stoles, usually Ured colour combinations-turquoise to match the blouse and hat, to checked with white and olive drape around the shoulders.
The Swivel
Here aro Eximundo Roe's directions for the basic meren- guo step:
MAN'S STEPS
1. Step forward with your left
foot, swivelling sligkity your right (Count one.).
2. Clone right food to left foot, swivelling to Isos forward szulu. (Count two).
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Chris Cricket's Song
-The Shadons Said It Was His Best One-
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"We'd love to hear songs," Honid said to Christo
"HRISTOPHER Cricket came pher.
in out of the garden on 10 "Thank you," said Christopher. the window sill of the house. "They're new ones. I've just
From the window Gill he written them" hopped lightly in through the Knart and Hanid wondered open window into the room. why Christopher Cricket was And there, in the room, were asking them as a favour to listen the two people he had come to to his new songs.
see.
Greets The Shadowi "Good evening," Christopher
Road Their Thoughts Christopher Cricket must have sal to Kharf and Hanid, the read their thoughts for he said Shadow-Children with the the next moment: Turned-About Names.
"I'm not very sure whether Knarf and Hanid both re- the songs I've written are good turned Christopher's greeting. or not good. That's why I'd uke Then he came over and Ent you to hear me sing them and down on the floor opposite them, tell me truthfully, mind you. "Td like to ask you a favour,” whether you like them or not,” he said.
Christopher Cricket now un- "A" [kypur?” Hanld asked in 'slung the guitar from his shoul- ļa very cheerful voice, “Of course der. No matter where he went, you may ask us a favour, Chris Christopher Cricket always topher.
carried his gullar with him. He never went anywhere without it. He kept it beside his bed when he wept to sleep.
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Drink Of Worker? "What would you like us to do, Christopher?" Kart asked, "Would you like us to get' you n drink of water?"
"No. thank you,” replied Christopher, "I don't want any thing to drink. I don't wat anything to eat. I only want you to listen to me."
"Oh, that's an easy favour," said Khert,
"I hope it will be," said Chris- topher Cricket, "I want you to listen to me ainig koniec, songs.”. This was a surprising favour, Knart and Hanid knew very well that Chris Cricket, except for the Birds, was the " best singer in the neighbourhood.
Song The Song This is the song that Chris- topher Cricket sang
"When night-time comes »
And the yellow moon rises, And moths and bugi Of many wizer
Flutter about on silent wings, 1 sing to them of the follow-
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1 sing of night and wind, and
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Is always so-80-20-50 long." Shodowe Shouted
had
Even before Christopher Cricket
stopped singing. Knatt and Hanid were shouting "It's a wonderful song, Chris- topher] It's the best song you've" ever nog?"
Christopher Cricket was very pleased.
He thanked his two friends for doing the favour of listening to his new song.
Then he shook hands with each of them and hopped on to the window sill.
Then he hopped Eghtly through the open "window" into the garden.
Chris Cricket már kis hew song to the Shadows, room, they heard, far-off, Chris- And that night, when Knarf topher Cricket cinging and Hanid were dozing in their brand-new song.
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