. Rhythmic action plays and dances; a book of original games and dances, arranged progressively, to Mother Goose and other action songs, with a teaching introductory; for the kindergarten, primary schools, playground and gymnasium. Three funny old men from our townWent out for a walk one day, Walk forward. The wind blew so strong that theyturned about, Clasp hands in circles of three and slidearound in place once and a half to the And walked the other walked the other way. Drop outside hands and walk in opposite di-rection. CHAPTER III Knee, Hip and Ankle Action.—Graceful danci
. Rhythmic action plays and dances; a book of original games and dances, arranged progressively, to Mother Goose and other action songs, with a teaching introductory; for the kindergarten, primary schools, playground and gymnasium. Three funny old men from our townWent out for a walk one day, Walk forward. The wind blew so strong that theyturned about, Clasp hands in circles of three and slidearound in place once and a half to the And walked the other walked the other way. Drop outside hands and walk in opposite di-rection. CHAPTER III Knee, Hip and Ankle Action.—Graceful dancing requires that proper use be made of the knee joint supplemented by well co-ordinated ankle and hip action. Special attention shouldbe directed early toward stimulating good knee action. In dancing, the knees have the samerelative function as the springs of a carriage; that is, they should absorb all jar. Much ofthe fatigue attendant upon precipitant action is due to the shock of the blow, when the footstrikes the floor, being communicated to the spine and head through a stiff leg. In stamping,which is one of the simplest and most natural ways of accenting rhythm, the knee action isparticularly important. Stamping is not only an ungraceful action, but positively injuriousunless it is done properly. In fact, stamping in dancing is little more than a slap of the floorwith the foot which makes a loud noise. If the knee is first b
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