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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.
Quadrille, fashionable late 18th- and 19th-century dance for four couples in square formation. Imported by English aristocrats in 1815 from elite Parisian ballrooms, it consisted of four, or sometimes five, contredanses; like the contredanse (q.v.), the quadrille depended more on the cooperative.
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Quadrille, one of the most popular Square dance formations of the 19th century, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 6 ...more.
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Oct 25, 2022 · What is Quadrille? Well, in simplest terms, Quadrille is defined as team riding. The most famous, readily identifiable quadrilles are those of the Spanish Riding School, the Cadre Noir and...
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quadrille. For over a century, from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, the quadrille was a popular square dance. It was a French development of the contredanse that English aristocrats imported from elite Parisian ballrooms in 1815. Four couples in square formation danced the quadrille.
In The Quadrille (p. 13), Ellis Rogers cites Jean-Michel Guilcher who states in his La Contredanse that before the 19 th century the term ‘quadrille’ meant simply a group of dancers brought together to perform a dance.
Jan 16, 2016 · The Quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. Performed by four couples in a rectangular formation dance, it is related to American square dancing.
