Calendar and Class Schedule
2019-2020 Calendar
Below find a listing of all key dates and holidays for the 2019-2020 school year:
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September 2, 2019 |
Residence Hall Opens |
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September 3, 2019 |
Fall Auditions (ages 11-18) |
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September 4, 2019* |
Classes begin for Girls IV, Boys III and above |
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September 17, 2019* |
Classes begin for Girls I-III and Boys I-II |
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September 30, 2019 |
Rosh Hashanah (SAB Closed) |
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Week of October 1, 2019* |
Classes begin for all Prep levels |
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October 9, 2019 |
Yom Kippur (SAB Closed) |
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October 14, 2019 |
Columbus Day (SAB Closed) |
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November 28 – |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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December 20, 2019 |
Residence Hall Closes at 12 noon |
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December 20, 2019 – |
Winter Break (Residence Hall reopens Jan. 4 |
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January 20, 2020 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (SAB Closed) |
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January 25, 2020 |
Chinese Lunar New Year (SAB Closed) |
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February 15, 2020 |
No classes for Children’s Division |
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February 17, 2020 |
Presidents’ Day Weekend (SAB Closed) |
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March 15 – April 19, 2020 |
Spring Break (Classes resume April 20) |
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May 23 – 25, 2020 |
Memorial Day Weekend (SAB Closed) |
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May 30 and June 1, 2020 |
Workshop Performances (No classes) |
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June 12, 2020 |
Last Day of Winter Term classes |
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June 13, 2020 |
Residence Hall closes at noon |
Girls Classes
Girls and boys study separately in all Winer Term classes. Two classes weekly are required of all first-year students. As students in the children’s levels progress they feed into the Intermediate and Advanced divisions, where technique and related classes are required from five to eleven times weekly.
Dress codes for girls classes are indicated on class schedules. Leotards may be in any style but may not be velvet. The colors listed are stocked by Capezio, Freed, and Danskin.
Girls Preparatory Division (Prep)
All Preparatory Division classes last one hour
Dress Code: White leotard, pink tights
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Girls Prep-1 |
Sat. 10:00 a.m. |
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Girls Prep-2 |
Wed. 5:00 p.m. |
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Girls Prep-3 |
Thurs. 4:00 p.m. |
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Girls Prep-4 |
Thurs. 5:00 p.m. |
Girls I
All Girls I classes last one hour
Dress Code: red leotard, pink tights
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Group A |
Wed. 4:00 p.m. |
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Group B |
Fri. 4:00 p.m. |
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Group C |
Thurs. 4:00 p.m. |
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Group D |
Wed. 6:00 p.m. |
Girls II
All Girls II classes last 90 minutes
Dress Code: light blue leotard, pink tights
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Group A |
Wed. 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. |
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Group B |
Tues. 6:00 p.m. Fri. 5:30 p.m. |
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Group C |
Fri. 4:00 p.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
Girls III
All Girls III classes last 90 minutes
Dress Code: light pink leotard, pink tights
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Group A |
Thurs. 4:00 p.m. Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. |
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Group B |
Wed. 5:30 p.m. Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. |
Girls IV
All other classes are 90 minutes
Dress Code: hunter green leotard, pink tights
Note: Students will not begin using pointe shoes until later in the fall at a date to be designated by the teacher. Please wear ballet slippers when classes begin in September.
Group A:
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 6:00 p.m. Fri. 5:00 p.m. |
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Pointe* |
Sat. 9:00 a.m. |
Group B:
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Ballet Technique |
Thurs. 6:00 p.m. Fri. 4:00 p.m. |
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Pointe* |
Sat. 10:00 a.m. |
*Indicates one-hour classes
Girls V
All Girls V classes last 90 minutes
Dress Code: burgundy leotard, pink tights
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 6:00 p.m. Wed. 4:00 p.m. Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Fri. 4:00 p.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
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Pointe |
Sat. 12:30 p.m. |
Intermediate B1
Dress Code: navy leotard (with navy skirt for Pointe and Variations), pink tights
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 4:00 p.m. Wed. 5:30 p.m. Thurs. 4:00 p.m. Fri. 4:00 p.m. Sat. 12:30 p.m. |
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Pointe |
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Variations |
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Music* |
Sat. 11:00 a.m. (B) |
*Indicates one-hour classes
All other classes are 90 minutes
Second Intermediate B2
Dress Code: navy leotard (with navy skirt for Pointe, Variations and Adagio), pink tights;
character shoes and full skirt for Character
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 2:30 p.m. Wed. 2:30 p.m. Thurs. 2:30 p.m. Fri. 2:30 p.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
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Pointe |
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Variations |
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Adagio* |
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Character |
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Music* |
Thurs. 4:15 p.m. (B) |
*Indicates one-hour classes
All other classes are 90 minutes
Advanced Division C1
Dress Code: black leotard, pink tights for Ballet Technique classes; white leotard and skirt for Variations, Pointe and Adagio
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 10:30 a.m. Wed. 10:30 a.m. Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Fri. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 12:30 p.m. |
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Pointe |
Tues. 2:30 p.m. Fri. 2:30 p.m. |
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Variations |
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Adagio |
Wed. 2:00 p.m.** |
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Music* |
Thurs. 5:15 p.m. (B) |
*Indicates 1-hour class
**Indicates 2-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Advanced Division C2
Dress Code: black leotard, pink tights for Ballet Technique classes; white leotard and skirt for Variations, Pointe and Adagio
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 10:30 a.m. Wed. 10:30 a.m. Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Fri. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
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Pointe |
Tues. 3:00 p.m.* |
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Variations |
Thurs. 2:30 p.m. |
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Adagio* |
*Indicates 1-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Advanced Division D
Dress Code: black leotard, pink tights for Ballet Technique classes; white leotard and skirt for Variations, Pointe and Adagio
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 10:30 a.m. Wed. 10:30 a.m. Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Fri. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 12:30 p.m. |
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Pointe |
Thurs. 12:30 p.m. |
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Variations |
Wed. 12:30 p.m. |
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Adagio* |
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Conditioning |
*Indicates 1-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Boys Classes
Girls and boys study separately in all Winer Term classes. Two classes weekly are required of all first-year students. As students in the children’s levels progress they feed into the Intermediate and Advanced divisions, where technique and related classes are required from five to eleven times weekly.
Boys at all levels must wear white T-shirts, black tights, white ankle socks and white ballet slippers.
Boys Preparatory Division (Prep)
All Prep classes last one hour
Dress Code: Plain white shirt and black tights
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Boys Prep |
Fri. 4:00 p.m. |
Boys I
All Boys I classes are 90 minutes
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Group A |
Sat. 9:30 a.m. |
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Group B |
Wed. 5:30 p.m. |
Boys II
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Ballet Technique |
Wed. 4:00 p.m. Thurs. 5:30 p.m. |
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Gymnastics* (optional) |
Classes start on October 5 |
*Indicates 1-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Boys III
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Ballet Technique |
Wed. 5:30 p.m. Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
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Gymnastics* (optional) |
Classes start on October 5 |
*Indicates 1-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Boys IV
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 4:00 p.m. Wed. 4:00 p.m. Thurs. 4:00 p.m. Fri. 4:00 p.m. |
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Adagio* |
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Gymnastics* (optional) |
Classes start on October 5 |
*Indicates 1-hour class
** Half hour technique class preceding Adagio
All other classes are 90 minutes
Intermediate Men
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Ballet Technique |
Mon. 5:30 p.m.* Tues. 3:00 p.m.* Tues. 5:00 p.m.^ Wed. 5:30 p.m. Thurs. 3:00 p.m.* Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Fri. 2:30 p.m. Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sat. 11:00 a.m. |
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Variations |
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Adagio |
Wed. 2:00 p.m.** |
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Character |
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Weight Training* |
Thurs. 2:00 p.m. |
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Music* |
Wed. 4:15 p.m. (B) |
^Indicates 30-minute class
*Indicates 1-hour class
**Indicates 2-hour class
All other classes are 90 minutes
Advanced Men
Dress Code: white shirt and black tights
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Ballet Technique |
Tues. 12:30 p.m. Wed. 12:30 p.m. Thurs. 12:30 p.m. Fri. 12:00 p.m. Sat. 12:30 p.m. |
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Variations |
Tues. 3:00 p.m.* Wed. 2:30 p.m. Thurs. 2:30 p.m. |
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Adagio** |
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Weight Training* |
Wed. 10:30 a.m. |
*Indicates 1-hour long class
**Indicates 2-hour long class
All other classes are 90 minutes
SAB dress code available at Capezio, the Official Children’s Division Dress Code Sponsor, and other retailers.