Sentence examples for cotillion from inspiring English sources

A precursor of the quadrille, the cotillion was danced by four couples standing in a square set.

The cotillion, originally a lively measured square dance from the French court, became popular in the late 18th century.

During the 19th century cotillion patterns became more varied, and the dancing was combined with the giving of presents.

Such events combined a reception, at least one repast, and lengthy dance sets that alternated round dances with an elaborate type of german called the cotillion.

By the end of the 19th century the cotillion had become so commonplace that its name had come to designate the ballroom dance event itself.

A separate line of manuals and a growing number of professional periodicals were sold to dance masters and to cotillion leaders, who managed the order of dances and other activities during the evening.

The cotillion consisted of a series of short dances or dance segments that mimicked social behaviour, with couples presenting each other with flowers or souvenirs, for example.

In 1980 "The Official Preppy Handbook" arrived as a field guide to the habits of the cotillion-hopping, madras-wearing, loafer-shod upper crust.

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn This newly renovated 39,000-square-foot two-story commercial building, which has been vacant for several years, was formerly the Cotillion Terrace catering hall.

Guests ate beluga caviar and drank Cotillion Club Punch, while Wolfe drank a simple Coke and stayed away from the beluga; he ate a chocolate Powerbar before arriving at the party.

By Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, October 25 , 1941P. 11 Long talk story about Captain Alastair Mackintosh who has been signed up by the Hotel Pierre to play host at its new Cotillion Room.