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The Finer Points Of Dancing (1931)
No title. M, S of two dancers Santos Casani and Jose Lennard. They begin to dance. Dissolve into a longer shot. They look as if they are dancing in the Pathe studio. Start well a Judge always looks for a graceful and easy hold C, U of Jose s legs. The camera pans up to show how they hold each other. They slowly spin around to show the placing of the hands etc. Don t lean on your partner she wants a dance, not a weightlifting exercise L, S of the couple as they show how it shouldn t be done. The lefthand Feather Turn in the slow Fox Trot is the undoing of many. L, S of the step performed correctly. Now, incorrectly. (Feet too flat and too wide apart) They dance clumsily. In the Waltz that pretty reverse Adam mustn t pull his partner about too much, nor should Eve step over with the left foot over the right, as is sometimes done Bad technique is demonstrated. The Yale promenade This step is shown. Judges watch for jerky steps feet too far a
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