Felix Cherniavsky - Censorship, Dance, and Morality

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Felix Cherniavsky - Censorship, Dance, and Morality

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Donary r n Ny Times 1912-13 N.Y.Times Feb 6 1912 p.3 : 3 London is amzed at the Turkey Trot . The Daily Mirror cannot understand why it should be allowed in ballrooms . The Times says it is very ugly : On Feb 5 1912 the Turkey Trot made its debut at the Hippodrome . " ... one very serious objection to urge against the Turkey Trot . It is abominably ugly.Nothing more ungraceful could be imagined than the ' bunny hug ' and the ' grizzly bear ' . The Times . We have seen something of the same sort danced in London before last night . Ofcourse , all these dances are sensual in their aim . There is no getting away from that fact on the eplea of dancing as an art and so forth . But this does not apply to their effect on audiences but on the dancers themselves when they are not professional . ( The Dail News ) Feb 18 pt.iii 2 : 8 New York Times Abused Turkey trot apreads in London Soberer elements of society raise protest against displace ment of the waltz . So em ban the new dance Introduced by American vaudeville performers , they caught th popular fancy and soon spread / ( Ibid ) Monkey Scramble ( Jeu des Singes ) in Paris Te latest darce there . A leaping dance for men at the end . N.Y.Times July 26 1913 P. 1 : 7 Duel over turkey trot . A general challenged his opponent , a colonel for allowing his daughter to dance the Turkey Trot with an officer at the garrison hall . n The two fought with swords and after a short but desperate encounter the Colonèl was fatally wounded . N.Y.Times Editorial , August 1 1913 In the sudd3n and wid spread popularity of eccentric dancing the New York Medical Co. sees a phenomenon closely analagous to negro revival services .

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