Show VALUE V AL E OF DANCING Physical education in its modern ac acceptation acceptation acceptation includes the art of dancing in its varied courses The Idea is a very misleading one to some people who re regard regard regard gard dancing simply in the light of the work of the socIety finishing school as It is called They imagine the edu educational educational cati nal dancing d course to to be a series Of f lessons in the waltz a I Iother other popular dares while in fact the idea simply embodies the theory of the art of motion and is intended to induce spontaneous natural motion to music which shall be de delightfully delightfully exhilarating in its effect upon the pupil and result in the growth and development d of the individual In Eu Europe Europe Europe rope rope dancing has long been recognized hY in its educational value A visitor to the east side of Manhattan will ob observe observe observe serve on the streets and more espe especially especially c aUy In the settlement quarters the then national n dances together with the folk foUt games among the children These chil children children children dren of foreign parentage seem to have haved developed d the poetry of motion to a charming degree Children may receive rece c this physical training long before they are able to learn from books Free Freel movements l ease and grace comprise the tIie first simple course which later on advances to regular steps and figures the seriousness and importance of this course of training is rapidly growing in American teachers mind In the opening session of almost every school nowadays s the marching of the pupils to music bears an important part To include grace gra c and good movement in inthe inthe the Hie ranks of the march alone atone would be bean ben bean an an n important feature |