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Academic Calendar 23 | 24 updated July 5, 2023
Classes Begin Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Open House Friday September 8, 2023 | For new and returning students
Civic Auditions (Levels IV & V) Saturday, September 9, 2023 2:00-3:30
Nutcracker Auditions (Levels I-V with full year registration) Sunday, September 10, 2023 *Please note that there will be a mandatory Nutcracker rehearsal on Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.
Rosh Hoshanah Saturday, September 16- Sunday, September 17 2023 | No classes/ No Nutcracker rehearsals
Yom Kippur Monday, September 25, 2023 | No classes
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 9, 2023 | No classes.
Fall Visitor Week Monday, October 23-Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 2 family members per dancer
Halloween Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | No classes.
Veterans Day Friday, November 10, 2023 | No classes.
Thanksgiving Break Wednesday, November 22 – Saturday, November 25, 2023 | No classes.
Thanksgiving Sunday Mandatory Nutcracker Rehearsal Sunday, November 26, 2023 (for all Nutcracker performers)
Holiday Stroll Nutcracker Window Mannequins Friday December 1 4:30pm -8:30 pm, Nutcracker Excerpts Saturday December 2 7 pm @ RCD
Land of Sweets Tea Sunday December 3, 10 am & 12 pm @ RCD
Holiday Showcase Performance on Sunday December 3, 3 pm & 5 PM @ RCD
Nutcracker Break Monday, December 4, 2023- December 13 | No Classes
Nutcracker 2023 | Five performances at Ridgefield Playhouse Friday, December 8, Saturday December 9, & Sunday, December 10 with tech week rehearsals Monday-Wednesday TBD, dress rehearsal Thursday December 7
Post_Nutcracker Classes Resume | December 14- 20 This year, we are offering classes after Nutcracker to bridge the gap between Nutcracker and the Holiday Break
Holiday Break Thursday December 21, 2023- Monday January 1, 2024 | No classes.
Classes Resume Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 15, 2024 | No classes.
Fall Semester ends | Saturday, January 20
Spring Semester Begins | Monday, January 22
Presidents Week Break, Monday, February 19 – Saturday, February 24, 2024 | No classes.
Spring Visitor Week Monday, March 4 -Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 2 family members per dancer
Good Friday/Easter Break l Friday March 29- Saturday March 30 | No classes.
Spring Break l Monday April 15- Saturday April 20, 2024 | No classes.
Spring Term Ends Saturday May 25, 2024 | Last day of classes.
Spring Concert | Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2 with tech rehearsals Tuesday May 28 – Thursday May 30 At Ridgefield High School
Summer Session: TBD Absences are excused for all religious holidays and observances