By the end of the 18th century there were settlements all around Lake Ontario, and at the capital of Upper Canada, Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), as in all parts of Canada, they are much attached to dancing. During winters, there are balls once a fortnight, (Canadian Letters... 1792 and 93, Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal, series 3, vol 9, 1912, p 45). Isaac Weld, in his Travels through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada... 1795, 1796 and 1797 (London 1799), confirms that during the winter Canadians would visit each other for parties and pass the day with music, dancing, card-playing, and every social entertainment that can beguile the time (p 225). youtu.be/DDZGpiuR_ag
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