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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We definitely passed on this. I was surprised it even still exists. We’ve taught manners at home, without the creepy traditional gender roles element. [/quote] So maybe think of it this way- cotillion is an activity that kids meet up and talk that isn’t sports or arts or video games. Yes, there is some formal teaching, but a lot is unstructured social time with peers. When I grew up we had dances in HS every Friday night. We met there and talked and danced, and were social. I wish we had more of that now.[/quote] My kids also really enjoyed cotillion, it seems like some folks here are overthinking it. Middle school kids get dressed up, learn some basic manners, and spend an evening dancing with each other with no screen time. If this sounds not fun for your particular kids don’t do it, but the snarky comments about enforcing traditional gender roles are over the top. Not everything needs to be deconstructed [/quote]
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