Quadrilles in Harlem - 1946
Creator: Rod LaFarge (Rosin the Bow, Vol. 2 #3, March 1946)
Rod LaFarge was a caller, publisher, and dance historian, interested in all manner of dances. In this account, he describes visiting Harlem on several occasions-- LaFarge lived in New Jersey--to observe dancers at the Union Quadrille Club and the Eureka Quadrille Club. He describes "one interesting figure" he had never seen before, and also provides detailed instructions for The Bahama Quadrille.
Collection: Historical squares
Subjects: General - Dance and Culture, Quadrille
Tags: African-American, Bahama Quadrille, Caribbean, Harlem, quadrille, Rod La Farge
Subjects: General - Dance and Culture, Quadrille
Tags: African-American, Bahama Quadrille, Caribbean, Harlem, quadrille, Rod La Farge
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: African-American quadrille, 1914 (#1) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: African-American quadrille, 1914 (#2) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Young African Americans Square Dancing - 1952 |
| Item: Jesse Cosby, African-American caller | is related to | This Item |
Citation
Rod LaFarge, “Quadrilles in Harlem - 1946,” Square Dance History Project, accessed March 26, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1990.
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Quadrilles in Harlem - 1946
Description
Rod LaFarge was a caller, publisher, and dance historian, interested in all manner of dances. In this account, he describes visiting Harlem on several occasions-- LaFarge lived in New Jersey--to observe dancers at the Union Quadrille Club and the Eureka Quadrille Club. He describes "one interesting figure" he had never seen before, and also provides detailed instructions for The Bahama Quadrille.
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Date Created
Rosin the Bow, Vol. 2 #3, March 1946