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KEY CITY QUADRILLE
KEY CITY QUADRILLE. The Quadrille was fashionable dance in the late 18th- and 19th-century. Performed by four couples in a rectangular formation, it is related to American square dancing. The Lancers, a variant of the quadrille, became popular in the late 19th century and was still danced in the 20th century in folk-dance clubs. (1)
The Key City Quadrille disbanded on June 11, 1873 after providing local entertainment was an unstated amount of time. (2)
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Source:
1. "Quadrilles," Wikipedia
2. "Disbanded," Dubuque Herald, June 12, 1873, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18730612&printsec=frontpage&hl=en