Quoting the apostles of Modern Dance quite liberally, this article presents for the reader their impassioned defense as to why the era of a new dance form had arrived and why it was deserving of global attention and much needed in America’s schools. The column centers on the goings-on at Teacher’s College, N.Y.C., where a certain Mary P. O’Donnell once ran the roost at that institution’s dance department; it was O’Donnell’s plan to send her minions out in all directions like the 12 Apostles of Christ, spreading the good news to all God’s creatures that Modern Dance had arrived:
“So Teacher’s College is preparing student teachers to go into schools and colleges and spread their understanding of the dance… The classic ballet and romantic forms of the dance drew limited audiences, people directly interested in the arts. Today the strong, free movements and the universal emotions and concepts expressed make the dance of wider appeal. It touches upon the emotional life of Mr. and Mrs. Everyman, whether they have an aesthetic life or not.”
