The National League of Junior Cotillions has announced the appointment of Alisha Turner-Day the new NLJC Director for the Walton County Chapter in Walton, Florida.
The National League of Junior Cotillions program, which features character education, etiquette, and social dance training for fifth-through eighth-grade students, includes five classes and two Balls over an eight month period.
The purpose of the National League of Junior Cotillions program is to give students instruction in ballroom dance and practice in the social courtesies needed for better relationships with their family and friends. Students actively learn life skills through a creative method employing role-playing, skits and games.
The social behavior component ranges from rules of conversation to formal and informal table manners. In addition to the usual courtesies connected with dancing, etiquette instruction is also provided with regards to the following: acknowledgment of gifts, behavior at cultural and civic events, correspondence, interaction in groups, introductions, paying and receiving compliments, receiving lines, sportsmanship and sports etiquette, instructional dinners, telephone courtesy, and many other areas of social conduct.
The National League of Junior Cotillions’ setting will encourage children to be comfortable together, to make new friends, and to enjoy themselves. Communication skills learned by young ladies and gentlemen in a peer group setting provide graduating students with increased confidence and poise in social situations.
Alisha Turner-Day is from the Dothan, Alabama area and has been a Walton County resident, permanently, since 2011. She is the mother of three children, Noah, Lilyana and Rosemary. She works for a local attorney in Miramar Beach. She and her family are members of St. Rita Catholic Church in Santa Rosa Beach and volunteer when able, for organizations like the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. Alisha became the director for NLJC, Walton County Chapter, because she wants to give our children and youth the tools they need to be certain of themselves in any situation and to make life more pleasant for themselves and those around them.
The National League of Junior Cotillions is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the program was established in 1979. There are now over 400 chapters in 27 states across the country, involving thousands of students. “We are delighted to see this chapter starting in Walton County, Florida,” says President Charles Anthony Winters. “It has had a great impact on the self-esteem and social development of young people across the country.”
If you would like to know more about the program, please call Alisha Turner-Day at (850) 716-9186 or the National Headquarters at 1-800-633-7947, or visit their award winning website at www.nljc.com.
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