@tjohn, I disagree, they did have ballrooms in some masions, however the image gives the impression of a gymnasium, rather than the intimate surroundings of a Southern home. The dances listed at the link are well and good but don't give you any idea of how much room is required, they aren't 'barn dances', although some may have started there. These masions belonged to the wealthy of the day, and so proper equiette was maintained. And people of the day were smaller than we are today, what was then a ballroom, today would be a fair sized greatroom in a home today.

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