ZOBELOG NO. 14...DANCING DAUGHTERS OF SAMOA

Intertitles. A light-hearted look at different forms of dancing from Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand.

000:00 “Dancing Daughter of Samoa” - A Myron Zobel Production
000:07 “All the young girls in Samoa must be able to dance. That’s one way of making the boy friend pop the question.”
000:17 Three young women perform dance.
000:44 “The natives use their hands to keep time. They sing or howl (it’s a matter of how it strikes you) during the dance.”
001:20 “While on some of the islands dancing is done sitting down, here, on Samoa, we have the foot movement that started the Charleston.”
001:51 “Clothing is not an item of expense on this island.”
002:13 “The boys give their version of how it should be done.”
002:56 “The white clothes were given for the sake of respectability.”
003:17 “In the Fiji Isles the dancers sit during the dance - It is difficult to see the black bottom in this dance.”
004:04 “The everyday dress is without the black skirt, but the dancer insisted on putting it on while dancing for the audience. Broadway - - please take note.”
004:21 “The Maori of New Zealand have a dance all their own.”
004:50 Last picture frame.