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Cotillion
is not a new concept -- for decades, children in cotillion have
learned basic etiquette, dance steps and respect for others.
Today, cotillion and other etiquette classes are more popular
than ever, as parents, educators and others who work with children
realize the importance of what used to be dismissed as manners.
Social Education Becoming Mandatory
Jon D. Williams Cotillions knows that the skills students are
learning reach much further than the dance floor. What these
children are learning today -- self-assurance, civility, politeness,
good sense -- is as important to their education and future
as the math, science and language classes they take in school.
Based on the fact that the United States Air Force Academy makes
the Jon D. Williams Cotillions social education a required course
for over 1,400 cadets annually, perhaps we're not wrong.
Skills You Can Use Your Entire Life
Our program is really social education. We teach dance, but
we use dance as a tool, for teaching skills that we believe
are as important as having a good understanding of science,
or math.
The basics of social education -- how to interact, how to present
yourself, how to show respect for others -- are skills you use
your entire life.
Through cotillion classes, Jon D. Williams Cotillions emphasizes
how being self-assured and well-mannered can help in a variety
of situations. When we teach the cadets at the Air Force Academy,
knowing how to act in a variety of situations is essential.
In essence, they are ambassadors representing our country.
Consideration and respect for others is probably our most important
lesson. And basic manners, that children once learned from their
parents are often lost in the rush that families are feeling
today.
Kids haven't changed as much as parents have. There is less
communication between parents and children; simply, because
our society forces us to spend less time with each other. When
the communication breaks down so do our tolerances toward one
or another, which is not conducive to anyone's well being. |
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