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Show THE Correct Position la tbo Waltz ' ' I ITERAIVD-REIM'BLICA- SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, SUNDAY, 'MARCH 12. 1916 N. - Jus: Before An Expert's Description of the New Method of Dancing on Ice, with Particular Reference to the Proper Waltz Movements. The "Figure Eight to a Center33 as the Natural Beginning of Practice in the Fascinating Movements to Music--- Proper Shoes and Skates, as Experience Dictates Them. Reversing. :. f f '' " yy.t y - "'.'. t ' r- ' -- v. h:.-.- " , j y ; i v ,v ' . f; - ' f - . : s,- 1 K- ' , m - . y - ' - i ;7v " '. ..- - -A I t . .- .;:i:;4-,- -- , I f !'! v-- ,' : ; I By ARTHUR A. HELD. D A - MIWi' .. f- " Pivot Circle," Forward in Pairs. This will enable her partner, who at the same time changes from his forward outside to a curve on the inside, to skate round her smoothly and easily at the proper angle. In this way the change of rotation is effected by an easy, even, graceful swing of the body, delightful to behold and still more delightful to experience. The Kind of Practice. For acquiring the waltz steps there is no better practice than doing the figure alone in an eight to a centre, the rotation being changed by the lady on her backward edge, and by the gentleman on his forward edge - Mr. Held Illustrating the "Outside Back Circle." Once on skalc3. It Is as easy to learn to dance on them as it Is to be taught the new step3 of a ballroom dance. Certainly it Is much more exhilarating, for ico dancing has all the fascination cf any sport- - Even beginners, as soon as they have mastered the strokes, become graceful, for the very movements necessary to skate produce an unconscious rhythm. Skating to music, In long, even, sustained elides, such as mark the proper execution of the waltz on ico Eaies, 13 the essence of the poetry of unity of movement. There are two styles of ice waltzes. cracefu! and beautiful than dancins cn roller skates. Skating 13 not a question of strength, but ot carriage, balance, practice, experience, knack and patience. Women are as rroScient In Ice dancin.5 as men. at the centre the forward three turns, the lady should be on the backward edges, as her partner ' f- - r . ' - vr? 1, -- S6 Vl Vtf - v r j must supple and smooth. All signs of effort should be concealed, for ease and grace are the most essential characteristics of the movements. Unity of movement comes next in to ease and grace. importance Waltzers should pay special attention to suppleness of movement. ,The legs never should be held straight or rigid, but should be bent easily before and after each turn, and slowly straightened at the beginning of every edge, to secure grace and ease cf movement. During the change from one foot to the other, on the back edges, the lady's tracing foot should make a slight change of edge, so that at this point a kind of undulatory effect can he given to the figure. To make the change from ins'de backward to out- tide backward absolutely imperceptible, one foot should be placed on the ice as near as possible to the other during the execution of the Mrs. Arthur Voegtlin Skating ' ; ' c " t - ." n . " ' 7 ' " - - the "Outside Forward Circle." .; - V.': Simple Lines of the "Outside Forward" and "Outside Back Edge" Steps of the Skating Waltz. :': f :;:: - - ' ' t" Vi - ,.,; ' 4 : v. . - : s f , - ' t; . r.- , ',.. t . f - ' - -- - - ''4 ' . . ' ; ' i t . . .. t : t - " - : ., . . .. , . r s,: . t,.. :"i V i V "i - . . Skaters. vy I ."'""'. I . , . t ' - I : the circular and the serpentine waltz. There Is no difference in the steps of these two dances, but the course followed by the skaters is quite different. The serpentine waltz, however. Is less popular because of the difficulty of controlling a large number of skaters in a rink, and is, therefore, little used excepting by exhibition , ',1 -- - i 7 , y , . ' simultaneous. The head should be held erect and the body upright but flexible. Each waltzer should stand directly opposite his partner. There should be no looking around before cutting the three turn. The curve should be skated with firmness and precision, and, as a general rule, held for a third or a fourth of a circle both before and after the turn is cut. The waltz figure should be started with definite movements with all the waltzers in step. To avoid ending the waltz abruptly the man releases his partner, just before the last bar of music is played. Then going forward on his left, and his partner backward on her right, he swings the latter off on a long, sweeping back spiral. skate The round toe, ease for and is an absolute necessity grace in fancy skating and dancing on ice. The shoes should lace firmly over the insteps, allowing free play of the toes. These essentials heeded, one may any kind of clcthes suited to the time and place of skating. The n v.-e- f. X 7 i curve; therefore, they should be nearly equal in length. To skate the waltz in eight form, the partners keep turning smoothly during the change in the centre, and carefully avoid the tendency to long, straight edges. To avoid irregularity of movement the strike-of- f must be take the leading or guiding part. He must be free to look in the direction of present full, short skirts are admirmotion. The move- ably adapted 10 skating. Do not wear ments should be clothes that are too heavy, as they Enthusiasts. Skating All edges should show similarity of two-stanchio- by Mr. Held and Mrs. Arthur Voegtlin, One of New York Society's of the eight. Except in making "Finish" Position, Illustrated A I I 1 - TJT'ARM weather ice rinks being no longer a novelty, and the V V furore for ice skating regardless of season or climate is so that there need be little occasion for surprise in the lively terest that is now concentrated on ice dancing. Of all the dances that have been adapted to skates the zvalts seems to be the viost popular. Mr. Arthur A. Held, formerly a leader in ice dancing at the Berliner Uispahst in Berlin, and aftenvard at the Minto Skating Club in Ottawa, is nozc conspicuous at Xnu York's leading arena for ice dancing, the St. Nicholas Rink. He writes the following general advice and specific instruction for those who zvish to enter this popular form of adventure. on ekates. trMcH so much enthas!asm In created all the large cities of I'uroDO several seasons ago. and which has tern taken up in this country with jua! enthusiasm, appeals strongly to woaon a3 well as to men. It Is not dlffjcult for the Talrly accomplished skater to learn how to waltz on ice, which is much more I - X ANCIN'O e 1 - f r ...;' " - . '," i (. yj The circular waltz Is admirably adapted for large crowds in rinks, as there is practically no danger from collision. When the skaters do collide, no harm is done, as they are Fkating in the same direction. Thr ro rre "safety zones" in tho circular waltz, in which couples may stand when not skating. There is no such safeguard in the serpentine waltz, for which reason the rinks usually l ar all but the circular waltz for the main body of skaters. Steps of the Waltz cn Skates. Skaters should learn the waltz figure and practise it alono before trying it with a partner. The steps of the waltz are long, even, sustained glides cf several yards in length, with smooth, cit cling movements. In its simplest form the waltz step is au ordinary forward movement. outside edge on one foot, followed by a three-turto the back inside edge on the game foot, and then a passing, with a sliding step not a drop to the backward outside edge on the other foot. This inside backward edge can bo held for a yard or two, before gliding to the outside backward on the other foot. While tracing this last stei? the. hnrtv cmM u , i gradually- turnin- -ti tn niinm me 3K.aier io pass straight aru on the original foot, when the figure is repeated. ii is ooviou8 from their rehifiv . sitions that when the man i mn,.;., on forward curves, his will bo moving on backward partner ones, on opposite but reverse feet; when he is cn backward curves, she will be on forward ones; when ho i3 cutting tho three turn, she will bo from the outward edge on herpassing other foot, and vice versa. The three turn has been confined to the left foot, and brings about a rotation of the waltzers counter clockwise. To change or reverse the ictatlon, the figure is done similarly on the right foot, and the three turn, which give3 the rotation, is now done on the right foot. Usually two cr three turns are done on the left foot, counter c'or-kn -- i - wise rotation, to one or two on the right; then the reverse, when the rotation is changed back to the first, nnd so on. effecting a general progression of the waltzers around the tkating rink. The main effect and charm of the waltz depends cn the manner in which the change of rotation is accomplished. When it is desired to make the change, the man, who is usually leading and steering, instead of cutting another three, holds his forward outside edge. Then, after plain having traced a curve, he rocks over to the forward outside edge on the other foot, preparatory to cutting the three turn. While doing this, his partner is tracing the corresponding backward outside edges. Most skaters effect rotation by means of a sudden jeik : heavin ? over, the man crossing one foot eve;-thother to loive his partner around the ether way. Good performers' also effect the rotation by crossing th foot, but they disguise the movement' us much as possible by slipping one foot over the other in a gliding step. A woman waltztr on ice never should make use of the cross-stebackward to change her rotation. Instead of passing straight from the Backward edge on one foot, she ever by r. gradual should glidof from the outside to d?. change the inside, ou the firrt fool, tracing an inside curve, often several yards long, before passing from that foot to the outside and back on the other. three turns. Skaters should glide fn perfect rhythm to tho music, which must be ist enough to enable the waltzers to ive plenty of action to the dance, fair-size- d store within the prison, walls the 2000 inmates of the Illinois penitentiary at Joliet can secure, practically all of the provisions, personal articles and even the luxuries the prisoners are permitted to have. r e - under-bloomei- skating has. r.ll the advantages cf be- ing a most pleasurable social pastime, for one does not skate with the feet, alone, but brings into nlav thD uiellect and will, as well as all the muscles. A Prison Supply Store for Inmates 's p Profesimpede free movements. sional women skaters prefer clothing made of thin materials, in order to secure freedom cf movement, and to avoid becoming overheated. Obviously thin satins and silks are not suitable for outdoor skating In the middle of winter, but for indoor rinks these materials are preferable. Many experienced women skaters regard s necessilk or satin sary even for outdoor skating, as such 'materials secure freedom of movement by preventing the skirt3 frcm clinging to the body. A highly beneficial, physical exercise nnd a most fascinating sport, skating maKcs a universal appeal. Artistic skating requires no special physique. The practice of waltzine on skates results in correct grace- ful carriage, supple, rounded muscles and a general betterment of the entire physical organism. Then, too, , ROM a well-stocke- d This prison supply house is a curious institution. It monopolizes the trade of a community which in the outside world would be supplied by a score of stores of various kinds. This store differs gi eatly from the customary shop in that the goods are not displayed and no attempt is made to increase the business or show a profit at the end of the year. Although' this store carries on a considerable volume of business. cash is not accepted as a medium at its counters. , J 1, liauu uuy notmng at the store where every purchase is charged to the account of the inmate buying it Four men make the rounds of the cells each week listing the individual wants of the inmates. Tbese requisitions are subsequently filled and delivered the following week. It is a practice io give each Inmate in good standing his choice between a plug and a small package of smoking tobacco each week. Those who desire more tobacco than this, or who wish cigarettes, cigars, snuff, candy cr other articles, such as playing cards, pencils, paper, underwear nana.vcrenieis and similar things. are permit tea to crUer them. of exchange 111 ,1 111 1 |