A Berlin Dansesse

Southland Times, Issue 9359, 27 October 1886, Page 4

A Berlin Dansesse

Here is a graphic account of the perjoim ance of the German dancer Grantz^w :— ' When the time came for Granizow to appear,' writes Miss Amy May, ' the crowd of dancers suddenly divided, and she bounded out from the back of the »t«ge. Such an ap. patition as she was ! In the first place her toilette f-urpß6B*deveiy bing,and she a, peered in a fresh areas in every net. In this first one she had on a most dazzling shade of gretu gauze for her skirt, Fiom her waist fell a golden network, like a ccstus, with Jit le golden tassels all lound. She wore a little scarlet satin jacktt all fringed with gold coin», and a bioad golden belt, pointed in front, clasped her waist. On her h*;ad was a tiny scarlet c«p. also Jringed with ccias, and she had some golden tangles round her neck, In her hand was a tambourine, from which depended four knots of coloured ribb>D6 with long ende. Shaking her tumb nriue high in the air, out fhe sprang like a panther, made one maguifi.:ent circuit all roua<l the stage and after rxecutin^ an immensely difficult pas with perfect easf, th^ sucHtnly puged io the audience iv the mosr lavishing and imp ssib'e attitude, and wi:li the most capliva'. ing grace conceivable Anything like her elan, ter aplonib. I never saw. Such a dating culture! Well I cannot teil you aL the things she did Bhe is a perfect Terpishoiian genius. All thn.u. h the first act she dnnced very slowly, mere y tn show her woDcleifil grace, and ths beauty and origicalitv of her positions. Bbc ha-i a «vay of folding her aimi over her brea»t and daDcing with a dreamy step that was quite differeat from anybody ehe, aud it produces ao entrancing effect. The men are all < iszy over her, as you may imagine, an i she was showered with bouquets as large as the top of * barrel. The play of her features w.ts as extraordinary as the play of her muscles. Ber whole beicg seem +d to be the Ronl of motion,'