September 2025

Monday, September 8

ALL classes begin for Fall semester

Tuesday – Wednesday, September 23-24

Rosh Hashanah – WE ARE OPEN FOR CLASSES, but students will not be penalized for an absence due to religious observance

October  2025

Saturday, October 2

Yom Kippur – WE ARE OPEN FOR CLASSES, but students will not be penalized for an absence due to religious observance

Monday, October 13

Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day (No Classes)

Monday, October 20

Diwali – WE ARE OPEN FOR CLASSES, but students will not be penalized for an absence due to religious observance

 November 2025

Saturday, November 8

MANDATORY senior recital rehearsal for ALL NUTCRACKER DANCERS & ADV/INT TAP (2-6 pm at AYDT studio, exact times for each class TBA)

Saturday, November 8

First Steps and Dance with Me classes, Session 1 ends

Monday, November 10

First Steps and Dance with Me classes, Session 2 begins

Saturday, November 22

MANDATORY senior recital rehearsal for ALL NUTCRACKER DANCERS & ADV/INT TAP (2-6 pm at AYDT studio, exact times for each class TBA)

Thursday – Sunday, November 27 – November 30

Thanksgiving break (no classes)

 December 2025

Monday through Thursday, December 1 – 4 TENTATIVE

MANDATORY Senior Holiday Dress Rehearsals/Recitals (No Senior Classes)

Friday and Saturday, December 5 – 6

Senior Holiday Recital (No Senior Classes)

Saturday, December 13

Junior Holiday recital (No Junior classes on Saturday)

Saturday, December 20

Last day of classes before Holiday break

December 21 – January 4

Holiday Break (No Classes)

January 2025

Monday, January 5

Classes Resume for Fall semester

Monday, January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes)

Saturday, January 24

Fall Semester Ends

Monday, January 26

Spring Semester Begins

February 2025

February 16 – February 21

Mid-Winter Break (no classes)

March 2025

Saturday, March 7 TENTATIVE

ABT exams for Graded Ballet 3 and up

Friday, March 20

Eid al-Fitr – WE ARE OPEN FOR CLASSES, but students will not be penalized for an absence due to religious observance

March 30 – April 11

Spring Break (no classes)

April 2025

Saturday, April 18

First Steps and Dance with Me classes, Session 1 ends

Monday, April 20

First Steps and Dance with Me classes, Session 2 begins

May 2025

Saturday, May 23 – Monday, May 25

Memorial Day weekend (no classes)

Saturday, May 30

Junior Spring recital (No Junior classes on Saturday; Senior classes will be held earlier in the day than usual.)

June 2025

Monday – Thursday, June 1 – 4

MANDATORY Senior Spring Dress Rehearsals (No Senior classes)

Friday – Sunday, June 5 – 7

Senior Spring Recitals (No Senior classes).

Saturday, June 20

Spring Semester Ends

Monday – Wednesday, June 22 – 24

Competition Bootcamp