A Debutante ball is traditionally a means of presenting a young lady of 16- 18 years of age to society. These days a lot of Australian High schools hold Deb. Balls mainly for girls in Year 11, and although they don't really have the same meaning as they used to most of the old traditions are continued.

The Ball begins with the formality of each of the girls & their partners being presented to the guests in turn, usually as each couple walk the length of the Ballroom or Hall an MC may talk a little about the girls dress and also what she likes to do in her spare time. Once all the girls have been presented the group moves into a formation and complete 2 or 3 formal dances, this is basically it for the official part of the proceedings. The dances are usually followed by a sit down meal & more free style dancing for everyone.

With my partner Matt

With my friend Sharon