DEFENCE OF DANCING.
OLD AND VERY FINE ART. " Instead of assuming that dancing means going down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire, why not treat it as an art to be encouraged ? " Sir Harry Verney put this question to the Churcii Congress at Ipswich recently, when village life was discussed. The young," he said, " will dance—good luck to them—and why shouldn't they? Dancing at its worst is abominable, but at its best it is a very old and a very fine art.
" Here is a real chance for the Church, The way not to do it is shown in a Church magazine, which announced :—' It has been reported to us that last winter dances were not always conducted in the way we should wish. This winter, therefore, dancing in the church hall will not we allowed.' '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19798, 19 November 1927, Page 2 (Supplement)
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137DEFENCE OF DANCING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19798, 19 November 1927, Page 2 (Supplement)
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