GRAND DANCE CARNIVAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14635, 13 February 1918, Page 14

GRAND DANCE CARNIVAL.

At a private rehearsal for the Dance Carnival in aid of St. Mary's orphans,"; those present-were greatly pleased with the dancing of the six-year-old prodigy,1 little Joan Beere. This wonderful child has a varied repertoire ranging i'rom the artistic toe solo to hamorous dancing, and she has, too, a remarkable singing voice for so young a child. Her voice can be heard anywhere in the Grand Opera House. Wellington. A Wanganui writer says: "Little Joan, a charm-! ing, child dancer, soon had the audience! with her. On each of her several turns; the audience were loth to part with her. I In her song and danc<? itims the child' proved herself a born actress with great histrionic ability." A feature r.-f'the carnival will be the appearance of the "Cheer-0 Girls." They-excel in their dance and song items, in whi-nh they introduce quite new steps, jnchiding a, tricky fox trot. Miss Doris Scott and Miss Melba Sargison v/ill also take part in the carnivalj which will he under the direction of Mibs Estelle Beere, of Wellington, who is doing -.vond'jvs with the ballet and chorus.