Paget's Belize Journal

The Preliminary Trip - It Begins - First days - A tourist trip - Flying, sand crabs - San Pedro 1 - San Pedro 2 - Braids, snakes, dogs - Leaving Dangriga The Actual Stay - Help for library - Books; departure - Arrival; weather - Sensations, housing - Security, more housing - More security, snorkeling - Dock activities - Day-to-day life 1 - Day-to-day life 2 - The Quadrille - The apartment! - Cleaning and culture - Hurricane Irene - Too much reality - Hopkins Village 1 - Hopkins Village 2 - Weather - Minimum wage - Transportation - Food Experiments - The Brits; furniture - Meeting and greeting - Night noise, Settlement Day - Dragonflies! - More noise - A good 19th - Wrapping up the 19th - Traveling to Mexico - Thanksgiving in Mexico - Cockscomb Basin - A Belizean week-end - Tobacco Caye - Is it really Christmas? - This is the life - Christmas wishes - Headwear - Christmas Experiences - Lottery - Caye Caulker haircut - Caye Caulker 2 - Geckos - Red Bank - The last few days		Oct 8, 1999 The Quadrille, or, Lewis Carrol Ain't Got Nuthin' On Us! I offer here, an entire, unedited article from the online version of the Belize Reporter Newspaper -- one of 4 national newspapers in the country (there are no local newspapers). Two of them are produced by political parties, two are not. This one is not. I am proud to be an adopted Dangrigan. But I wish I lived in Belize City right now. ---------------------- Culture House revives art of the Quadrille Want to learn Quadrille dancing? Have any idea what Quadrille dancing is? If your answer is yes to the first question and no to the second, the House of Culture has sprung to your rescue by offering a three-month course in Quadrille dancing. The course encompasses six cycles of the Spanish Quadrille, a popular dance form of European origin which was brought to Belize, then British Honduras, during the 18th century. "Its popularity continued with the proliferation of many dance clubs employing scores of ordinary Belizeans until the latter part of this century when there was a gradual fading away," said Jason Guerrero, music coordinator at the House of Culture. But while the Quadrille has been almost totally lost to most of Belize, Guerrero said it has survived in Dangriga and Belize City due to the efforts of people such as Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jones, Francis Castillo, Ben Palacio, Joseph Ogaldez, Verona Norales, James Ogaldez and a few others. People interested in learning the culturally enriching dance can contact the House of Culture in Belize City. The course will be held on Monday and Thursday nights at the House of Culture from 6 to 8 o'clock. The course costs $30. Next