The waltz is the quintessential dance for this celebration, whereby the young woman makes use of the grace and delicacy that she has practiced and that is expected to become part of her personality as she reaches adulthood.
The waltz is an outstanding element in the celebrations of fifteen years. We will tell you some information about this dance.
Tradition forbade women to dance in public, except at school events or family parties. Although this is no longer the case, in most cases, the waltz was considered “the first public dance”, since the celebration of the XV years represented the path to adulthood and the independence of the young woman.
The two most famous compositions for the fifteenth-year waltz are Johann Strauss’s The Blue Danube and Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers.
The chamberlains that accompany the quinceanera are inspired by the court of Emperor Maximilian. The term chamberlain is of medieval origin, and in France it refers to the court that accompanies the king or queen, but in Mexico, where nobility titles have no value, the word was used to designate the quinceanera’s male companions .
In recent years, a composition by the Japanese Joe Hisaishi for Hayao Miyazaki’s film The Incredible Moving Castle, has gained much popularity as the waltz for XV years; we refer to the theme “Merry-Go-Round of Life”, which means “The carousel of life”. There are multiple versions of this theme and each young man has his favorite.