About Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion
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The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion was founded in 2008 by Renee Swindell,
and will start registration for our 17th season of cotillion for the Fall of 2024 on October 15, 2023.
The mission of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion remains as always to improve the self-esteem, self-confidence, and social skills of students, no matter which class or event we are hosting.
All curriculum, no matter the course, includes the teaching of social graces with the goal of making the
students comfortable in any social setting that they may encounter in life.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion strives to instill confidence and grace one student at a time.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion director and staff also enjoy hosting the College Prep Etiquette course
several times a year for 9th-12th grade high school students, etiquette classes for girls of different ages at the Doll and Me Tea Parties or the GO! Girls Only Etiquette events, and our Elementary Manners 101 events.
We are always adding new classes, so check back often for updates to our programs.
See the specific pages for our different classes for new event dates and times.
and will start registration for our 17th season of cotillion for the Fall of 2024 on October 15, 2023.
The mission of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion remains as always to improve the self-esteem, self-confidence, and social skills of students, no matter which class or event we are hosting.
All curriculum, no matter the course, includes the teaching of social graces with the goal of making the
students comfortable in any social setting that they may encounter in life.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion strives to instill confidence and grace one student at a time.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion director and staff also enjoy hosting the College Prep Etiquette course
several times a year for 9th-12th grade high school students, etiquette classes for girls of different ages at the Doll and Me Tea Parties or the GO! Girls Only Etiquette events, and our Elementary Manners 101 events.
We are always adding new classes, so check back often for updates to our programs.
See the specific pages for our different classes for new event dates and times.
About The Founder/Owner/Director
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is owned and directed by Renee Swindell (Mrs. Kevin) who is also the founder. Renee is a member of the American Association of Etiquette Professionals, where she actively participates in yearly conferences and monthly social media get togethers with a wide range of etiquette professionals from across the country. We have a very close group of supportive members.
Renee has enjoyed attending the Etiquette Professionals conferences held in Memphis, TN in 2017, Boston in 2018, and Denver, CO in 2019. The Etiquette Professionals National Conference for 2020 was scheduled to be hosted in Bentonville, AR, with Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion as the host, but was held online March of 2020 due to cancellation of travel. Renee traveled to Denver, CO for the 2021 conference and was pleased to serve as host for the 2022 AAEP Conference here in Bentonville on March 31st-April 3, 2022.
The 2023 Etiquette Professionals Conference will be in Dallas and the BRJC director is pleased to attend again.
Renee is also a member of the Southern Association of Dance Masters. She was a dance instructor at Little Rock School of Dance for nine years and was the director and owner of Paris Dance Arts in Paris, Arkansas for two years.
Renee has resided in Northwest Arkansas for the past twenty-one years. Renee Swindell is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.S. in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing.
She resides in Centerton, Arkansas with her husband, Kevin, and their daughter Allison who is entering her junior year at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, but with a study abroad to Oxford, outside of London for the Fall of 2023 as a Robert Gates International Relations scholarship winner.
Renee’s first appreciation and great love for cotillion started as a 6th grader in Little Rock where she participated first as a student in the Little Rock Junior Cotillion under the late founder, Ellen Butts (Mrs. Roger). Renee had perfect attendance during her four years. Subsequently, she served eight years as Assistant to the Director of the Little Rock Junior Cotillion under the second and current owner, Kathleen Joiner (Mrs. Stephen). The Little Rock Junior Cotillion will be celebrating its 74th season in 2022. Renee appreciates her close ties to the Little Rock Junior Cotillion and director, Mrs. Kathleen Joiner, as well as other etiquette professionals from all parts of the country, as we strive to enrich the lives of our clients.
Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion in the News
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BENTONVILLE-ROGERS JUNIOR COTILLION by: Renee Swindell In many parts of the South, and across the country, going through cotillion is a rite of passage. It certainly was for me! My appreciation and great love for cotillion began as a 6th grader in... READ MORE July 1, 2017 |
Annual Holly Ball
December 2011
Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion held its annual Holly Ball on Nov. 13th at the HLM Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County. Read more
December 2011
Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion held its annual Holly Ball on Nov. 13th at the HLM Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County. Read more
Junior Cotillion Season Ends With Holly Ball
By STAFF REPORT
Posted: November 29, 2009
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion held its Holly Ball on Nov. 21 at the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County’s North Walker Street location in Bentonville.
The Junior Cotilllion is a four-year program for children in the sixth through ninth grades. The program’s mission is to improve the self-esteem, self-confi dence and social skills of boys and girls. The curriculum includes the teaching of dance and social graces. Manners and etiquette are taught and put into practice at each dance. Line dances, as well as traditional ballroom partner dances, are introduced. Proper etiquette for receiving lines, grand marches, trading partners, introductions and serving of refreshments are mastered early in the program. The Holly Ball was the conclusion of the second cotillion season.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is now accepting 2010 applications. More information is available by contacting the director, Renee Swindell at 479.903.2176. Read more.
By STAFF REPORT
Posted: November 29, 2009
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion held its Holly Ball on Nov. 21 at the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County’s North Walker Street location in Bentonville.
The Junior Cotilllion is a four-year program for children in the sixth through ninth grades. The program’s mission is to improve the self-esteem, self-confi dence and social skills of boys and girls. The curriculum includes the teaching of dance and social graces. Manners and etiquette are taught and put into practice at each dance. Line dances, as well as traditional ballroom partner dances, are introduced. Proper etiquette for receiving lines, grand marches, trading partners, introductions and serving of refreshments are mastered early in the program. The Holly Ball was the conclusion of the second cotillion season.
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is now accepting 2010 applications. More information is available by contacting the director, Renee Swindell at 479.903.2176. Read more.
Having a ball - The first season of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion closes with the Holly Ball
By Tonya McKiever
December 7, 2008
Again and again, the comments were the same - "They love it, and they've had so much fun. I'm so glad they've had this opportunity." Parents of children participating in the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion all seem to agree that the experience has been a great one. Parents and youngsters are already looking forward to next season.
The Cotillion is a four-year program for children in the sixth through ninth grades. The mission of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is to improve the self-esteem, self-confidence and social skills of boys and girls. The curriculum includes the teaching of dance and social graces. Manners and etiquette are taught and put into practice at each dance.
Line dances, as well as traditional ballroom partner dances are introduced. Proper etiquette for receiving lines, grand marches, trading partners, introductions and the serving of refreshments are mastered early in the program.
At the Nov. 22 final dance of the season, the Holly Ball, parents were invited to accompany their children. Dressed in semiformal or formal wear, both parents and children thoroughly enjoyed the evening. A variety of music from speakers filled the gym. Students had opportunities to show off the dance steps they had mastered.
Welcomed by Junior Cotillion owner/director Renee Swindell, parents were seated at holidaydecorated tables around the perimeter of the gym at the Benton County Boys and Girls Club of Bentonville. Proud parents watched and videotaped as their children paraded through during the Grand March. The sixthgrade Holly Ball began at 5 p.m. and concluded at 6:15 p.m. The seventh-grade ball followed, and finally, the combined group of eighth- and ninth-grade students celebrated at the season's last dance. Read more.
By Tonya McKiever
December 7, 2008
Again and again, the comments were the same - "They love it, and they've had so much fun. I'm so glad they've had this opportunity." Parents of children participating in the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion all seem to agree that the experience has been a great one. Parents and youngsters are already looking forward to next season.
The Cotillion is a four-year program for children in the sixth through ninth grades. The mission of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is to improve the self-esteem, self-confidence and social skills of boys and girls. The curriculum includes the teaching of dance and social graces. Manners and etiquette are taught and put into practice at each dance.
Line dances, as well as traditional ballroom partner dances are introduced. Proper etiquette for receiving lines, grand marches, trading partners, introductions and the serving of refreshments are mastered early in the program.
At the Nov. 22 final dance of the season, the Holly Ball, parents were invited to accompany their children. Dressed in semiformal or formal wear, both parents and children thoroughly enjoyed the evening. A variety of music from speakers filled the gym. Students had opportunities to show off the dance steps they had mastered.
Welcomed by Junior Cotillion owner/director Renee Swindell, parents were seated at holidaydecorated tables around the perimeter of the gym at the Benton County Boys and Girls Club of Bentonville. Proud parents watched and videotaped as their children paraded through during the Grand March. The sixthgrade Holly Ball began at 5 p.m. and concluded at 6:15 p.m. The seventh-grade ball followed, and finally, the combined group of eighth- and ninth-grade students celebrated at the season's last dance. Read more.