THE FINE ART OF DANCING . 
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England, 
too, can do. 
Almostevery 
country is 
glorified by 
a world- 
famous 
ballet. We 
have the 
Waltz of the 
Burghers 
taken from 
“Faust” ; 
we have the “ Carmen ” ballets 
and the “ Aida ” ballets, and 
the Dance of the Hours from 
“ Gioconda. 5 ' But Great Britain 
is unrepresented. 
I have, too, often built 
day-dreams of a Scottish ballet, - 
because I can see infinite pos- 
sibilities in the action and 
vitality of the Highland flings 
and reels. Moreover, one has 
always the charm and pic- 
turesqueness of the costume— 
by no means a small point 
to be considered. Yes, yes, 
beyond all manner of doubt 
there is a great gold-mine of 
romance hidden in the moors 
and lochs of Scotland. I can 
see the Scottish ballet wonder- 
fully clearly. I can see it all 
— the village in the purple 
glen, the grey church in the 
distance. And the storv ? 
