The love of dancing by the people, and the reservations of the priests are both noted in the description of dancing under the French Régime: One of the earliest references to dancing among the French settlers is provided by Father Le Jeune in an account dated 14 Aug 1636: the natives were begging that... some of our young people should dance to the sound of a hurdy-gurdy [vielle in French], that a little Frenchman held. This was granted them, to their great satisfaction (Jesuit Relations, vol 9, p 269). The Jesuits had little interest, however, in reporting on dancing; and when they did comment it was with apprehension rather than approval. God willing, the effects wont be lasting (E.M. Faillon, Histoire de la colonie francaise en Canada, Montreal 1866, vol 3, p 397), exclaimed the chronicler when the first ball was held, 4 Feb 1667, on the occasion of Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinières promotion to a senior administrative position. But nothing was to stop the circle of colonial administrators and their coterie from indulging in dances and festivities. youtu.be/aLu6pIHMMtg
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