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Please use proper sources and citations to answer these questions.
Questions
- Based on the YouTube interview with Andrew Scott, what is important about the Quadrille dance for St. Lucians?
- What has been expressed as the importance of revival of the Quadrille dance tradition?
- Why is quadrille dance, as a performing art form, important to St Lucians (people of St. Lucia)?
- What is the connection between dancing and community?
- According to Roger Abrahams, “Creolization, as a cultural process, offers a way by which to negotiate and cultural approximations and disassociations.” Using quadrille dance as an example, describe how participation in the dance ritual assists in negotiating cultural associations.
4 Quadrille for St. Lucians Resources
Resources:
Crowley, Daniel J. 1957, Jan. "Song and Dance in St. Lucia". Ethnomusicology. Vol. 1, No. 9 p. 4-14. University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology. http://www.jstor.org.library.esc.edu/stable/924597
Cyrille, Dominique O. "Creole Quadrilles of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, and St. Lucia." Manuel, Peter. 2009. Creolizing Contradance in the Caribbean. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. http://site.ebrary.com.library.esc.edu/lib/empire/docDetail.action?docID=10342375
Videos:
"Exploring Cultural Dance - Quadrille. Andrew Scott & Evette Phillips demonstrate St Lucian Quadrille." YouTube video, 7:08. Posted by CACOEU2000. Uploaded March 13, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VzEY4dc54
"Exploring Cultural Dance - Quadrille. Caroline Muraldo & members of her dance groups talk Quadrille." YouTube videos, 22:24. Posted by CACOEU2000. Uploaded March 13, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfN3prgkTD0
Websites:
Cult .Is https://cult.is/the-national-dance-of-saint-lucia-the-quadrille/
If you are unable to get to a source let me know and I'll try to send a PDF.
Explanation & Answer
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Caribbean Visual Arts
Introduction
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The quadrille is a formal dance that was performed by four couples in a rectangular
formation.
Body
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Importance of the quadrille dance
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Why quadrille was revived
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Importance of the quadrille dance as a performing art
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Connection between dancing and community
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How quadrille assist in cultural negotiation
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What is important about the Quadrille dance for St. Lucians?
The quadrille was a formal dance that was performed by four couples in a rectangular
formation. According to Andrew Scott and Evette Philips consideration on Traditional Dance,
the importance of Quadrille is connecting to the partner. The partners dancing as one unit while
enjoying the music and smiling to one another and at the same time, one should smile to the
audience ("Exploring Cultural Dance - Quadrille. Andrew Scott & Evette Phillips demonstrate St
Lucian Quadrille.", 2013). It is also important to invite the audience to participate in t...