What is the name for the attendants who form a quinceañera’s formal court?

The attendants who form a quinceañera’s formal court are called the court of honor.

The court typically consists of friends, siblings, cousins, or other relatives chosen by the celebrant and family. Members may participate in the entrance, formal photographs, choreographed dances, and other parts of the reception. Their coordinated clothing helps create the event’s ceremonial presentation.

Traditionally, the court could include young women called damas and young men called chambelanes or chambelanes de honor. Contemporary celebrations vary: some use mixed-gender groups, a smaller group, or no court at all. The size is also flexible rather than universally fixed.

Court of honor is a ceremonial label, not a governing body. It should not be confused with the quinceañera’s sponsors, often called padrinos or madrinas, who may help provide financial or religious support but are not necessarily dance attendants.