Capital Cotillion for Beauvoir Son

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Anonymous wrote:If invited, attend!

How does one get invited?

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Anonymous wrote:All these Cotillion scams are a complete waste of time and money.

Add up all the money you spend on lessons and camps and other such things. Speed ahead 20 years. My guess is that your DC's will not be horseback riding, or engaging in hand to hand karate combat, or playing the lute. They will, however, be asked to attend functions where dancing takes place, and fine social graces are recognized and required.

Is this some kind of joke? Only kids who are privileged enough to attend the sessions by that anti-Semite will be able to display "fine social graces" later in life?

Feel free to toss your money into the fireplace.

Go to the McDonald's on River Road after a dance and see some of these fine social graces on display!

They actually go to Wow Cow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If invited, attend!

How does one get invited?

If you have to ask . . .

[Anonymous]

Go to their website and request an invitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not spend your time and money doing a service project with your son (making sandwiches for homeless people, picking up trash along the Potomac) instead of sending him to a program that will only instill feelings of superiority?

because his private school already has him doing both of those activities you mentioned as a requirement to graduate . FYI, learning and practicing good manners don't reinforce superiority they enable you to make everyone feel comfortable in your presence as opposed to hostile ( above comment)

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Anonymous wrote:Other than the first dance at my wedding, I have never danced the way dances at a cotillion is executed. Go to any school or college dance since about 1967 and with the exception of "Stairway to Heaven", no one dances close, or in any kind of step.

Feeling like a wallflower because you cannot dance a waltz is, well, outdated.

"other than at my wedding" Enough said.

[Anonymous]

It is all well intentioned - teach manners/etiquette, how to dance and the social graces.

In practice, it is basically a private school mixer. Social engineering at its best (worst?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son received an invitation from the Capital Cotillion the other week. I was suprised that it cost almost $400. How much does Mrs. Simpson's cost?

Mrs Simpson's is $350. and if you're a girl, get the chance to be a debutante.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son received an invitation from the Capital Cotillion the other week. I was suprised that it cost almost $400. How much does Mrs. Simpson's cost?

Mrs Simpson's is $350. and if you're a girl, get the chance to be a debutante.

They have a deb program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is all well intentioned - teach manners/etiquette, how to dance and the social graces.

In practice, it is basically a private school mixer. Social engineering at its best (worst?).

When my kids did it, at least one-third of the participants were from public schools. Of course, it turned out they all knew each other, or had friends in common, anyway, because of sports.

[Anonymous]

It his hilarious that people still wish to throw their money away at these programs. Especially Mrs. Simpson - who is well-documented as being an anti-Semite.

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Anonymous wrote:It his hilarious that people still wish to throw their money away at these programs. Especially Mrs. Simpson - who is well-documented as being an anti-Semite.

At first it's funny and then it is just plain sad. Pretentious wannabees are a warped little people.


Model manners at home and send you kid to dance class!!

[Anonymous]

Went last week. Really focused on dance steps. Seems like a nice program.

[Anonymous]

we went last week too. The kids were having a fun and it is much more relaxed than Mrs. Simpson's (we have done both )

[Anonymous]

What is a good age to start? 3rd still seems young.