A quadrille was a dance form similar to the square dance, though not quite.. It was a little more formal and stately. Mike On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, HistorianCindyA wrote: > What kind of dance was the quadrille? Or is it slang and not really a dance? (See below) > > The Daily News > Batavia, Genesee Co., NY > Thursday Evening, April 7 1881. > > MERE MENTION. > --The Cuba News is now engaged in writing up the "nice young men" of that > place. Their remarks in regard to the boys are unusually sharp. > --Can you dance the quadrille? My brother Bill can dawnse[sic] the > quadrille, and goes to the bar and gets his fill, like any other pill--so be still. > > > -- > Cindy Amrhein > Town of Alabama Historian > in Genesee Co., NY > Experience the Town of Alabama in Genesee County, NY. > http://www2.pcom.net/cinjod/historian/ > APHNYS (Association of Public Historians of New York State) > http://www.tier.net/aphnys > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ >