a dance for four or more couples, popular in the 19th century and consisting of five sections in either 2/4 or 6/8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The quadrille was a type of social dance. It was a sequence dance, a lively dance by four couples arranged in the shape of a square.[1] It became popular in France around 1760. It became popular in England in 1813. American square dancing is a later adaption of the quadrille. In Australia, the bushranger Ned Kelly danced in a quadrille during the siege at Glenrowan, Victoria.[2]
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