The Jefferson Cotillion provides a traditional cotillion experience for students in sixth through ninth grades.  The Cotillion season includes dance instruction, dance floor etiquette, dining etiquette, and participation in the Holly Ball, a parent/child dinner dance.

Invited Students: Names of prospective students are gathered from former students, their siblings, and friends of participants.  We welcome ALL students.

Attire: Semi-Formal for the entire season.  For girls:  Dresses, dressy skirts, flat shoes, stockings, tights, or knee socks.  For boys:  Suits or jackets, dress pants, nice shoes, socks, and ties.  No tennis shoes, please.

Jefferson Cotillion 2011

Date: October 16, 2011 - December 31, 2011
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Schedule for the 2011 Season:
Entire Season to Be Held at Farmington Country Club
Sunday, October 16:  Dance Lesson
Sunday, October 23:  Dance Lesson
Sunday, November 6:  Dance Lesson
Sunday, November 13:  Dining Etiquette Lesson
Sunday, December 4:  Dance Lesson
Sunday, December 11:  The Holly Ball

Dance Lessons: Sixth graders will meet from 5-6:30pm.  Seventh graders and above will meet from 7-8:30pm.  All dance lessons will take place in the Ballroom.

Dining Etiquette Lesson: Sixth graders will meet from 12:30-1:30pm.  Seventh graders and above will meet from 2-3:00.  These lessons will take place in the Main Dining Room.

The Holly Ball: There will be one Holly Ball.  It will take place from 6-9pm in the Ballroom.

Tuition is $250 with a 10% discount for sibling(s).  There is a charge of $60 for each additional ball guest.  Family members only, please.

Instructors:
Kevin Sumter has been teaching dance since 1998.  He teaches ballroom dance, as well as swing, country, and line dancing throughout Charlottesville and at Wintergreen Resort.  Kevin has lived in Central Virginia since 1978 and is a full-time ski instructor during the winter months and a commercial builder the rest of the year.

Lisa Morales has been teaching dance for over ten years.  She helps teach East Coast Swing through Albemarle County, as well as at local dance venues.  She also coordinates “Swing Sway”, sponsored by the Charlottesville Swing Dance Society.  Lisa has lived in Charlottesville since 1994 and is a professional school counselor at Charlottesville High School.

Kevin and Lisa have been dance partners since 2001.  They have been teaching dance at the Jefferson Cotillion since the fall of 2007.

Robyn Jackson is the owner and director of The Civility School, which presents the Jefferson Cotillion.  Robyn will teach dining and other social etiquette during the Cotillion season.

Behavior
The Jefferson Cotillion advocates a respectful, comfortable environment.  Students who disrupt instruction will be removed at the discretion of the instructors.  A call to parents regarding behavior will require the student to sit out the next lesson.

Missed Lessons:
Please call or email to request a make-up lesson.

Director: Robyn Jackson
Please contact at robyn@thecivilityschool.com or at 434.977.0847.

We are sorry but registration for this event is now closed.

Please contact us if you would like to know if spaces are still available.

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