Felix Cherniavsky - Correspondence with Dance Collection Danse 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - Correspondence with Dance Collection Danse 2

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3 Doss and Spence had the jimjams . They both smoked and took Yeast - Vitos all the time . IUS in termible strain up or four days on end . They just sat ænd listened for their names as each group is called , groups of three dances.mine dances in all . Doss is , of course , a beautiful dancer with a lovely line dancer every step . They did the Pasa Doble marvelously , other couple that was any good was last years champions , and could they walk ! Unfortunately , the walt isn't Doss and Spence's strongest point . Anyway , at 2:30 a.m. they can the last announced the winners . last year's couple ! ooor Doss , she wasn't satisfied at all with herself , which is more important than all the judges in the world . I believe they came in Second , but it wasn't announced . She's going to write and tell me . an offer to stay and perform a week , but I don't think she will because she won to stay for less than 1000 gros night Smart Will I et me know laten today if she's here . Otherwise , she has gone home already . They did the Big Apple apart from the competition , and it went over very well . Now I know where I get that tiny bit of lack ops contidence prom - Doss ! She's per worse than I am and has to have a good pep talk and pat on the back every five minutes to keep her spirits wp . Anton had promised Doss faithfully he'd come and give her full marks . He's judge . But he let her down - didn't show up . She was disappointed . The jury of course didn't know a thing about ballroom dancing idioulous . I sm of hon ? All the time pat and I sat there drinking lemonade and eating chocolate and nearly expiring from excitement when Doss danced . We got home at 3 m.m. had a lesson this morning at 9:45 . 31 ATter class David took us to see our pictures and on the way he started im -- on pat . buy es Said , " You're not working at all well , pois cant . This will hurt you , but its true . You haven't improved particle . In fact , you've gone back . Natasha , I am pleased with . She is working very well , and her brain is beginning to function . She watches Mme . Egorove and stays aweka all the time . You , proto to ... you're sleep . Never Watch . And there is something missing in your work . I can't tell what it is , but something is gone . lazy ? You are timid . If so , why are you dancer ? ( I absorbed that ! ) You don't look as if you try . You're dead . Don't you realize how luoky you are having me and the Colonel so interested in you and giving you lessons ? " Well , he spowted on and on and said he'd spank he if he were her father . He gave her n - 11 in Berlin , but not like this , thank goodness . Isn't it awful what dancers have to battle against Now I'm calling myself Napoleon every time I think of it www tuin give me poise . A11 I have to worry about is een echnique . Everything comes at once , doesn't it ? Poor Pat , she has to wear you ubberom her legs to keep them from getting patter , and long sleeved wooly sweaters to keep her arms from getting more muscular . And of cours she feels badly about that . I am so glad I went through the mill about my weight before I left home and am now a presentable sizand know how to keep that way . I've told Pat all I know about food , but she's not open to suggestions . Oh well , I to will blow over and it will be my turn maxton to get bowled out I expect 5