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Show THE EDICTS OF THE DANCING MASTERS A convention of dancing teachers has Just been held In Now York. It must hoe been a. somewhat lesx joyoug gnthcrlug than at tlio tlmo two jears ago when dancing was a national crazo. Then a fellow who could hardly mako $2 n day at any IndUBlrlai employment, might bo taking in his $5 per hour as an Instructor In-structor In dancing. Now the craze hns fnded out of tlio public mind, nnd other Interests hao taken Its place. In the "ffort to revive tho fad, our diligent frlonds the dancing masters havo been Inventing tho usual vorl-oty vorl-oty of now variations of standard steps. Hut it remains to be seen whether Heciety will pay down Its good mnnev I" learn them Dancing ccts considerable money fr.r payment of musicians, hall, etc. If tho dancing element Is split into rival factions, tho financial support is missing Some pcoplo seem to want It for pure athletic exercise and practice of nn interesting art, while others desire It for sentimental nnd personal association. Iletween these two "cts of people, many n dancing crowd has gone broke. Tho yo'tngcr set want to dance with their own girl irlcnds exclusively, exclus-ively, as a result of which married women nnd tho older girls nn apt to lack partners. Tho husoonc.s and other nnturnl associates of these old-o.- women have nn elusive nnd stealthy steal-thy 1 alilt of making their escape to tho smoking room or lobby, after thoy havo done two or three turns at a matter of formal dutj . After the older girls havo sat around for n few nights ns wall (lowers, they quit. Hence the dancing mnster'n business Mags and many people And prematurely tlrnt their dancing dtays nro over. Perhaps somo day tho dancing teachers will get the Idea of handling hand-ling this delightful recreation so that al) who like It ns pure athletic exercise ex-ercise will get their fair chanco on the floor. |