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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11544, 1 December 1900, Page 1 (Supplement)

The dancing season is just beginning (writes a London correspondent. Among the novelties announced are the -Baden-Powell Schottische" and .the " Twentieth Century Glide Waltz." The first is described as being easy to learn—the step can be picked up in five minutes—and it is graceful, and the progress is made with the figure breast forward instead of sideways. A dancing master announces bis intention of giving an exhibition in the following words:— the scenario will be as follows. After a flourish of trumpets the band will strike up the ' Baden-Powell Schottische.' Miss Dell and I will dance around the room for a time, just to let the people see the steps. Just as we are floating around, the Boer, who has been concealed under some seats in the gallery, will pop up and malignantly shake his fist at me. While my back is turned he will take careful aim and miss me, and then T. will stop dancing, and face square round at him. Placing the nurse behind me for protection, I will calmly draw my revolver and lay the Boer out, and he will then wound me in the left arm, and I will stagger back and say, 'Oh!' or something. Then Miss Dell will produce a bandage made of a small Union Jack and bind up my wounds, whereupon I will get up and proceed with the dance, the public joining in." This description sounds wildly enticing. The performers at the evening parties of the coming winter who shake malignant fists as well as loose legs in this new invention will, of course, be provided with kneepads to enable them to crawl under the seats in proper style without getting splintered, while revolvers, to be (Jrawn calmly, will be distributed, together with a Union Jack*apiece, the latter to bind up the wounds. The conception is brilliant and original, and the author of it deserves that his name should be known. Which is written Hurndall. The "Twentieth Century Glide" is called a "Devine idea," from the fact that it is the notion of Professor Devine and his wife. It is ■a ■ " languorous and sylphlike" movement. Other new dances are a round one called "La Fascination," - the "Khaki," the "Frolic," and "Britannia."