is it something only well-off families can have? how much do people normally spend?
2007-03-15 12:35:06 · 5 answers · asked by owhit90 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Cotillion is a formal presentation of young ladies, debutantes, to polite society. It is in used in the United States, more so in the South, and some other countries. Debutantes are usually recommended by a distinguished committee or sponsored by an established member of elite society.
Modern cotillions are often charity events; the parents of the debutante donate a certain amount of money to the designated cause, and the invited guests pay for their tickets. Cotillions may be elaborate formal affairs and involve not only "debs" but junior debutantes, escorts and ushers, flower girls and pages as well.[1]
2007-03-15 12:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the movie METROPOLITAN is about debutantes in New York Society, and the customs of the post-cotillion parties during the "season."
But there are many cotillions all over the U.S.
2007-03-15 19:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by papyrusbtl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also the colloquialism for the etiquette/dancing/deportment class that the children of the wealthy or social "upper class" take in order to be prepared to perform in a socially acceptable manner at a cotillion.
2007-03-17 01:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cotillion is a coming-out ball to introduce young women (debutantes) to society. It's usually for high society types.
2007-03-15 19:38:40 · answer #4 · answered by SueB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. A ballroom dance with many different figures.
2. A formal ball,esp. for debutantes.
2007-03-15 19:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by Gabriel D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋