COMMUNITY DANCING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 10

COMMUNITY DANCING.

Large Crowd Attends Revival at Cranmer Square.

Community dancing was revived last evening at Cranmer Square, the object being to assist the Mayor’s Relief of Distress Fund. A large crowd entered into the spirit of carnival that held sway. The result was that the fund, which has become sorely depleted owing to the continued drain upon it, was augmented appreciably. Thousands flocked to the Square, which was brilliantly lighted. Adults were encouraged to try themselves out at folk dancing, which was led by a band of athletic young men and women under the direction of Miss G. Ferguson. Another factor which contributed to the success of the fixture was the enjoyable music supplied by the Woolston Band, fresh from the band contest in Wellington, and with laurels thick upon them. Few there were who could resist the temptation to dance to the lilting melodies played when the time for modern dancing arrived. But the band did not confine itself to dance music. It gave the crowed a real musical feast, by no means the least part of which was the playing of its winning test selections, “The Star of the North” (Meyerbeer), and “Honour and Glory” (Hubert Bath). It is probable that the fixture "’ill lie repeated next Tuesday evening.