A traditional quinceañera court commonly includes 28 attendants arranged as 14 pairs.
The court is usually made up of 14 damas, or female attendants, and 14 chambelanes, or male attendants. Together, these 28 young people accompany the quinceañera during formal entrances, photographs, choreographed dances, and other parts of the celebration.
The number is symbolic because the court and the honoree together can represent the 15 years being celebrated: 14 couples plus the quinceañera. Families may also choose a smaller court, a court made up of one gender, or no court at all.
A court is therefore a common tradition rather than a universal requirement. The exact names and roles can change between regions, but the 14-pair arrangement is the classic formal version most often described in accounts of the ceremony.