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Quadrille français - 1st figure, Le Pantalon

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Quadrille français - La Polonaise - 3rd figure

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Les plaisirs de Varennes - contredanse française

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Contredanse française - pot-pourri of dances

This selection of dances from the period of the French Revolution begins with an introduction (in French). The actual dancing begins about 2:20. View item

Contredanse française – La réverbère

Dance from the later 1700s, during the reign of Louis VXI (1754-1793), illustrating this dance form that emerged from the cotillon and led to the development of the quadrille. View item