Dance and Etiquette Class: Cotillion

Since January,  I have been teaching a Dance and Etiquette class at a Commonwealth School in Broomfield.  A family in my ward sends their kids to that school and it is majority LDS.  I had a class of 15 kids ages 12-15.  It was so much fun to meet with the kids and talk about etiquette; they thought it was not important but they saw, as the class went on, the value of having good manners.  We learned the waltz, cha cha, foxtrot and swing.  They enjoyed dancing and I know they will keep those skills up.  

As a reward for finishing the course we had a formal dinner and a cotillion (May 6).  The kids were put into groups and responsible for different parts of the cotillion.  The formal dinner was a three course meal with only the kids in our group. Then we went to a dance where the entire school and families were invited.  It was such a fun night.  The kids enjoyed dressing up and they did a dance showcase/performance for their families. 

Andrea Reed was my advisor/ team-teacher.

The Dance and Etiquette Class

The Men of the Class

 

 The dinner was amazing and made, plated and served by parents.  It was a three course meal with appetizers (apple with bree cheese and cranberry sauce or shrimp cabobs), a salad and bread, salmon drizzled in holondase sauce with potatoes and broccoli, and sorbet for dessert.  It was one of the fanciest meals I have ever had! The kids worked on all of their table manners; including pulling the chairs out for the girls and cutting the meat properly (that was a big deal for them).

 

 

  The dance included all of the families, so Ben and the kids were able to come.  It was fun for them to be there and to show everything off to Ben.  Elizabeth instantly attached to one little boy (she has been going to 'school' with all of these kids while I have been teaching) and they danced the night away.  She was so cute because she would lead him and make him spin her (just like her Mom).

 

 

The kids did a Waltz/Chacha performance and I was so proud of them.  They were nervous but they all showed how good they could do and they had a fun time.

 

 

 I am so glad that I got to have this experience.  I love teaching dance and it was so fun for me to do it again (I forgot how much I enjoyed it).