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Show ADDRESS IS GIVEN BY RUTH ST. DENIS Famous Orpheum Dancer Speaks to Class iiv Dramatic Art at University Uni-versity of Utah. An illustrated talk on the development of dancing was given to the class in dramatic dra-matic art at the "University of Utah lat evening by Miss Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, her husband and dancing partner. Miss P-t. Denis was invited to address the class by Professor Maud May Babcoek. whose pupils are studying a course of work along the lines of dancing which have been developed in this country through the efforts of Miss St. Denis and one or two others. "Dancing is just in its infancy in this country," said Miss St. Denis in her address. ad-dress. "By that I mean dramatic dancing, or. rather, the interpretation of dramatic situations through the medium of the dance. I believe that dancing must go through an evolution in this country an evolution identical with that of music or any of the other arts. In the past few years, since dramatic dancing has come to have its place, there lias been a most decided improvement. ) "Dancers themselves have known what they were trying to do, but seldom were able to give just the correct presentation lo their thouehts so thai the audience might follow the Intricacies of the steps and situations. This Is gradually being cleared, and now dancers are getting along to the point where they can tell a connected story of the myths and legends of ancient days through the medium of dance. "I believe that the next development will be the upbuilding of a class of dance critics. Men and women who have familiarized themselves with the ten or dozen books that compose dance libraries are able to intelligently help the dancers in the same way that dramatic and music cri t ics do. ' ' Miss St. Denis, with her husband and a company of dancing girls, is presenting a dance pageant at the Orpheum theater this week. |