Quadrille

Lady Jersey introduces the quadrille to England

The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six contredanses. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodies.

Performed by four couples in a rectangular formation, it is related to American square dancing. The quadrille also gave rise to Cape Breton Square Dancing via American square dancing in New England.[1] The Lancers, a variant of the quadrille, became popular in the late 19th century and was still danced in the 20th century in folk-dance clubs. A derivative found in the Francophone Lesser Antilles is known as kwadril, and the dance is also still found in Madagascar as well as old Caribbean culture.

  1. ^ Sparling, Heather (2023-11-22). "Squaring Off: The Forgotten Caller in Cape Breton Square Dancing". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 50: 165–186. doi:10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165. JSTOR 10.5921/yeartradmusi.50.2018.0165.

Quadrille

Dodaje.pl - Ogłoszenia lokalne