"Ballet" is a lofty art, and the peoples of deep-rooted civilization know this inspired form of dance, which expresses all the hidden and subtle feelings in man — from deep emotions, to unbridled passions, to joy, gladness, and calm... The art of dance has known no loftier form than ballet. In the past months the city of Beirut witnessed two ballet seasons: the first with a French troupe, which presented many

numbers, and the second with an Eastern, Iranian troupe...

It is regrettable that we in this country have not yet become acquainted with this lofty form of dance, and that our clubs go on living on those cheap varieties.

And as we hope that our artistic life may one day be enriched, we are much concerned to present samples of this lofty art from the various civilized peoples. On these two pages are examples of this

art among the Russian peoples, who have begun to take a strong interest in it.

Here is one of the famous Russian dancers, "Alla Shelest," in splendid poses...

This "Alla Shelest" is a graduate of the Leningrad college of the

art of dance, the college that has produced a generation of great artists, such as "Ulanova" and "Marina Semyonova" and other names very well known in Russia and out-

The dancer "Marina Semyonova" in the role of Dawn in the ballet "The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods"