A traditional quinceañera court of honor usually includes 14 female attendants called damas.
Together with the quinceañera, the 14 damas represent the fifteen years being celebrated. They commonly participate in the entrance, formal photographs, choreographed dances, and other ceremonial parts of the reception.
The court may also include male attendants, often called chambelanes, although the size and composition of the group are not universal. Some families choose a smaller court, a mixed group of friends, or no court at all.
Dama means “lady” or “maiden” in Spanish. The term describes a female member of the court, not the quinceañera herself, whose role is the central one.