Faith's Debut

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Pinoy 101: The Debut

Cotillions and debutante balls (commonly known as 'debuts') are very popular in the Philippines and in Filipino communities overseas. This celebrates a girl's eighteenth birthday in becoming a woman.

The debut begins with a priest giving a blessing before the ball. Eighteen candles are then presented to the debutante by eighteen of her closest girlfriends and family which are then placed on the cake so the debutante may blow them out. Then eighteen roses are presented by eighteen male friends and family whilst dancing to a "slow song". Traditionally, the debutante leaves the ball at midnight or until most of her immediate family has left. Another tradition is that all young males present must drink to each letter of the debutante's name. Modern variations have since been introduced, such as the giving of eighteen symbolic gifts, or the replacement of roses with tulips, among others.

The debutante, her escort and her court (nine couples, for a total of 18 people all together, including debutante couple) learn and perform the cotillion de honor. This dance either consisted of a waltz or the traditional Filipino aristocratic dance "rigodon". In modern times the waltz is accompanied by Latin dances and sometimes hip hop routines.

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[ChannelEllorin]

which version ?

[Cursmac546]

frank sinatra, i think

[ChannelEllorin]

hey i was wondering, what song this is ?

[Cursmac546]

the song is titled "Moon River"

[yayitskris]

i am soooooo jealous,im having a debut this june and i wana have this kind of dance thingy but its really hard tho cuz of wer im at ryt now. ugh.

[Cursmac546]

oh i'm sorry. Hope you have a great debut. Have a great day.

[gracemichele]

This is so refreshing...from the bumping and grinding. This is real danincing!!

[mogemoets]

you're SO right

BUMPING and GRINDING is NOT dancing---

I was crowned "Debutante of the Year" at MY debut!

Martin

[annikee59]

It's "Moon River", performed by the Henry Mancini Orchestra.

[ilovemusicrox12]

I just went to my cousin's debut as one of the 18 candles (except we used little bears) and since then my aunts have been bugging me that I should have a debut when I turn 18.I think I might have a debut.thnx 4 the info about a debut!

[TxPinay817]

yea, i really wanted to know, cuz i am 15 and i barely found out that debuts are apart of the filipino custom. so i asked my mom abt it and she told me that she knew wat they were but she didnt kno exactly how they went cuz she grew up in poverty and couldnt have one, she said i might get to have one, so ur info really helped me a lot

[Cursmac546]

aww glad you liked it. I thought it was necessary for people to understand what a debut is all about. Thank you for the view and comment!