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cotillion [Brit kəˈtɪljən, Am kəˈtɪljən] N

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Dances included the ronde, or round dance, the cotillion, and popular nineteenth-century dances such as the waltz, schottisch and polka. en.wikipedia.org

In the early part of this period, up to the early 1810s, the ballroom was dominated by the country dance, the cotillion, and the scotch reel. en.wikipedia.org

Having achieved their competitive goals, they founded a junior cotillion, where they could teach their son and his friends lessons in dance, manners, and other social graces. en.wikipedia.org

The complications that ensue are reflected in the title: a cotillion was originally a dance for four couples. en.wikipedia.org

Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. en.wikipedia.org

By the 19th century, the cotillion evolved to include more couples with many complex dance figures. en.wikipedia.org

For different places, there are different cotillions. en.wikipedia.org

They even go to cotillion, my favorite, but they ruin it with a(nother) car crash. www.glamour.com

As in its ancestors the cotillion and quadrille, the movements in this style of square dance are synchronized with the phrases of the music. en.wikipedia.org

A national cotillion organization listed her as one of the ten best-mannered people of 2011. en.wikipedia.org

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