The original design for the Jamaican flag was a horizontal striped pattern with the same colors as the current flag, but it was rejected because of its similarity to the then flag of Tanganyika which is now part of Tanzania.
The Dragon Dance is a Chinese dance usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity. The dragons used in these dances are usually made up of sections of bamboo frames draped with silk.
The Quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th-and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. Performed by four couples in a rectangular formation, it is related to American square dancing.he quadrille des contredanses was now a lively dance with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, each couple facing the center. One pair was called the head couple, the adjacent pairs the side couples. A dance figure was often performed first by the head couple and then repeated by the side couples.