2026–2027 YEARLY CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER
September 8
• Fall Classes Begin
September 11
• Nutcracker Auditions
September 14
• Nutcracker Rehearsals Begin

OCTOBER
October 5
• Nutcracker Fees Due
October 10
• ISU Homecoming Parade Participation
October 15
• Purchased Recital Costume Fees Due
October 26–30
• Halloween Costume Week
October 31
• Halloween — No Classes

NOVEMBER
November 2
• Nutcracker Tickets Go On Sale
November 23–27
• Thanksgiving Break — No Classes or Rehearsals

DECEMBER
December 4–5
• Nutcracker Performances
December 21–January 1
• Winter Break — No Classes

JANUARY
January 4
• Classes Resume
January 18
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No Classes

FEBRUARY
February 8–12
• Daddy Daughter Dance Class Week
February 15
• All Recital Performance Fees Due
• President’s Day – No Classes

MARCH
March 15
• Year-End Costume Rental Fees Due
March 22–26
• Spring Break — No Classes

MAY
May 7
• Competitive Team Auditions
May 29
• Part 1 Recital
• Part 2 Recital
• Competitive Concert