A BREAKING-UP OF DANCING CLASSES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2580, 30 September 1915, Page 3

A BREAKING-UP OF DANCING CLASSES

The breaking-up for the season of Miss Barbara Putnam's dancing classes was held in the Masonic Hall in BoulcoU Street last evening. Several parents and friends were present to watch tho performances of tho children, and somo pretty dances were given, some of tho pupils being very youthful. Irish jigs, a Highland reel, skipping exercises, and graceful fancy dances, in which tou dancing played a prominent part, formed tho programme, and showed how carefully Miss Putnam trained her pupils. An Irish jig was danced by Ina Spence, Olive and Dora Ramsay, Nuna M'Callum, Elsie and Gracie Janisch, Staurt and lan ltamsay. Enid.ltamsay gave a fancy dance, "Scencs de Bal," and Miss Dorothy Buck danced a tarantelle. The following children took part in a- Highland reel—Phyllis Shaldcrs, Edna Gilbert, Frances M'Grath, Veleda Mantell,' May ' Barclay. Nell Goldie, and Gordon Janisch. "Nuna, M'Callum performed a' "Humeresque," and a gracefully-given dance was a "Pas de Deux" by Veleda Mantell and Edna Gilbert. 'Nell ' Goldie, .Gordon Janisch, and John Platts danced a sailors' hornpipe, and a Military Ballet was prettily danced by Victoria Pritchard. The skipping exercises by Eunice and Audry Bockstrow were interesting, and a tambourine dance was given by Olive Ramsay and Eunice and Audry Bockstrow. The little girls were all in white frocks, and the boys in white suits with coloured belts and tics. Miss Putmau 'was presented with a bonquet of deep pink roses and maidenhair fern, fastened with satin streamers of the same shade by Noelino Platts and Kenneth Buck. Miss Ruth Putnam played the dance music. Supper was afterwards served in the adjoining room, the 'table decorations being of white, narcissi and birch foliage, and a goneral dance for the children followed for-a short time. Mrs. Putnam was among those who were present.