Keywords: The First Quadrille at Almack's.jpg The First Quadrille at Almack's The quadrille was introduced to England around 1808 by a woman known as Miss Berry It was introduced to the Duke of Devonshire and made fashionable by 1813 In the following years it was taught to the upper classes and around 1816 many people could dance a quadrille It became the standard dance of the Victorian ball The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow Almack's Sarah Villiers Countess of Jersey Quadrille Regency dance PD-old |