THE
Art of
Stage
Dancing
by Ned Wayburn
NED WAYBURN
THE ART OF
STAGE DANCING
The Story of a Beautiful
and Profitable Profession
by
NED WAYBURN
Price $5.00
NEW YORK
The Ned Wayburn Studios of Stage Dancing, Inc.
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1925, by
Ned Wayburn
Studios of Stage Dancing, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Someway I don't care for the word "Preface." As I think the matterover, I'm not sure that I ever read a preface to any book; and thisfact suggests to me that possibly others would pass by this page in mybook if I dubbed it by that much-worn and very trite word. So I'vehailed you all with a much more cheery and stimulating title for myopening page; and perhaps, in consequence, some may read it.
My Greetings are specially extended to certain chosen groups ofpeople: First, to all students of the past, the present, and thosehoped for in the future; second, to the hundreds of teachers of theart of dancing who esteem my original methods of instructionsufficiently to care about what I may print on the subject; andthird, to a public that has sat "in front" at any or many of myproductions, and enjoyed them, and is, in consequence, interested toknow something about the hard work, the thought and the skill,necessary to bring about such pleasing results.
Lest so narrow a limit to my Greetings may be misunderstood, on secondthought I will extend my Greetings to that world of people who lovelife and beauty and happiness; who appreciate honest effort to makeliving more enjoya