SLOWER DANCES.
An nnfailing sign of warm weather and of tho London season being in full swing is tho sight of men and women in evening dress perambulating the West End streets and squares long after midnight. Recently there were dozens of these couples about, most of the women holding up their trains—for this is what tho new dresses possess in effect —to avoid the contact with the dusty pavements. These long evening frocks have had ono interesting effect—they aro making dancmusic slower and seem to bo killing what is technically known as " hot jazz." Quick steps aro difficult with such encumbrances, and there is a return to the less strenuous form of dancing and to tho languorous waltz. Possibly tho revival of tho minuet and pavano is only a matter of time.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20626, 26 July 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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133SLOWER DANCES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20626, 26 July 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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