*Sm side note, Chris feels as though I am torturing Michael by having him attend this lesson on how to treat a lady. Maybe I am, I just hope he learns from this how to treat a lady as well as Chris treats me.
Cotillion:
co·til·lion 
[kuh-til-yuhn, koh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) [kuh-til-yuhn, koh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
| 1. | a formal ball given esp. for debutantes. |
| 2. | a lively French social dance originating in the 18th century, consisting of a variety of steps and figures and performed by couples. |
| 3. | any of various dances resembling the quadrille. |
| 4. | music arranged or played for these dances. |
| 5. | a formalized dance for a large number of people, in which a head couple leads the other dancers through elaborate and stately figures. |
[Origin: 1760–70; <>cotillon kind of dance, in OF: petticoat, equiv. to cote coat + -illon dim. suffix]
] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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