Welcome

Our program consists of life skills, etiquette, and social dance training program for middle school ladies and gentlemen. We offer Year I (5th grade and up) in the Golden Isles. We promote good manners and teach skills that are useful and relevant to today's teens lives, while having fun along the way! Etiquette isn't just about knowing how to hold your pinky while sipping tea anymore. Cotillion is about feeling confident and comfortable, while making others around you feel the same way in every social situation.

Our Cotillion classes are a mix of life skills, etiquette instruction and formal dance instruction including the cha cha, fox trot, and several line dances. Dances are taught using current music! The social and life skills education components of the program include rules of proper cell phone courtesy, acknowledgments of gifts, introductions, hand shakes, participating in group settings, the art of conversation, paying and receiving compliments, sports etiquette, first impressions, dress code for all occasions, manners in the home and in public places, table manners, formal place settings, styles of dining including American, Asian, and Continental, skills involved in being a guest, hostess or host, and MANY other areas of social behavior! Other topics covered are the ethics involved in the areas of having honor, dignity, respect, honesty, fairness, a caring attitude, and accountability

Announcements

NLJC Golden Isles Chapter is delighted to announce open registration for a new season of Junior Cotillion beginning in Fall 2026. 

Parents interested in learning more about our offerings in the Golden Isles are invited to attend a parent reception at Wesley Church at Frederica Sunday, April 26th, 2026 from 3:00pm-4:00pm. 

2026-2027 Schedule: 

Sunday, September 20th, 2026

Sunday, October 18th, 2026

Sunday, November 15th, 2026

Sunday, January 10th, 2027

Sunday, February 7th, 2027

The Grand Spring Ball will be held in March 2027. Details will be announced soon. 

Tuition: 

$425 (includes all classes, balls and materials)

Payment Options: 

Payments may be made in full at registration. 

Half tuition may be paid at registration with the balance due July 15th. (This option is available until June 15)

Three monthly installments may be made. (This options is available until May 15)

About Director

Katie Tippett lives on Saint Simons Island with her husband, Jordan, and their four children. She is a graduate of The University of Georgia with a BA in Journalism. Katie was a Junior Cotillion student and assistant in Americus, Georgia, and is delighted to offer the program to families in the Golden Isles. Katie is also the owner of Mini Motions Preschool Dance, an onsite dance company offering classes at preschools and elementary schools in The Golden Isles. 

Phone: 229-942-4976

Email: [email protected]