DANCING ETHICS
! WELSH AGITATION I MUSSOLINI INSPIRATION. ‘ ‘ SENSUOUS GLAMOUR. ’' (Received 11.33 a.ni.) ' LONDON, February 4. Following on the action of Signor Mussolini, there is an agitation in Wales regarding the morality of dancing. , The Rev. T. Evans, Baptist minister at Newport, Pembrokeshire, says: “Dancing is neither healthy nor ■ harmless It excites, intoxicates and causes undue blood pressure- A girl waltzing for 15 minutes in a crowded ballroom is in a similar condition to one drinking champagne.” Mr. L. Thomas, magistrate at Pontypridd, advocates closing dancing halls at 10.30 p.m. on the ground that the reputation of Welsh women is being thrown away for the sake of the sensuous glamour of dancing, and the seductive dalliance of the daugerj ous walk home.—A. and N.Z. I - ■ —'
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Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 5
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124DANCING ETHICS Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 5
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