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What is Junior Cotillion?

National League of Junior Cotillions JC® is a three-year curriculum designed to provide 5th-8th grade students a safe space to practice courtesies that honor and respect peers, parents, and future business associates. The National League of Junior Cotillions JC® also provides them with thorough training in standard ballroom dance. And the most important thing is to provide an environment that allows people to enjoy these skills at memorable parties, balls, dinners, and events, complete with decorations, refreshments, favors, and prizes.

Who is eligible to participate?

The Junior Cotillion program is designed for 5th – 8th-grade students.

What life skills will my child learn in Junior Cotillion?

Junior Cotillion program places emphasis on etiquette, manners and character education as well as on dancing. The social and character education components of the program include rules of proper telephone courtesy, acknowledgments of gifts, introductions, receiving lines, participating in group settings, polite 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 honor, dignity, respect, honesty, fairness, a caring attitude, accountability, and citizenship.

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About Director

Mary grew up in rural Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 2006 to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. After college, Mary attended the University of Pittsburgh and received her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies. She currently lives in Acworth with her husband and four kids and works as a Physician Assistant at It is Well Healthcare, LLC in Dallas, GA. She and her husband served as foster parents through Cobb County DFCS for 10 years and enjoy being part of the Cedarecrest Church family. 

While at Georgia Tech, Mary was a President's Scholar and the Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment and enjoyed participating in the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Mary realized the "cotillion" difference in college. While she didn't attend cotillion, she could quickly pick out the students around her who had a cotillion background by their confidence in college interviews, formal dinners, and everyday manners. As her children approach middle school, she wanted this same confidence for her children and was motivated to start our Greater Acworth Chapter. 

Mary truely believes respect will never go out of style and the skills we help children develop are the skills of a lifetime.