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From The Trend of Ballroom Dancing by Josephine Bradley, 1953
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A grave situation is arising on the profession which disturbs me greatly. Championship couples are failing to produce the brilliant young girl teacher. The male side of partnership is often interested in the teaching side of the work, but the girls are only concerned with the competitive and demonstrating side. When the serious women teachers of today, many of whom were champions in the past, are gone, who is to take their place ? Ballroom Dancing cannot be left in the hands of male teachers only. For a man to become a good exponent, he must dance with and be criticised by an experienced woman teacher who has studied movement and can convey it to him both verbally and physically. The girl too must seek advice from the woman teacher. It would be a sad day for dancing indeed if the feminine influence were lost; I hope that the girls will therefore listen to my plea and stop letting the side down.
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A grave situation is arising on the profession which disturbs me greatly. Championship couples are failing to produce the brilliant young girl teacher. The male side of partnership is often interested in the teaching side of the work, but the girls are only concerned with the competitive and demonstrating side. When the serious women teachers of today, many of whom were champions in the past, are gone, who is to take their place ? Ballroom Dancing cannot be left in the hands of male teachers only. For a man to become a good exponent, he must dance with and be criticised by an experienced woman teacher who has studied movement and can convey it to him both verbally and physically. The girl too must seek advice from the woman teacher. It would be a sad day for dancing indeed if the feminine influence were lost; I hope that the girls will therefore listen to my plea and stop letting the side down.
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just saying