A GIRL TAP-DANCER

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1937, Page 5

A GIRL TAP-DANCER

A widow stated at Highgate Juvenile Court recently that her fifteen-year-old daughter tap-danced in her bedroom directly she rose in the-morn-ing, and from when she returned home until 11 p.m., says the "Daily Telegraph." . ■ The girl appeared before the Bench, as being outside the control of her parent. Her mother said that the tap-dancing annoyed the family, who could not sleep, and it is disturbed the people tipstairs.

She declared that her daughter never asked for anything at home, but "simply demanded it." If it was not there at the moment she flew into a temper.

"If she cannot find anything of hers she accuses us of taking it." -said the mother. "She destroys our things and hides her brother's clothing when she cannot find her own things."

On one occasion, added the mother, a man came to the door and threatened to hit the girl because she had been fighting with his daughter. The landlord had said that the family would have to go if there were, any more of the girl's nonsense. When she told the girl that she was going to take her to a juvenile court she replied: "Now we are going to see some fun."

The girl told the chairman, Colonel J. W. Abraham, that she would be much happier away from home, because she could not get on with her step-brother.

After considering the case in. camera, Colonel Abraham said that the Magistrates were of the opinion that it would be better .if the girl were away from home.