PENWOMEN'S CLUB
"The Modern German Dance" was thfi subject of an address given to the Penwomen's Club by Miss Laurie McLeod. The speaker said this method of dancing, although it had its own technique, allowed the dancer freedom to portray different emotions. Marie "Wiegmann was its first exponent. It was taught in the schools in Germany and afterwards spread to the barracks. From a physical culture basis it became a dance form. The dancing could be done to an accompaniment of versespeaking or of singing, to drums or to an orchestra. Miss McLeod illustrated her lecture by three dances. In the first, a peasant dance, she portrayed the peasant mind. "Trees," to the accompaniment or verse-speaking, -was a very beautiful number. The third dance depicted the primitive savage of thu Congo and his reaction to music. Mrs. Carr KoUett presided. Miss Wishart sang several songs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22287, 9 December 1935, Page 5
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145PENWOMEN'S CLUB New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22287, 9 December 1935, Page 5
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