Since 1989, Burgess Cotillion has offered cotillion classes to Long Beach’s youth, teaching both basic ballroom dancing and manners. But Burgess Cotillion is all about fun. When do you usually dance? At parties, right? Dancing is meant to be fun. That’s why Bobby Burgess describes each month’s cotillion as “a big party!” Bobby always hated the idea of associating dancing with something you dread. Making the nights fun and something kids truly enjoy is what separates Burgess C

Burgess Cotillion enters another season on September 24! Early bird rates will be available until September 15. It’s another Monday night in Long Beach, but the children aren’t home. They’re not playing video games or sitting on the couch staring at their phones. They took the night off of sports practice, scouts, tutoring, and everything else that’s become the routine of their 21st century lives. But where are they? Long Beach’s adolescents are out in dresses, suits, and tie