Welcome to Cotillion

Welcome to the National League of Junior Cotillions

Travis & Williamson County Chapters

We've been providing Cotillion classes for middle school students in the Austin & surrounding area for over 30 years! We are proud to be the leaders in our community for Cotillion education. 

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Our program consists of life skills, etiquette, and social dance training program for middle school ladies and gentlemen. We offer classes for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. 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, waltz, swing, salsa, two step, cotton eyed joe 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, importance of 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.

The Travis & Williamson County Chapters are comprised of 6 Junior Cotillion Chapters that meet all around Austin and the surrounding area. Please use the drop down menu above to locate a Chapter that is closest to you or most convenient for your family!