Organization helps children in The Woodlands learn core etiquette values

“We go over all different things in the classes,” Moon said. “We call them ladies and gentlemen not boys and girls. We alternate from classroom instruction and we go into ballroom dance. We teach the parents how to waltz in the last two classes, and parents dance with children at the ball.”

Moon said the classes are an hour and half and are held once a month. The cotillion season runs from September through March.

Along with Creekside Park and Tomball area schools, the Greater Creekside chapter also accepts children who attend Knox and Irons junior high schools and elementary schools in both feeder zones.

“We do send some invitations to join,” Moon said. “In the perfect world, I’d have access to all of my territory and be able to send invitations to everybody. It’s open to my schools and home-school, too. It’s open to people in my school’s territory and affiliated with the chapter.”

Moon said students pay $400 during their first years in the organization, while students in their second years pay $440, which covers the instructional dinners they attend.

“This is for parents trying to instill old traditions and behaviors into their children,” she said. “I’d like to expand [the chapter] for sure. I’m looking at areas that don’t have an offer yet.”

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