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The Afro-American Transformation of European Set Dances and Dance Suites
Scholarly article that looks at the way that European set dances such as the quadrille became changed by African Americans. The article looks in detail at the quadrille tradition in the Caribbean islands as well as on the US mainland:"It is well…
Tags: African-American, Caribbean, John Szwed, Morton Marks, Quadrille
Caribbean Quadrille - Dominica
This is but one example of a quadrille tradition that has been kept alive in many Caribbean islands, here performed by Dominica Oversea Nationals Association (DONA) - Quadrille Dancers.