Parisian Varieties Quadrille
Mid-19th century quadrille, five figures, with music including waltz, polka, and mazurka.
Les Variétés Parisiennes
A new Quadrille, composed by the "Société Académique des Professeurs de Danse de Paris," etc.
Introduced in America by William B. DeGarmo
DeGarmo's 1868 book, The Prompter, is available online for download.
The dance also appears in a better-known publication, Dick's Quadrille Call-book, and Ball-room Prompter, from 1878. See the Related Items for the Parisian Star, a more recent composition by caller Tony Parkes that is based on this older dance.
Collection: Historical squares
Subjects: Quadrille
Tags: Parisian Varieties, quadrille
Subjects: Quadrille
Tags: Parisian Varieties, quadrille
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Late Nineteenth Century Quadrille |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Plain Quadrille - 1890 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Paine's First Set of Quadrilles, 1815 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Quadrille (Länger, 1824, №1) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Nineteenth Century Social Dance (article) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Parisian Star - Tony Parkes |
Citation
“Parisian Varieties Quadrille,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1671.
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Parisian Varieties Quadrille
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Mid-19th century quadrille, five figures, with music including waltz, polka, and mazurka.
Les Variétés Parisiennes
A new Quadrille, composed by the "Société Académique des Professeurs de Danse de Paris," etc.
Introduced in America by William B. DeGarmo
DeGarmo's 1868 book, The Prompter, is available online for download.
The dance also appears in a better-known publication, Dick's Quadrille Call-book, and Ball-room Prompter, from 1878. See the Related Items for the Parisian Star, a more recent composition by caller Tony Parkes that is based on this older dance.
Les Variétés Parisiennes
A new Quadrille, composed by the "Société Académique des Professeurs de Danse de Paris," etc.
Introduced in America by William B. DeGarmo
DeGarmo's 1868 book, The Prompter, is available online for download.
The dance also appears in a better-known publication, Dick's Quadrille Call-book, and Ball-room Prompter, from 1878. See the Related Items for the Parisian Star, a more recent composition by caller Tony Parkes that is based on this older dance.
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