Excerpt from Gymnastic Dancing: Rhythmic Exercises for Classes of Men and Boys
Gymnastic dancing is no longer a mere fad, now that men are beginning to understand how its use may be rendered very practical, beneficial, and enjoyable. This element in the training of the body has come to stay. It has long been realized that the exercise which is most beneficial is that which is enjoyed. Dancing is enjoyable because it is natural.
The gymnastic work of the past few years has been too stiff and formal. To meet the demand of the times, our work must be more joyous and less stiff and military-like. This is true of the work for the child or for the man. Our calisthenic and gymnastic work should be rhythmic, and so music is essential. We are not training the body alone, but training the whole man to respond to the will and the emotions. When a man's entire self - mind, soul and body - are working in harmony, then he is healthy and only then. Thus, the imagination and the emotions have a large part in his well-being. This is the idea underlying the systems of healing through suggestion and by faith which have come into vogue in these later days. I believe that gymnastic dancing is a form of exercise which will stimulate and interest man's whole self.
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