The National League of Junior Cotillions-Hot Springs and Arkadelphia Chapter held its annual Spring Ball Feb. 28 at The Hotel Hot Springs & Spa.
Dressed semi-formally, sixth- through eighth-grade students participated in the elegant evening complete with dance cards, contests, prizes, corsages and boutonnieres, a news release said. The evening ended this year's Junior Cotillion season, giving the members the opportunity to put into practice all the dances and etiquette that they learned during the past year in Cotillion classes. They danced the night away doing the fox trot, Cha-cha, swing, and the waltz.
This year's Ball was "An Oriental Evening" and the ballroom was decorated with large metallic gold fans, red silk lanterns, red Chinese New Year decorations and large red banners with gold Japanese writing. The refreshment table was adorned with two large Oriental urns arranged with gilded branches, fresh pine branches, red poppies and red silk lanterns. The tables were decorated with brightly colored fans in Chinese shirt containers and confetti.
Prizes were awarded to Haddie Heard, Harper Pullen, Eric Stidman, Addison Reid, Gabe Shuffield and McKenzie Yeagle, for the fox trot contest; Maddex Ritter, Emma Pumphrey, Emily Vincent, Caden Graves, Kaitlin Gutherie and Whit Alderson, for the swing contest; and Jagger Janske, Avery Walls, Daniel Hedrick, Natalee Brakefield, D.J. Hewell and Ca'ron Horton, for the Cha-cha contest. The Chinese Elimination Game, which involved passing balls with chopsticks, was won by Riley Dean, Malia Atkins, Baryett Janes and Carter Meredith.
"Dip Into Dancing Day" is held annually at the last class so parents and students can learn the waltz. Then parents are invited to dance the waltz with their children at the Ball. Winners of the Parent-Child Swing Contest were Gabby Gilbert and her father, Greg, Helen Whorton and her father, Greg, and Grant Rollins and his mother, Tara.
Each year, the students are asked to select the students who most exemplify the character being taught in cotillion classes, plus students earn points from attendance, class participation, and Cotillion Challenges. In Hot Springs, the first-year prince and princess from Class One are Doke Douglas and Avery Walls, and from Class Two they are Zaid Diaz and Mollie Margaret Gidcomb. The king and queen from the second-year students are Grant Foshee and Jamison Huffman. Arkadelphia students were Prince Garret Downs and Princess Maggie Grace Phillips.
Parents who chaperoned for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Chris Slaton, Ashley Hemleben, Whitney Ritter, Brandy Risner, Marla Graves, Liz Colgrove, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hernandez, Jill Heard, Rose Pullen, Melynda Gidcomb, Hollie Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Don Benton, Jessica Jones, Glenda White, Stefanie Ray, Leann Tackett, Sunny Williams, Melissa Thomason, Tara Rollins, and Mr. and Mrs. James Huffman.
The local Cotillion began in 1993. The seven-month program gives sixth- through eighth-grade students instruction in etiquette, proper manners, and social dances. Skills taught include table manners, correspondence, proper introductions, good first impression skills, good posture, paying and receiving compliments, opening doors, assisting with coats, and the like.
"It's designed to train students in the courtesies that make life more pleasant for them and those around them," Susan Humphries, director, said in the release. "We have seen these ladies and gentlemen grow in poise and self-assurance. And our second-year students are becoming very mature ladies and gentlemen."
"The program gives these middle and junior high students the opportunity to learn and practice in a structured, yet fun, atmosphere with their peers," said Patrick Humphries, husband of the director, who also helps with the program. "We know the self-confidence that they gain helps them to withstand negative peer pressure."
Membership is open to any interested sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade student in the county. Registration for next year will be held in May. For information, or to get your child on the list for the program, contact Susan Humphries via https://ift.tt/3aF1bgS or email [email protected]
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