▁the ▁New ▁England ▁contra ▁dance , ▁which ▁experienced ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁quadr ille ▁evol ved ▁into ▁square ▁dance ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁while ▁in ▁Ireland ▁it ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁modern ▁Irish ▁set ▁dance . ▁English ▁country ▁dance ▁in ▁Scotland ▁developed ▁its ▁own ▁flav our ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁separate ▁Scottish ▁country ▁dance . ▁English ▁Ce il id h ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁case , ▁being ▁a ▁convergence ▁of ▁English , ▁Irish ▁and ▁Scottish ▁forms . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁certain ▁English ▁country ▁d ances ▁surv ived ▁independently ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁re per toire . ▁One ▁such ▁is ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Re el , ▁which ▁is ▁almost ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁' S ir ▁Roger ▁de ▁Cover ley '. ▁ ▁The ▁contrad anza , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Spanish - American ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁contrad anse , ▁became ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁popular ▁style ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁dance ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁contrad anza ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁spread ▁throughout ▁Spanish ▁America ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁where ▁it ▁took ▁on ▁folk lor ic ▁forms ▁that ▁still ▁exist ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁Venezuela , ▁Colombia , ▁Peru , ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁E cuador . ▁In ▁Cuba ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁contrad anza ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁genre , ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁d anz on , ▁m am bo ▁and ▁cha ▁cha ▁cha . ▁H ait ians ▁fle eing ▁the ▁H ait ian