2026
July 13 - July 24:
SUMMER INTENSIVE
Aug 10
: FIRST DAY OF 2026 FALL SEMESTER
Aug 22
: Nutcracker AUDITIONS
Sept 7, Labor Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
Sept 12
: Nutcracker Saturday rehearsals begin
Oct 12, Indigenous Peoples’ Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
Oct 30-31, FREE DRESS DAY (HALLOWEEN COSTUMES)
Nov 11
, Veterans Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
Nov 23 - Nov 29, Thanksgiving Break: ACADEMY CLOSED
Dec 5
: MANDATORY Nutcracker Rehearsal
Dec 12: MANDATORY Nutcracker Rehearsal
Dec 14: MANDATORY Nutcracker Theater Week Begins @ CIVIC THEATRE
Dec 17 - Dec 23: Nutcracker Performances @ CIVIC THEATRE
Dec 24 - Jan 4
, Winter Break: ACADEMY CLOSED

2027
Jan 5: FIRST DAY OF 2027 SPRING SEMESTER
Jan 18
, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
Feb 12-13
, Valentine’s Day Weekend: FREE DRESS DAY
Feb 15, Presidents’ Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
Mar 17
, St. Patrick's Day: FREE DRESS DAY
Mar 29 - Apr 4, Spring Break: ACADEMY CLOSED
Apr 10 & Apr 17
: MANDATORY Spring Showcase Rehearsals
April 22: MANDATORY Spring Showcase Rehearsal @ KROC THEATRE
April 23: Spring Showcase @ KROC THEATRE
April 24: ACADEMY CLOSED
May 31, Memorial Day: ACADEMY CLOSED
June 18-19
, Juneteenth: ACADEMY CLOSED
June 25: MANDATORY
Choreography Showcase Rehearsal
June 26
: CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE/LAST DAY OF 2027 SPRING SEMESTER
July 12 - July 23: SUMMER INTENSIVE

All dates are subject to change.