The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… French visitor, the Marquis de Chastellux, viewed Assembly gatherings as ‘methodical amusements’ 12 —reflecting Quaker influence on the city’s sociality. Partners at each ball were chosen by the managers, who in these times of war were … Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town , ‘now Danc[ed] for the first time in Britain.’ 17 American influence began seeping across the ocean, against the flood in the opposite direction. Image Legend The Subscribers of …
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