NY Mag's Kyle York Spencer interviews participants in the Germanistic Society of America's annual Quadrille Ball. If it weren't the Germanistic Society, I'd assume this was just another example of New York Anglophilia run amok. The ball requires "debs" to practice dancing for ten weeks prior to the event and to learn the rules and regulations traditionally associated with "gentlemanly" and "ladylike" behavior. If that isn't frightening enough, potential debs are recruited by being told the ball is like a "hot date with a very hot person."
Modern Dance [NY Magazine]