▁ ▁Fol k ▁dan cing ▁Fol k ▁d ances ▁of ▁British ▁origin ▁include ▁the ▁square ▁dance , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁quadr ille , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁innov ation ▁of ▁a ▁caller ▁instruct ing ▁the ▁d anc ers . ▁The ▁religious ▁commun al ▁society ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sh akers ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁England ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁developed ▁their ▁own ▁folk ▁dance ▁style . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁and ▁land marks ▁ ▁the ▁" L ost ▁Col ony " ▁of ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island : ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 7 , ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁R ale igh ▁rec ru ited ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁journey ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island ▁on ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁coast ▁and ▁establish ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁settlement ▁in ▁America ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁John ▁White ▁as ▁governor . ▁Virginia ▁D are ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 5 8 7 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁to ▁English ▁parents , ▁An an ias ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁White ▁D are ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Ro ano ke ▁Col ony . ▁The ▁fact ▁of ▁her ▁birth ▁is ▁known ▁because ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁settlement , ▁Virginia ▁D are ' s ▁grand father , ▁John ▁White , ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁to ▁seek ▁fresh ▁supplies . ▁When ▁White ▁eventually ▁returned ▁three ▁years ▁later , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁colon ists ▁were ▁gone