> >What kind of dance was the quadrille? Or is it slang and not really a > >dance? (See below) The site below gives quite authentic sounding information --"The Most Generally Known Figures of Quadrilles", by M. Gourdoux (Taken from The Code of Terpsichore, by Carlo Blasis 1828) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7517/extras/quadrill. html and "Heritage Dances" has some history and photos of modern people dancing in the old way. http://www.heritagedance.com/quadril.html Ruth Piwonka