According to How Stuff Works, a dance card is a small printed card that contains all of the types of dances that were to take place at that particular event. Next to the list of dances was a space for a young man to write his name, committing to dance with the young lady that owned the card for that particular song. The card allowed patrons to do a couple of things. It allowed women to keep track of their dance partners and made sure that a lady didn't need to ask a man to dance. Heaven forbid a woman make the first move, right?
While dance cards sound like loads of fun, we no longer use them. Dance cards fell out of style when society shifted away from the super formal balls and parties, (per Uncommon Courtesy.) Generally, people aren't doing dances like the Foxtrot during your average house party so therefore there isn't exactly a need for them. These days dancing is a lot more casual and carefree, allowing people to choose their partners whenever and however they like, no card required.
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