2026/2027 Timeline

AUGUST

AUG 14 COMPANY WELCOME MEETING & POTLUCK

AUG 19-SEP 3 Nutcracker Choreography Camp 

SEPTEMBER

SEP 7 First Day of Season 16 Classes 

SEP 11 First Friday Nutcracker Rehearsal 

SEP 26 COMPANY HEADSHOTS AND BONDING EVENT 10AM

SEP 30 LDC Large Group Stage Time 4:30-5:15pm 

OCTOBER

OCT 1 LDC Dress Rehearsal 7-8pm 

OCT 2 LOCAL DANCE COLLECTIVE

OCT 7 Nutcracker Tickets On sale

OCT 12-16 Inter-sessional Break - STUDIO CLOSED 

OCT 24 AUDITION PREP WORKSHOP

OCT 26-30 Halloween Costume Dress Up Week

OCT 31: Studio Closed for Halloween Stroll

NOVEMBER

NOV 8 LARGE AND SELECT GROUP TEAM CLEANINGS

NOV 9 Last day to make schedule changes: add, change classes 

NOV 15 COMPETITION TEAM SHOWING 5PM

NOV 15: Recital Costume Deposits Due 

NOV 23-29 Thanksgiving - STUDIO CLOSED (NO CLASSES, NO NUTCRACKER REHEARSAL)

DECEMBER

DEC 6 COMPANY EVENT - Company Holiday Party

DEC 12-16 Nutcracker Tech Week

DEC 17,18,19 The Nutcracker 

DEC 21-JAN 3 Holiday Break - STUDIO CLOSED 

JANUARY

JAN 4 Classes Resume

JAN 15 Recital Costume Balances Processed

JAN 15-17 CELEBRITY COMPETITION ONLY(NO CONVENTION)   

JAN 29-31 REVEL DANCE COMPETITION AND CONVENTION 

FEBRUARY

FEB 15-21: Blues Break - STUDIO CLOSED 

MARCH

MAR 12-14 RADIX COMPETITION AND CONVENTION(OPTIONAL EVENT, STAFF MAY NOT BE PRESENT) 

MAR 19-21 PRESS PLAY COMPETITION AND CONVENTION 

MAR TBD Parent Observation Week  

APRIL

APR 1: Company, Competition, and Nutcracker Applications Released 

APR TBD COMPANY EVENT

APR TBD Skills Evaluations 

APR 14 Nutcracker Apps due + Company apps due

APR 19-25: Spring Break - STUDIO CLOSED 

TBD Recital Tickets Presale

TBD Recital Tickets on sale 

MAY

MAY TBD Auditions for ages 8 & up 

May TBD COMPANY BANQUET 

MAY TBD Recital Costume Week & PICTURES

May TBD Recital Week at SSHS