Excerpt - page 55: "... blending in and out of these formations without any formal invitations to dance. Although primarily heterosexual, partnering also occurred between same-sex ..."
Excerpt - page 37: "... politely asking a partner to dance, graciously accepting a dance invitation , thanking your partner for the dance, and generally working ..."
Excerpt - page 24: "... desire and romance found in dancing. A woman's desire to dance with the man is really a form of invitation. She is asking him to join her on the dance ..."
Excerpt - page 189: "... an event calls for traditional white tie and tails, the invitation will usually read "white tie," or occasionally "full evening dress." ..."
Excerpt - page 12: "... In this, the frolicsome skeleton extends an invitation to the dance to king, noble, grand dame, peasant, child, and beggar alike ..."