The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… Philadelphia Dancing Assembly a desideratum. Founded in 1749, the Assembly thrived, even into the early Federal period. Rules governing all aspects of participation, including the dancing itself, sustained the Assembly’s role in determining … Philadelphia Assembly more strictly than those of London or Bath, governing its meetings, management, tickets, and more. Rules were occasionally reinforced, perhaps to bolster managers’ authority against more democratic portions of the young … century; rather, attendees ‘moved with measured dignity in grave minuets or gayer country dances.’ 7 Assembly rules required that each set, formed in order of dancers’ arrival, have ten couples; if a set came up short, its couples …
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