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CotillionA cotillion is a formal presentation of young ladies, debutantes, to polite society. They are usually recommended by a distinguished committee or sponsored by an established member of society. Cotillions were a popular 18th and 19th century dance in the French Courts that preceded the Quadrille style of dancing. Some notable debutante balls: - Atlanta, Georgia: The Harvest Ball, The Christmas Ball
- Baltimore, Maryland: The Bachelor's Cotillion
- Boston, Massachusetts: The Cotillion
- Charleston, South Carolina: The St. Cecilia Ball
- Chicago, Illinois: The Passavant Cotillion, The Christmas Ball
- Cincinnati, Ohio: The Bachelor's Cotillion
- Cleveland, Ohio: The Assembly Ball, The Cotillion Society Ball
- Kansas City, Missouri: The Jewel Ball
- Memphis, Tennessee: The Holiday Ball, The Summer Presentation Ball
- New Orleans, Louisiana: The Debutante Club Ball, Le Debut des Jeunes Filles de la Nouvelle Orleans
- New York, New York: The Junior Assemblies
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Assembly
- Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Debutante Ball
- Richmond, Virginia: The Bal Du Bois
- St. Louis, Missouri: The Veiled Prophet Ball
- San Francisco, California: The Cotillion
- Savannah, Georgia: The Christmas Cotillion
- Washington, D.C.: The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball, 55 years old in 2004. The beneficiary is Children's National Medical Center.
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