Show CHEEK TO mm CHEEK JAZZ FLAYED BY DANCE MASTERS A booklet setting forth the rules and regulations of ballroom dancing and constructive suggestions gest iest ions governing social dancing prepared at the annual con bention of the american national association of masters of dancing held in new york city in the fall of 1919 has been received in salt lake salt lake like other cities of the united states has under the direction of dancing masters begun a n movement to eliminate objectionable dancing included in the booklet are ten tell bonts don ts which are being urged upon all managers of dance halls and dancers themselves throughout the united states 1 1 dont permit vulgar cheap jazz music to be played such music almost forces dancers to use jerky half steps and invites immoral variations 2 dont permit young men to hold their partners tightly of times eimes this is the fault of the gent lemans partner both dancers should assume a light graceful position 3 dont permit partners to dance with cheeks close or touching when dancers put their cheeks together it is simply a case of public love making 4 dont permit neck holds the gent lemans arms should encircle his partners wa waist at hi his 9 hand resting lightly at he her r spine just above the waist III line e and the ladys left arm arni should not encircle the gent lemans shoulders or neck 6 5 so called shimmy dancing is a shaking ashiking or jerking of the upper body while taking short steps or standing still and should not be tolerated short side aids steps first right then left when done one continuously are not conductive to q refined dancing and should not be permitted teachers should not teach any steptor steps or movements that cannot be controlled 6 dont permit dancers to take either exceptionally long or short steps stems the proper dancing stev step should be tho the same as a natural walking one exe except ept in ill exhibition dancing which be longs to the stage and not the ballroom 7 dont dance from tho the waist up dance from the waist down 8 dont permit suggestive movements 9 dont permit dancers to copy the extremes that are now used on the modern stage 10 for the benefit of refined people dont hesitate to request objectionable dancing couples to leave the room remember ber that the majority of people want to dance clean S L tribune |