National League of Junior Cotillions
Texarkana Chapter

NLJC MISSION STATEMENT :

TO ACT AND TO TREAT OTHERS WITH HONOR, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FUTURE BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, AND TO LEARN AND PRACTICE BALLROOM DANCE.

WHAT IS JUNIOR COTILLION?

National League of Junior Cotillion is a curriculum designed to give young people instruction and practice the courtesies that make life more pleasant for them and those around them; to give them thorough training in standard ballroom dance; and to provide opportunities to practice and enjoy these skills at memorable parties, balls, dinners, and events, complete with decorations, refreshments, favors and prizes.

The Junior Cotillion program places emphasis on etiquette, manners, and character education as well as dancing. The social character education components of the program include rules of proper telephone courtesy, acknowledgement of gifts, introductions, receiving lines, participating in group settings, polite conversation, paying and receiving complements, 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 social behaviors. Other topics covered are the ethics involved in areas of honor, dignity, respect, honesty, fairness, a caring attitude, accountability, and citizenship.  

Curriculum topics include:

• The rules of introductions
• Paying and receiving complements
• Electronic etiquette
• Table manners
• When to rise
• Doors and coats
• Sports etiquette
• Party courtesies
• Receiving lines
• Eating unusual foods
• Instructional formal  dining

Character education:

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Respect
• Citizenship
• Excellence
• Handling peer pressure

Dance Instruction

• Music appreciation
• Basic dance courtesies
• The basic steps of the Fox Trot, Cha-Cha, Swing, and Waltz

The Greater Texarkana Chapter consists of five classes, meeting only once a month and two balls to fit in with your busy lifestyle. The classes are comprised of equal numbers of ladies and gentlemen. Participating students come from local middle and intermediate schools and have the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends in a controlled setting.

Classes are dress up affairs for which careful grooming is required. Hair should be neatly combed, fingernails neatly trimmed and cleaned, shoes should be polished. Please see the dress code above.

Payment

Year 1 fee for the full year is $340, payable in full at registration or a split payment of $170 upon registration and the remaining balance due on or before September 1^st.

Year 2 fee for the full year is $350, payable in full at registration or a split payment of $175 upon registration and the remaining balance due on or before September 1^st.

Payments may be made through this website once you register (PayPal) or you can mail your check to Melissa Delk at 1302 Olive Street, Texarkana, TX 75501. If paying by check please put your students name in the memo.