Kwadril

Kwadril

In the French Caribbean culture, especially of the Lesser Antilles, the term "kwadril" is a Creole term referring to a folk dance derived from the "quadrille". On the island of Saint Lucia, "kwadrils" are social occasions held in private homes; Lucian kwadrils were formerly viewed as old-fashioned, but are increasingly being adopted as a symbol of Lucian culture. These "kwadrils" are very formalized, and are accompanied by a cuatro, rattle, "chakchak", violin, banjo and bones ("zo").

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*cite book|chapter=Saint Lucia|author=Guilbault, Jocelyne|title=Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume Two: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean|id=ISBN 0-8153-1865-0|year=1999|publisher=Routledge|pages=pp 942-951


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