Although cotillion might evoke images of southern debutantes, long tails and short gloves, Ann Achiu is putting a modern spin on the classic, which has become big business in Northern Virginia. “Some ...

It’s no secret we Southerners love traditions, especially those that become a rite of passage for each generation to participate in. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that two well-known coming-of-age ...

I learned the Foxtrot in 5th grade. And it was not at my own free will. At a time before I’d familiarized myself with highlights and had yet to reap the benefits of braces, my mother was forcing me to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Dating back to the late 18th century, cotillion was a formal social dance, but it has since expanded to teach etiquette, as well as classical dances to younger ...

For many years, local parents have signed their young daughters and sons up for the Gollatz Cotillion. It’s been around since 1932, when a young woman, Virginia Gollatz, taught her first class at the ...

Amid a sea of Land Rovers, Mercedes and BMWs, a preteen boy rolls his eyes while his dad fixes his bow tie. Looking dapper, he opens the door for a young girl dressed in her Sunday best, including ...

Admittedly, we don’t know where Miss Manners stands on the propriety of using public dollars on lessons in the arts of ballroom dance and social graces. But we do know that the ladies and gentlemen at ...