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STEPS TO BRIGHTEN UP THE BALLROOM.
London has been invaded by the people who teach Britain to dance. From all over the country danc- ing teachers have come to learn the latest steps, and are spending a week finding out Just how "mapy of the new. Spanish steps can be safely taught in the parish halk. – Dancing has wakened
up.
The smooth, gliding movements have been replaced by curves, teb-to-tum apins and rapid unwinding movements.
Even the stagier ateps of the tango have been adapted.
Intricate Knee Work.. Elderly men and determined, looking young women are draw. together in London. from every corner of the British Isles.
They have come with the com- man resolve to teach Little Pud- dlington how to do the filleted ankle Stops and intricate knee-working which characterise the new dances.
What London is dancing
in the same way, perhaps, but in very fair imitation.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1926.
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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23 An elevated class.
Unit of work,
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32 To anceze.
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Reconic late.
Injuries.
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now
will be danced in the parish balls
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Girl's name
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metal.
in a month or so's time; not quite
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A murderous deed,
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Nouter pronoun.
inside.
aide.
Start.
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Routes.
Urgon.
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3nd others.
rudent.
In the absence of any actual new dances, London decrees, that the old dances must be danced in a
new way, and many and bewilder ing are the steps, movements and variations.
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The smooth skaling-rink type of ballroom dancing, and consequent 38 Essential in rowing. masklike inunobility of the dan eers, is out of date.
Happy With Bruised Shins.
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49 A dwelling.
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Inscribed on tomas.
A little horn.
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Either.
A meadow,
Curves, Lee-to-tum spins with 2 rapid unwinding movement, and pivals are the now style, and dar-56 vers are expected to look as though they enjoy this form of physical drif
"Please look happy about it." says the West End teacher sweetly, and the provincial professors; with aching backs and bruised shins, do their best to comply..
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"Now, this is a very smart move- ment, indeed, continues.. the tea- cher, "which I can only describe by using the word 'awish. Your movements should suggest the meaning of the word.".
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64 First class.
65 New und, original. 66 Dwellers.
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The organ of hearing.
3. Starting point in golf.
4 Termination.
5. Following sunrise.
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Part of verb to be.
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Measure in length.
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Another movement of equal im- | portance has been taken from the action of the mountain ski-eft.
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Piece of turf.: Disturbance..
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"Like this. Please follow me," saya the instructor, "and she throw: her weight on "the satin-shed foot and appears to skim down the. ballroom followed by the profes- sors of Little Puddlington.
Rolling Eyes Like Spaniards. When they have recovered both breath and balance she initiates then into the difficult knee work
of the Charleston, because knees play a far more important part thau arkles in the new
flat Charleston.
SETTLEMENT DAYS.
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EXCHANGE LIST.
The Stock Exchange Committee has decided that the following shall be the Settlement Days for the year 1927:
31 Bitter.
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Agc.
11 A small flap.
12 Conclusion,
13 Part of a fish.
46. Bay.
47 That which is lont.
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Ал ста
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Everyone.
54 A favourite."
55 Grass cut and dried.
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A song,
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It is (contraction).
10 Masticate.
Yesterday's Puzzie,
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A BIG MOTOR ORDER.
TEN THOUSAND VEHICLES FOR OVERSEAS."
Rugby, Dec. 7. The largest single contract re- frem overseas has just been placed ceived by British manufacturers
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., Ltd. their own legs instead of other cember 20.
They are taught also to kick
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The Spanish influence is to be feature of the ballroom this win-
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bend from the hips and roll their eyes and snap fingers in the ap proved manner.
A "Spanish Lwo-step is also de monstrated in which the staging steps of the tango are introduced. to very quick time.
At the end of the week the pro- fessors will be limping back to their native towns to impart the new ballroom secrets to their pupils.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
I'VE GOT LOTSA
STRING OUT ON
ANY KITE!
(SOVE
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I 607 S'MUCH STRING OUT "THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN
SEE MY KITE
ANYMORE.
YESSR
The Braggard
WHY I HADA KOTE LAST SUMMER WHAT BLEW AWAY ANY CAME DOWN
IN MEXICO!
YEE SANG FAT CO.
SAY! WHO ARS Y'KIDDIN? JETA STRING BROKE TA' KITE WOULD COME RIGHT
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