Debutantes dance with the their escorts at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
The Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club held its 59th cotillion March 30 at the Augusta Convention Center.
“For 61 years, The Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc. has been dedicated to the pro-social development of young ladies in the Augusta-CSRA,” according to a news release. “The organization remains dedicated to the empowerment of young ladies of the highest caliber in this area as leaders in their community and gracious social beings who will positively impact society.”
The club annually presents high school students to society at its annual cotillion, which is the culminating event of the year.
Also on Saturday, the club recognized debutantes through the decades in years ending in the number 4.
Debutantes perform a dance for the crowd at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. Debutantes dance with their escorts at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. Debutantes dance with their escorts at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. Debutantes perform a dance for the crowd at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. The sub debutantes perform a dance at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
Debutantes hug their fathers and grandfathers during a dance at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. A family member records a dance on their smart phone at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. Debutantes are presented to the crowd at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
Fathers dance with daughters at the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Inc 59th Cotillion Ball in Augusta, Ga. on March 30, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News. Click on advertisement for more information.
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One response to “In pictures: 59th Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club Cotillion”
Thank you so much, Charmaine & Mike, for covering our event!