Students of the 64th cotillion season learned etiquette, leadership and dance at the 6-month course
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) – The Junior League of the Palm Beaches hosted its 64th season of the Cotillion Academy, which started in October 2021 and went through March 2022. The Cotillion Academy’s approach to modern-day etiquette, leadership and dance gives boys and girls ages 8 and up the foundation for becoming well-mannered and impactful young leaders in Palm Beach County.
“We love hosting the Cotillion Academy for local children and teaching them about place settings, fox trot and waltz steps as well as everyday manners. Unique to our Cotillion Academy, we also include leadership training in alignment with our mission to help develop future leaders,” said Alexandra Chase, the president of JLPB. “The student’s participation is part of an 81-year legacy of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches positively impacting the lives of children in our community.”
The instructors for the classes included Dorothy Logan, Wendy Robinson Fernsell and Rachel Davis. Logan is an independent consultant and has been immersed in freedom principles and leadership philosophy during her eighteen years of teaching for Palm Beach Atlantic University and ten years of leadership practice in the community. Fernsell has been a teacher in Palm Beach County and has been teaching manners in the Palm Beaches for the past 13 years. Davis is a dance instructor and a nationally board-certified music therapist in South Florida. She loves to share her passion for ballroom and Latin dance styles with children and adults through her work with Exquisite Dance Company.
Classes were held once a month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at JLPB Headquarters in West Palm Beach. An Honorary Certificate of Completion presented by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches was awarded to all children who enroll and complete the Cotillion Academy at the final class on March 9, 2022.
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The nonprofit’s 600 volunteers dedicate more than 2,000 hours every year to training its members and supporting its community nonprofit partners.
For more information, please visit www.jlpb.org/cotillion-academy. For more information on the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, to become a member or to donate, please visit www.jlpb.org or call 561.689.7590.
