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with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, each couple facing the center. One pair was called the "head" couple, the adjacent pairs the "side" couples. A dance figure was often performed first by the head couple and then repeated by the side couples. Terms used in the dance are mostly the same as those in
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in which only two couples were used, but two more couples were eventually added to form the sides of a square. The couples in each corner of the square took turns, in performing the dance, where one couple danced, and the other couples rested. The "quadrille des contredanses" was now a lively dance
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originated in 17th-century military parades in which four mounted horsemen executed square formations. The word probably derived from the
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that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six
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and quadrille; opposite each dance is a space to record the name of the partner for that dance).
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became the fourth part, and La
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was a well-known ballad by the cornet player
Collinet. The finale was very lively.
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The dance was introduced in France around 1760: originally it was a form of
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All the parts were popular dances and songs from that time (19th century):
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theme A – theme B – theme A – theme C – theme A – theme B – theme A
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was a popular song, the second and third part were popular dances,
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for 11 January 1887, published by M W & Co Ltd (
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260:"Accidents in Quadrille Dancing", 1817 caricature
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565:Sparling, Heather (2023-11-22).
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184:The Lancers
176:Lady Jersey
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68:New England
57:Cape Breton
658:Categories
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552:References
275:Sometimes
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235:("Summer")
215:" (1865).
147:, such as
129:quadriglia
86:Madagascar
285:La Trénis
281:La Trénis
168:arabesque
140:cotillion
125:quadrille
123:The term
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642:Archived
512:See also
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239:La Poule
220:figures
117:lancers
92:History
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133:quadra
624:p. 97
587:JSTOR
233:L’été
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180:waltz
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