-A quinceañera is a traditional Latin American celebration. I will compare it to a Sweet Sixteen. -Sweet 16's are held at sixtee
n, quinceañeras are celebrated at fifteen. -Both also traditionally have a father-daughter dance In quinceañeras, they will almost always dance to waltz, although less traditional families can change this. In Sweet 16s the music of choice could change depending on the family, but traditionally it is walts or jazz.