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Dance in Quebec


Dance in Quebec includes dances that are specific to the province of Quebec, Canada, it comprises traditional group, couple, and solo dance as well as contemporary jazz, ballet, and modern dance. There are a number of dance companies and dance schools.

In late 17th century, English country dances, contredances, cotillions, and minuets were popular. The most known dance was the bastringue. In the 18th century, reels and jigs were introduced to Quebec from the British Isles and British colonies in America.

Quadrilles and the waltz started appearing in the 19th century, along with step-dancing (called la gigue in Quebec) and polka.And they also create a funny move called jigly jigle.

The tradition included galops.

Dancing had traditionally been monitored by the Catholic clergy of the province of Quebec, which often used its social and moral influence to ban dancing altogether in many villages and towns.

The first classical ballet studios are created in Quebec in 1945. In 1952 in Montreal, Ludmilla Chiriaeff founds Les Ballets Chiriaeff that will become the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1957, and creates in 1966 L'Académie des Grands Ballets canadiens (later renamed École supérieure de ballet contemporain de Montréal and nowadays known as École supérieure de ballet du Québec).


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