The 2025-26 invitations have been mailed, but please sign up below for information about future events.

People skills take practice.

Make sure your family is on THE INVITE LIST to get all the details as soon as they're released. Signing up for the invite list is not a commitment!

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  • Cotillion will be offered to 6th-8th graders. If you have older or younger kids, please add them to the Invite List as well in case other offerings come available!

  • We will meet monthly from October to April, with a break in December for a series of four classes, an instructional meal, and a semi-formal ball.

  • Invitations will be mailed and registration will open after Labor Day.

  • Adding your child to THE INVITE LIST does not commit you to the program nor does it reserve your seat. It simply insures your child will be offered an invitation to join once details are released.

Why Cotillion?

When middle schoolers learn to:

  • introduce themselves properly

  • carry on conversations with peers and adults

  • give a solid handshake

  • dance with a partner

  • represent themselves well online

  • balance their digital life with in-person interactions

  • be a welcoming host

  • write a thank you note

  • and tie a tie,

they aren't just improving their manners and dancing the waltz. They're building CONFIDENCE to help them navigate the awkward middle school years and learning LIFE SKILLS that will follow them into adulthood.

Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.
— Thomas Sowell
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Email Jera at cotillion@holthousenc.com if you have any questions.