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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1915
Page
28
Maurice Mouvet, famed dancer, promotes a new American national dance to replace European influence. He describes past dances like the fox trot and tango, and argues for an American creation taught in schools, supported by 50 Washington schoolchildren for a congressional showing.
The piece notes a recurring dance craze preceding major conflicts, tracing echoes from primitive times to modern history. It recalls a 1900s scene in St Petersburg with 2000 dancers at the Aquarium ballroom and reports on societies across Europe embracing ballroom and fountain social life before wars, hinting at unrest and cosmic theories but avoiding definitive causes.
A vivid survey explains surf riding origin in the South Seas, Duce Duke Kahanamoku’s role, and how American watersmen embrace the sport along the Pacific Coast. It details sandy beaches, clean surf, and the thrill of riding breakers from prone to upright feats, with boards from small to ten feet, and the risk of spills balanced by skill.
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