2025-26 School Year Calendar

July 2025

July 14-18        Princesses & Heroes Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp 3    5:30-7:00pm (Preballet)

July 21-25        Princesses & Heroes Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp 4    5:30-7:30pm (Primary/RAD 1)

Mon, July 28         Early Registration Begins (Return Students)

July 28-Aug 1       RAD 4/5 Intensive 4:30-8:30pm

August 2025

Fri, Aug 1                New Student Registration Begins

Aug 4-8                    Sr. Intensive 10:00am-4:30pm

Aug 4-8                    RAD 2/3 Intensive 5:30-7:30pm

September 2025

Mon, Sept 1    Labor Day: Conservatory Closed

Tues, Sept 2    Conservatory Classes Begin for the 2025-26 School Year Program!

Fri, Sept 12      Nutcracker Auditions: Group 1 at The Conservatory (See our Nutcracker Page for details!)

Sat, Sept 13     Nutcracker Auditions: Groups 2, 3, & 4 at Hope Church NWA (See our Nutcracker Page for details!)

Dates TBA       Nutcracker Costume Fittings & Rehearsals Begin

October 2025

Fall Progress Evaluations in process

Fri, Oct 31  Early closure for Halloween (studio will close at 5:30pm).

November 2025

Fall Progress Evaluations in process

Nov. 3-21           Parent Observation Weeks

Mon, Nov 24- Sun, Nov 30     Thanksgiving Break: Conservatory Closed

December 2025

Nutcracker Dates TBD

January 2026

Mon, Jan 6                    Classes resume for Spring semester

Fall progress evaluations distributed.

February 2026

Date TBD                    Joffrey Summer Intensive Auditions @ The Conservatory

                           
March 2026

Sun, Mar. 1 & Sun, Mar. 8                Conservatory Exams: Details TBA

Sun, Mar 22-Sun, Mar 29                 Spring Break- Conservatory Closed

April 2026

Summer/Fall Class Placement Distributed

Summer Schedule Announced

Fri, Apr 3            Good Friday- Conservatory Closed

Mon, Apr 6       Registration OPEN for 2026 Summer Programs.

                                Spring Fanfare Tickets go on-sale at 8am.

Date TBD        Conservatory Trainee Program Auditions: See Trainee Page for details.

May 2026

Sat, May 2  (TENTATIVE)             Upper School Spring Fanfare Dress Rehearsal & Performance

Sat, May 9  (TENTATIVE)             Lower School Spring Fanfare Dress Rehearsal & Performance

Sat, May 16                  Final day of school year program classes!

June 2026

June 1-25          Summer Heat! Classes

June 15-19      Princesses & Heroes Dance Camp 1    10:30am-12:00pm (Preballet)

June 15-19      Princesses & Heroes Dance Camp 2     1:00-3:00pm (Primary/RAD 1)

July 2026

July 13-17        Princesses & Heroes Dance Camp 3    5:30-7:00pm (Preballet)

July 20-24        Princesses & Heroes Dance Camp 4    5:30-7:30pm (Primary/RAD 1)

Mon, July 27   Early Registration Begins (Return Students)

July 27-31        RAD 4/5 Intensive 4:30-8:30pm

Fri, July 31        New Student Registration Begins

August 2026

Aug 3-7                   Sr. Intensive 10:00am-4:30pm

Aug 3-7                    RAD 2/3 Intensive 5:30-7:30pm

Mon, Aug 31       Conservatory Classes Begin for 2026-27 School Year