About Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion
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Welcome to the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion
Founded in 2008 by Renee Swindell, the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is delighted
to celebrate our 17th season of cotillion in the Fall of 2024!
Our Mission
At the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion, our mission is to enhance the self-esteem, self-confidence,
and social skills of our students, regardless of the class or event we host.
We believe in nurturing young individuals to thrive in any social setting.
What We Offer
Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to teach essential social graces, empowering students to navigate various social situations with ease and confidence. We strive to instill grace and poise, one student at a time.
In addition to our cotillion classes, our dedicated director and staff proudly host several programs, including:
Cotillion Program: Designed for sixth through ninth grade students.
College Prep Etiquette Course: Designed for high school students (grades 9-12), offered multiple times throughout the year.
Etiquette Classes for Girls: Join us for delightful Doll and Me Tea Parties or our special GO! Girls Only Etiquette events.
Elementary Manners Events: Tailored for our younger participants, fostering good manners in a fun environment. We are continually expanding our offerings, so we encourage you to check back often for updates on our programs.
Stay Connected
For specific details about our various classes, including new event dates and times, please visit the dedicated pages on our website. Send us an email anytime for more information about our class offerings at [email protected]
Founded in 2008 by Renee Swindell, the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is delighted
to celebrate our 17th season of cotillion in the Fall of 2024!
Our Mission
At the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion, our mission is to enhance the self-esteem, self-confidence,
and social skills of our students, regardless of the class or event we host.
We believe in nurturing young individuals to thrive in any social setting.
What We Offer
Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to teach essential social graces, empowering students to navigate various social situations with ease and confidence. We strive to instill grace and poise, one student at a time.
In addition to our cotillion classes, our dedicated director and staff proudly host several programs, including:
Cotillion Program: Designed for sixth through ninth grade students.
College Prep Etiquette Course: Designed for high school students (grades 9-12), offered multiple times throughout the year.
Etiquette Classes for Girls: Join us for delightful Doll and Me Tea Parties or our special GO! Girls Only Etiquette events.
Elementary Manners Events: Tailored for our younger participants, fostering good manners in a fun environment. We are continually expanding our offerings, so we encourage you to check back often for updates on our programs.
Stay Connected
For specific details about our various classes, including new event dates and times, please visit the dedicated pages on our website. Send us an email anytime for more information about our class offerings at [email protected]
About The Founder/Owner/Director
The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is under the esteemed ownership and direction of Mrs. Renee Swindell, who also serves as its founder. Mrs. Swindell is a distinguished member of the American Association of Etiquette Professionals (AAEP), actively participating in annual conferences and bi-monthly virtual gatherings with a diverse network of etiquette professionals from across the nation. Our Etiquette Professional group is a close-knit and supportive membership group.
Mrs. Swindell has had the privilege of attending several Etiquette Professionals conferences, including those held in Memphis, TN (2017), Boston, MA (2018), and Denver, CO (2019). Although the 2020 AAEP National Conference was originally scheduled to take place in Bentonville, AR, it transitioned to a virtual format in March 2020 due to travel restrictions. Our conferences picked by up in person in Denver (2021) and was Mrs. Swindell was honored to host the AAEP Conference in Bentonville (2022). Most recently BRJC traveled to Dallas (2023) and to Salt Lake City, Utah (2024). Our 2025 conference is in the planning now for Charlotte in late April of 2025, and Mrs. Swindell is eagerly looking forward to attending.
In addition to her work with the AAEP, Mrs. Swindell is a member of the Southern Association of Dance Masters. She boasts nine years of experience as a dance instructor at the Little Rock School of Dance and served as the director and owner of her own dance studio. Having resided in Benton County since 1999, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Mrs. Swindell lives in Centerton, Arkansas, with her husband, Kevin, and their daughter, Allison. Allison is currently a senior at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she is majoring in International Relations and enjoying her senior year after traveling abroad to study last fall at Oxford University in the UK and Washington DC last spring where she interned at the State Department while also taking classes at the College of William and Mary’s Washington Center. When home, Allison helps instruct at our College Prep Etiquette Course.
Mrs. Swindell’s passion for cotillion began as a sixth grader in Little Rock, where she first participated in the Little Rock Junior Cotillion under the guidance of its late founder, Mrs. Ellen Butts. Demonstrating remarkable commitment, she achieved perfect attendance throughout her four years as a student. Following this, starting in college, she served for eight years as the Assistant to the Director of the Little Rock Junior Cotillion, Mrs. Kathleen Joiner. Mrs. Swindell cherishes her connections with the Little Rock Junior Cotillion and its former director, Mrs. Joiner, who retired in 2024, as well as her fellow etiquette professionals nationwide, as we collectively 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.