Savannah Cotillion Club
Formal dance society
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The Savannah Cotillion Club (also known as the Savannah Cotillion Society) is a formal dance society based in Savannah, Georgia. Its annual Christmas Cotillion, first held in 1817,[1] it is the oldest debutante ball in the United States.[2][3] It takes place a few days before Christmas.[4]
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
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Venues for the ball have included the Westin Savannah Harbor Hotel's grand ballroom.[5] From around 2015, it has taken place at Savannah's Marriott Riverfront hotel at the eastern end of Bay Street. The build-up to the ball takes several months, including private parties, receptions, dress fittings, and photograph portraits.[4]
The event is recreated in John Berendt's 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and 1997 movie adaptation,[4] with The Lady Chablis gatecrashing the dance.