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for the equestrian form of quadrille, see Quadrille (dressage) A quadrille. ... Quadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing. It is also a style of music. The term may also refer to quad paper. A derivative found in the Francophone Lesser Antilles is known in the local Creole as kwadril. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Square dance is often used as a general term for modern Western square dance. ... Quad paper is a common form of graph paper with a sparse grid printed in light blue or gray and right to the edge of the paper ... Location of the Lesser Antilles (green) in relation to the rest of the Caribbean Islands of the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees,[1] are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ... In the French Caribbean culture, especially of the Lesser Antilles, the term kwadril is a Creole term referring to a folk dance derived from the quadrille. ... Contents 1 The beginning – horsemen 2 From paired horses to paired dancers 3 Dances within Dances 4 The quadrille - music analysis 5 The quadrille as a card game 6 See Also [edit] The beginning – horsemen The term quadrille came to exist in the 17th Century, within military parades, where 4 horsemen and their horses performed special square shaped formations or figures. The word quadrille is probably derived from the Spanish word "cuadrillo" (diminutive Spanish, meaning four) and from the Latin "quadratus" (meaning square). The L’été figure of the quadrille, early 1820s "Accidents in Quadrille Dancing", 1817 caricature Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1030x552, 173 KB) Illustration of the Lété (summer) figure of the quadrille dance, a print engraved by Lebas, ca. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1030x552, 173 KB) Illustration of the Lété (summer) figure of the quadrille dance, a print engraved by Lebas, ca. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (840x624, 229 KB) Dos à Dos -- Accidents in Quadrille Dancing, an 1817 caricature print engraved by George Cruikshank. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (840x624, 229 KB) Dos à Dos -- Accidents in Quadrille Dancing, an 1817 caricature print engraved by George Cruikshank. ... [edit] From paired horses to paired dancers This performance became very popular, which led people to perform a quadrille without horses. In the 18th Century (estimated around 1740) the quadrille evolved more and more in an intricate dance, with its foundation in dances like cotillions. It was introduced in France around 1760, and later in England around 1808 by a woman known as Miss Berry. It was introduced to the Duke of Devonshire and made fashionable by 1813. In the following years it was taught to the upper classes, and around 1816 many people could dance a quadrille. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The quadrille (in French quadrille de contredanses) was now a lively dance with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, with each couple facing the center of that square. One pair was called the head couple, the other pairs the side couples. A dance figure was often performed first by the head couple, and then repeated by the side couples. In the original French version 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. Terms used in the quadrille are mostly the same as those in ballet. Dance figures have names such as jeté, chassé, croisé, plié, arabesque, and so on... Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. ... Chasse or chassé is a dance step used in many dances in many variants, all of them being three-step patterns of gliding character, steps going basically step-together-step. ... Arabesque pattern at the Alhambra An element of Islamic art usually found decorating the walls of mosques, the arabesque is an elaborate application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals. ... [edit] Dances within Dances As the quadrille became even more popular in the 19th century, it evolved into forms that used elements of the waltz, including Caledonian, Lancer, Ländler, Deutscher, and so on. When the quadrille became known in Germany and Austria, the dance composers from that time (Josef Lanner and the Strauss Family) also took part in the hysteria of the quadrille. The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... Caledonian is often used to refer to the alumni of academic institutions in South Asia which have the word Scottish in them like Scottish Church College, Calcutta, Bombay Scottish School etc. ... The ländler is a folk dance in 3/4 time which was popular in Austria, south Germany and German Switzerland at the end of the 18th century. ... Josef Lanner (12 April 1801 – 14 April 1843) was an Austrian dance music composer who was best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to one that even the highest society would dance to and actually enjoy the waltz music... Where the music was new with every quadrille composed, the names of the five parts (or figures) remained the same. And if it was performed with dancers – audiences also preferred to listen to the dance alone, and not dance to it – the way of dancing to the parts remained (mostly) the same too. The parts were called: Le Pantalon (a pair of trousers) L’été (summer) La Poule (hen) La Pastourelle (shepherd girl) Finale All the parts were popular dances and songs from that time (19th century). Le Pantalon was a popular song, where the second and third part were popular dances. La Pastourelle was a well-known ballad by the cornet player Collinet. The finale was very lively. Sometimes La Pastourelle was replaced by another figure, La Trénis. This was a figure made by the dance master Trenitz. In the Viennese version of the quadrille, both figures were used, where La Trénis (it was translated into French) became the fourth part, and La Pastourelle the fifth part, making a total of six parts for the Viennese quadrille. [edit] The quadrille - music analysis Thus the quadrille was a very intricate dance. The standard form contained five different parts, and the Viennese lengthened it to six different parts. The following table shows what the different parts look like, musically speaking: part 1: Pantalon (written in 2/4 or 6/8) theme A – theme B – theme A – theme C – theme A part 2: Été (always written in 2/4) theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A part 3: Poule (always written in 6/8) theme A – theme B – theme A – theme C – theme A – theme B – theme A Part 3 always begins with a two-measure-introduction part 4: Trénis (always written in 2/4) theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A part 5: Pastourelle (always written in 2/4) theme A – theme B – theme C – theme B – theme A part 6: Finale (always written in 2/4) theme A – theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A – theme A Part 6 always begins with a two-measure-introduction All the themes are 8 measures long. [edit] The quadrille as a card game In the 18th century the name quadrille was also given to a card game that was played by four players (played in pairs), with a deck of 40 cards (the 8s, 9s and 10s being removed). But by the end to the 19th Century the card game became totally out of fashion. The novel Pride and Prejudice includes four references to the quadrille card game being played by an upper class character (Lady Catherine de Bourgh) and her guests. [1] Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ... Upper class refers to the group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. ... [edit] See Also Historically related forms of dance: Square dance English Country Dance Contra dance Categories: Historical dance | French music history Square dance is often used as a general term for modern Western square dance. ... English Country Dance, sometimes abbreviated ECD, is a form of folk dance. ... You may also be looking for a style of classical music called contredanse. ...

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	Quadrille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (801 words) Quadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing. The quadrille (in French quadrille de contredanses) was now a lively dance with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, with each couple facing the center of that square. When the quadrille became known in Germany and Austria, the dance composers from that time (Josef Lanner and the Strauss Family) also took part in the hysteria of the quadrille. Parlett's Historic Card Games: Quadrille (3548 words) Quadrille may therefore be regarded as the chief progenitor of Solo Whist, just as partnership Whist was that of Contract Bridge. Thus Quadrille, which for upwards of a century held the first rank in all the gambling circles of Europe, is now completely banished from them; and is rarely or ever seen beyond the precincts of some antiquated provincial circles, where it continues still to faire les douces of many a dowager. Those of the 19th century were often better writers and teachers, but by then no longer knew the game at first hand and had (as I have) obvious difficulty in making sense of what their predecessors had passed on to them.
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