āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
cotillion
/kÉâĘtËÉĒliâÉn/
Cotillion
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āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
a formal social dance characterized by elegant and graceful movements, often performed in a group setting, and typically featuring traditional ballroom steps and patterns
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Learning the cotillion dance was a rite of passage for many young people in the community, who spent weeks practicing the intricate steps and formations.
āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
a ball at which young ladies are presented to society
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
