| Show Hinckley Holds Centennial Dance Festival Honoring Pioneers i n J- J One of oC HInckley's contributions to the great Centennial celebration was the Dance Festival One Hundred Hundred Hundred Hun Hun- dred Years of Dancing presented by the MIA under the direction of oC the dance directors Mrs Elaine N. N Hardy and Mr Kenneth Mecham and supervised by the activity counselors Mrs Dana Bishop and Mr L. L R. R The objective was to revive the beautiful and enjoyable dances of our the Pioneer quadrille quadrille quad quad- rille the waltz as well weH as the Var- Var were vere demonstrated by Mr I and Mrs David Stevens Mr and Mrs Don A. A Bishop Mr and Mrs Ivan Wright and Mr and Mrs George Stewart The Schottische dancers were Mr and Mrs Dana Pratt President and Mrs Harold R. R Morris Bertha Love and Cluff Tal Tal- bot Mr and Mrs Reed Mr and Mrs Wa Wayne Blake Mr and Mrs Cecil Bishop and Bishop and Mrs Verdell Bishop presented the Aloha Oe fox trot Next were those participating inthe inthe in inthe the tango MIA were Glenda Cropper and Parry Taylor Joyce Wood and Wallace Kernel Kernell and ind Carol Moody and Arlo Taylor Swinging in the Sun was demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- with skill by the Junior Scouts and Bee Hive girls The floor show honoring the Pioneers Pioneers Pio- Pio feature heers was an with the appropriate musical background background background back back- ground and Uncle Sam leading a procession of Pioneers a handcart company comprised of oC Mr and Mrs Ladd R. R Cropper and daughter SylvIa Sylvia Sylvia Syl Syl- via Mae Mac and Daryl Cropper Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing them were a group of BeeHive Bee BeeHive BeeHive Hive girls dressed as Sunflowers symbolizing the hardships of the Pioneers endured and the joy they found in dancing in spite of them the the love they had for our great country and the Constitution es especially especially es- es because of their religious convictions Indeed so great was their love that they willingly sent their sons and sweethearts to fight for that they held dear The soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier and his sweetheart of the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon battalion period was portrayed portray portray- ed by Mr and Mrs Lafe Late Nielson of World War I by Mr and Mrs Randle and of World I War II by Mr and Mrs Reed Swen Swen- sen 1 A lovel lovely girl all group then presented presented presented pre pre- a dance followed by the grand entrance of ella Ro Keller Kelter I as Miss Pioneer She was beautifully beautifully beautifully fully gowned in a lovely white satIn satin satin sat sat- in gown of the 1840 period With her were Norma Chaffin lone Hilton Ruth Petersen and Dorthella Bishop as attendants with Dorothy Stephenson Francis Bishop Elva ElvaMae I Mae and Elsie Rae Blake as color bearers The climax was reached as Ruby Bishop and arld LaVar Owens Loa Black and Emerald Moody Elaine Elaine Elaine E- E laine Hardy and Kenneth Mecham Mr and Mrs Grant Robinson Mr and Mrs Eldon Scow and Mr and Mrs Lloyd danced the very beautiful stake Centenial waltz around Miss Pioneer and her attendants At that moment a curtain at the end of the hall haJJ was drawn revealIng revealing revealing reveal reveal- ing the colorful tableau depicting the Goddess of Liberty against a burst of red white and blue On either cither side of her stood Carlos Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson as George Washington and Bert Faris as Abraham Lincoln Immediately below them stood Brigham Young who was Bishop Verdell Bishop and on either side of him against a background of the wild sage brush were the following representing the thousands of people people people peo peo- all the nations of the earth who embraced the gospel Little Kay Hardy as a Hawaiian girl Clarissa Blake in a Polish costume costume costume cos cos- tume Adell Peterson and her brother Melvin Webb who wore the real Dutch suits which Mr Webb purchased in Holland while laboring there in the mission field Julia Bliss looked the part of our South American neighbor and Mary Reeve represented Spanish Beatrice Taylor French and Ray Brown Russian The entire group sang Come Come Ye Saints bringing the festival festival festival festi festi- val to a close with more than one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred having participated The remainder of the evening was vas devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted to ballroom dancing Mrs Beth Anderson and Ross Hilton did very well as readers introducing the floor demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations and tableau Don Morris was the and the pianists were Mrs Dean Deap Black and Mrs Cluff Talbot Mrs Paul Adams accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied the stake dancers The program started with the dance Strolling at Eve by the Junior Girls and Sea Scouts |
