Russian Mazurka Quadrille
I learned this quadrille several years back, and if memory serves, danced it at dawn (hah...I found myself on youtube (!), dancing the quadrille) at two Big Dances (an all-night social dance event held every Spring in Stanford) few years ago. I don't think I am crazy enough to stay up dancing all night again, but for old times sake, I went to the Russian Mazurka Quadrille class tonight. And stayed a little while longer for a few more dances at Jammix.
The Russian Mazurka Quadrille is reconstructed and choreographed by Richard Powers, based on a description by Charles Durang in Fashionable Dancer's Casket. And it is traditionally danced at dawn at the Big Dance to prove that the dancers are able to do a complicated quadrille after dancing all night. Jason also has a nice flash page up with all the steps and figures of the quadrille.
