i meant to tell you at the prom on Saturday, when xsjr’s date wanted to slow dance, she told him, well just so you know, i have never done this, so am not sure what i am doing. he said oh don’t worry I DID COTILLIION! is this suthren or society kind of stuff or what?? i know it’s common at her HS for kids to have done it, esp boys, and i associate it with Alexandria VA snoots, but really am not even sure what it is. Lemme tell yinz, ain’t no cotillions in the Burgh! at least not where i grew up!
Once my dad’s best friend hired a fiddler and had a square dance party. That is as close to cotillion as I ever got.....
We had a similiar thing when I was in high school - some of the country club Moms started up a sort of dance club and we had various dances throughout the year - a sock hop, a formal, a country music dance, etc. It was a lot of fun and of course prepared us for a future of not making a fool of ourselves in front of others. ;^)
Prom?
Dang they grow up quick.
We learned square dancing in 9th grade gym. That’s about it for instilling social graces.
We have cotillion here for the 5-7 graders and they are always desperate for boys since the girls sign up in droves and boys are dragged there by their mothers. My kids thought it was stupid and did not want to do it and I didn’t push. The moms who made their sons go said they wanted them to learn table manners from someone else since they weren’t really getting it at home. IOW, they were taught but thought their moms were nuts and had to hear it from someone else.