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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY" 26′′¤, 1929,

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NEXT SEASON'S DANCES.

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The Association des Maitres de Dance, which met in solemn conference a few. wecka ito, is not to be allowed to have is all its own way in guiding the footsteps of the dancing world. It gave its benediction to at least two new dances for the coming season, but the Union des Professeurs de Dunso has assembled with equal solemnity' and determined that if there are to be any | new dances they shall be of its choosing.

It has, in fact, chosen three.. If there bu dancers who are a little tired of the fox, i trot, it will cheer them to harn that the Cuien des Professeurs leans towards a return of the waltz and the classic dances, although is it choice, it made BOING concession to a powerful minority who still cling to the modern steps,

The first choice fell upon the "Passctto," which has the rhythm of a Spanish wultz, and was approved recently by the Maitres de Danse." This is the only point of agree ment between the rival societies. The

· Union's sheodd, selection is the “Criss- Cross." It is a qualeille in which a one- step, shimmy, a Boston, a Tango, and

pot-carri of these dances are: substituted for the fire classical figures, They finally ave the weight of their authority, to the "Houli," & descriptira | dance which is designed to give to the spectators the illusion of sa wIVOS,

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