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Otago Witness, Issue 3942, 1 October 1929, Page 27

Some interesting observations on the subject of dancing were made by the Mayor of Christchurch (the Rev. J. K. Archer) recently, when referring to the annual Founders’ dinner held at the M'Lean Institute. Mr Archer said that after the dinner an adjournment was made to the drawing room at “ Holly Lea,” and a feature of the programme was old-time dances performed by some of the beneficiaries, assisted by visitors. “ For the first time since I came to New Zealand to reside,” he added, “ I saw the lancers danced in a way which could ba admired. Eight ladies living at ‘ Quamley ’ gave it as an exhibition dance in the old-fashioned way. Their performance was graceful and attractive, and a tremendous contrast with the boisterous and vulgar performances which one usually sees in this city. Young New Zealanders, as a rule, seem to imagine that the lancers is a sort of second cousin to a scrum in a Rugby football match.”