The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… in British circles. Refinement of one’s person, and opportunities to display this in select groups, were essential to elite distinction, making establishment of a Philadelphia Dancing Assembly a desideratum. Founded in 1749, the Assembly … the Assembly’s role in determining class status and creating social ties among colonial and early-national social elites. Places > Sports & Leisure Keywords Assemblies Advertisement Dance North America For many in British North … making its social weight significant within the colonies and beyond. Of this, the city’s established and aspiring elites were well aware. 2 1 . Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) Cadwalader Collection, ‘Genealogical History of …
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