National League of Junior Cotillions
Knoxville Chapter
Classes
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN COTILLION CLASSES! REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE 2019-2020 NLJC SEASON. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM CORRESPONDING TO THEIR GRADE NEXT FALL TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION AND THE INVITATION PACKET. OUR PROGRAM STARTS AFTER SCHOOL BEGINS IN THE FALL AND WE MEET ONCE A MONTH UNTIL THE GRAND SPRING BALL.
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, CLASS TIMES AS FOLLOWS:
SIXTH GRADE CLASS TIMES ARE 5:15 - 6:45 PM or 7:15 - 8:45 PM
SEVENTH GRADE CLASS TIMES ARE 5:15 - 6:45 PM.
EIGHTH GRADE CLASS TIMES ARE 7:15 - 8:45 PM.
THE BLACK & WHITE GRAND SPRING BALL IS FROM 6:30 - 9:00 PM AT HOTEL KNOXVILLE.
Year One Sixth Grade class will cover topics such as proper seating and escort position, introductions, receiving compliments, manners in the home, thank you notes, basic table manners, telephone etiquette, electronic/social media etiquette and responding to invitations.
Year Two Seventh Grade class will cover topics such as manners in public places, characteristics of noble character, being a guest and a host, interview etiquette and skills, dress codes, table manners, cell phone etiquette, polite conversation, formal dinner guidelines, place settings AND A FIVE-COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL DINNER.
Year Three Premier Program Eighth Grade class is designed to provide real world application and includes A cultural event and outing at A restaurant and A theater, as well as classes at the Country Club. Classes will INCLUDE interview skills, TOASTING, TIPPING AND INTERNATIONAL dining skills, escorting partners, good sportsmanship, A SIX-COURSE INSTRUCTINAL DINNER and occasions to socialize and dance with classmates.
ATTIRE
Classes - All Junior Cotillion sessions are dress-up affairs for which careful grooming is required. Hair should be neatly combed, fingernails clipped and clean, shoes polished. Dancing requires hard-soled shoes; no athletic shoes or flop flops. Ladies should wear conservative Sunday dresses or skirts and dress shoes for classes. Gloves will be provided. Gentlemen should wear khaki pants, dress shirts, ties, and navy or dark blazers.
Holiday Ball - Ladies should wear knee length or longer holiday dresses or skirts, short white gloves (provided) and dress shoes. Gentlemen should wear white dress shirts, ties and navy or dark blazers or suits. Khaki pants are fine.
Grand Spring Ball - This ball is a semi-formal event for which age appropriate dress is required. Ladies should wear knee-length or longer white dresses. Gentlemen should wear black tie tuxedos and a professional fitting is provided at the last class (Parents Dip Into Dance). Eighth grade ladies are requested to wear floor length dresses and eighth grade gentlemen are requested to wear white jackets.
NOTE
You must let us know if your student is unable to attend an event. Students are expected to arrive on time and be picked up promptly at the end of event.
eTIQUETTE BOOKLETS
Sixth and seventh grade students are assigned a "Cotillion Challenge" which allows them to practice the skills they have learned in class. Booklets are given to students to take home after the first class and are to be brought to every class but not to the balls. Students have the opportunity to earn prizes for completing assignments.
Classes Available:
- Pre-Cotillion 1st-4th Grade
- Pre-Cotillion 5th Grade
- Junior Cotillion Year I Sixth Grade
- Junior Cotillion Year II Seventh Grade
- Junior Cotillion Premiere 8th Grade
Pre-Cotillion 1st-4th Grade
Classes to be determined for 2019-2020.
Pre-Cotillion 5th Grade
Class schedule to be determined for 2019-2020.
Junior Cotillion Year I Sixth Grade
2019-2020 Register Now| August 27th, 2019 | Introduction Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| September 25th, 2019 | Autumn Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| October 17th, 2019 | Harvest Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| November 21st, 2019 | Holiday Ball | Cherokee Country Club | |
| January 16th, 2020 | Winter Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| February 13th, 2020 | Valentine Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| March 1st, 2020 | Black & White Grand Spring Ball | Hotel Knoxville |
Junior Cotillion Year II Seventh Grade
2019-2020 Register Now| August 20th, 2019 | Back to Basics Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| September 24th, 2019 | First Impressions Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| October 15th, 2019 | Social Networking Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| November 19th, 2019 | Five Course Instructional Dinner | Cherokee Country Club | |
| January 14th, 2020 | Correspondence Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| February 11th, 2020 | Formal Events Class (Parents Dip) | Cherokee Country Club | |
| March 1st, 2020 | Black & White Grand Spring Ball | Hotel Knoxville |
Junior Cotillion Premiere 8th Grade
2019-2020 Register Now| August 20th, 2019 | Summer Icebreaker | Cherokee Country Club | |
| September 15th, 2019 | Cultural Outing | Clarence Brown Theatre | |
| October 15th, 2019 | Interview Skills/Dress For Success | Cherokee Country Club | |
| January 14th, 2020 | Six Course Instructional Dinner | Cherokee Country Club | |
| February 11th, 2020 | Communication Skills Class | Cherokee Country Club | |
| March 1st, 2020 | Black & White Grand Spring Ball | Hotel Knoxville |