Dance card
Hi there! A dance card is a special little book that people used to use a long time ago when they went to fancy dances. The book would have a list of all the people who were going to be there, and the person who owned the book would write down the names of the people they wanted to dance with next to the different dances that were going to happen during the night.
It was a way of planning your night and making sure you got to dance with all the people you wanted to. Just like when you have a list of things you need to do, having a dance card helped you remember who you wanted to dance with and when.
Some dance cards were really fancy and pretty, with decorations and pictures on them. They were usually carried around on a ribbon or a string, so you could wear them around your wrist or hang them from your neck.
Nowadays, people don't really use dance cards anymore because dances are usually more casual and you can just dance with whoever you want, whenever you want. But they were a really important and fun part of fancy dances in the past!
It was a way of planning your night and making sure you got to dance with all the people you wanted to. Just like when you have a list of things you need to do, having a dance card helped you remember who you wanted to dance with and when.
Some dance cards were really fancy and pretty, with decorations and pictures on them. They were usually carried around on a ribbon or a string, so you could wear them around your wrist or hang them from your neck.
Nowadays, people don't really use dance cards anymore because dances are usually more casual and you can just dance with whoever you want, whenever you want. But they were a really important and fun part of fancy dances in the past!