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\"A<\/span>
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CALENDAR & POLICIES<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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HANDBOOKS & DRESSCODE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2025\/26 Handbook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Dress Code – All Divisions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2026-27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/th>EVENT<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Tuesday, Sep 8<\/td>PrePro Division Family Orientation<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday, Sep 9<\/td>First Day of Classes<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday, Sep 9 – Tuesday, Sep 15<\/td>Open House (First Steps, Adaptive Dance, & Youth Division)<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Sep 21<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Yom Kippur<\/td><\/tr>
Friday, Oct 9 – Monday, Oct 12<\/td>Fall Elite Dance Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Oct 12<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Indigenous Peoples’ Day<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Oct 19<\/td>Steps in Concert<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday, Nov 1<\/td>Starlight<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Fees Due<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday, Nov 10<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Veteran’s Day<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday, Nov 25 – Sunday, Nov 29<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Thanksgiving Break<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday, Dec 1<\/td>Starlight<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Tickets On Sale<\/td><\/tr>
Friday, Dec 18<\/td>Pre-Pro Division Holiday Party<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday, Dec 22 – Friday, Jan 1<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Winter Break<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Jan 18<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – MLK Jr. Day<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday, Jan 20 – Friday, Jan 22<\/td>Starlight<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Tech Rehearsals<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, Jan 23<\/td>Starlight<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Performances<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday, Jan 24<\/td>Last Day of First Steps and Adaptive Dance: Semester 1<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Jan 25<\/td>First Day of First Steps and Adaptive Dance: Semester 2<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Jan 25<\/td>Enrollment Deadline for Youth Division<\/td><\/tr>
Friday, Feb 12 – Monday, Feb 15<\/td>Winter Elite Dance Intensive<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Feb 15 – Friday, Feb 19<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Mid-Winter Break<\/td><\/tr>
Monday, Mar 1<\/td>Illuminate<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Fees Due<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday, Mar 28<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Easter<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday, Apr 21 – Sunday, Apr 25<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Spring Break<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 1<\/td>Spark<\/strong> (Youth Division Concert<\/em>) Tickets On Sale<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 1<\/td>Illuminate<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Tickets On Sale<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 8<\/td>Spring Fling<\/strong> (PrePro Studio Showcase<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 22<\/td>Illuminate<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Studio Run<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 22 – Friday, May 28<\/td>First Steps Parent Observation Week<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, May 29 – Monday, May 31<\/td>NO REGULAR CLASSES – Memorial Day Weekend<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday, June 1<\/td>PrePro Leveling Classes<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday, June 2 – Friday, June 4<\/td>Illuminate<\/strong> (PrePro Concert<\/em>) Tech Rehearsals<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, June 5<\/td>Illuminate<\/strong> (PrePro Concert)<\/em> Performances<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, June 5<\/td>Last Day of Youth Division Classes<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, June 5<\/td>Spark<\/strong> (Youth Division Concert<\/em>) Rehearsals\/Performances<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday, June 5<\/td>Last Day of First Steps, Adaptive Dance, and PrePro Classes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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IMPORTANT DATES SPRING 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/th>EVENT<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
May 23-25<\/td>NO CLASSES \u2013 Memorial Day Weekend<\/td><\/tr>
May 26-June 1<\/td>First Steps Parent Observation Week<\/td><\/tr>
June 3-6<\/td>Illuminate<\/em><\/strong> End of Year Concert Week<\/td><\/tr>
June 6<\/td>Illuminate<\/em><\/strong> End of Year Concert<\/td><\/tr>
June 7<\/td>Spark<\/em><\/strong> End of Year Concert<\/td><\/tr>
June 7<\/td>Last Day of Classes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parent Meetings, Program Meetings and special events will be scheduled throughout the year.
Dates are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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