St. Paul Ballet

August 18, 12-2 pm: Placement Class for recent Levels 4-6 dancers or youth dancers ages 12-18 interested in joining the School of St. Paul Ballet. Females must have at least six months of pointe work to attend this placement class. Please have anyone interested contact Laura.

AUGUST 25, 2018 Open House & Health Fair 10:00am-2:00pm

Give Us A Whirl! Registration for classes, Demonstrations, Health Fair, gently-used dancewear sale at our studios. 655 Fairview Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55104. Contact us at 651-690-1588 or spb@spballet.org.

SEPTEMBER 2018-AUGUST 2019

SEPTEMBER 2018
Sep 3: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Sep 4: FIRST DAY of ADULT/TEEN drop-in classes FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

Sep 5: FIRST DAY of Children’s, Parent & Me, Lifelong Yoga and all PRE-PROFESSIONAL level classes FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

Sep 15 & 21: ESSENTIAL Fall Parent Meeting Saturday, Sep 15 4:00-5:00pm or Friday Sep, 21 6:30-7:30pm. Mandatory for all parents in the Young Dancer and Pre-Professional Programs. School policies, events, and performance opportunities will be discussed in detail. Q&A.

Sep 16: Sunday 2:00-3:00pm. Nativity County Fair performance for Levels 5 & 6. Celebrate this community fair and free SPB School outreach performance.

Sep 24:  Minnesota Dance Medicine Foundation 2018 Annual Conference
This is an outside event endorsed by St. Paul Ballet. More information at http://www.mndancemed.org/learn/mdmf-annual-conference/mdmf-2017-conference/

OCTOBER 2018
Oct 18-20: MEA Break no classes for Levels 1-6, Boy’s Club or Intro to Ballet. Adult classes, Dance Expressions, Parent and Me, RSG, M&M and DF take place as regularly scheduled.

Oct 22-27: Parent Observation Week

NOVEMBER 2018
Nov 4: A Nutcracker Story Full Cast Rehearsal  (Time TBA) Levels 4-6

Nov 6: A Nutcracker Story excerpts at Mall of America performances at 10:00am and 11:00am Levels 4-6

Nov 10: A Nutcracker Story Full Cast Rehearsal  (Time TBA) Young Dancers and Beginning Ballet – Level 6

Nov 17: A Nutcracker Story Full Cast Rehearsal  (Time TBA) Young Dancers and Beginning Ballet – Level 6

Nov 22-24: Thanksgiving Break NO CLASSES/NO REHEARSALS

Nov 25: A Nutcracker Story Full Cast Rehearsal  (Time TBA) Young Dancers and Beginning Ballet – Level 6

Nov 27-Dec 2: A Nutcracker Story production week and performances at The O’Shaughnessy

DECEMBER 2018
Nov 30-Dec 2: Nutcracker performances at The O’Shaughnessy (all warmup classes at the theater)

Dec 3: Pre-Professional Division day off (BBII, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6)

Dec 17-22: Mid-Year Conferences for Beginning Ballet-Level 6 students

Dec 22: Adult morning classes only

Dec 22-Jan 6: Winter Break NO CLASSES Pre-Professional, Young Dancers, Dance Expressions, Intro to Ballet, Boy’s Club

Dec 23-January 1: Winter Break for Adult/Teen Classes

JANUARY 2019
Jan 2: Adult/Teen Classes resume

Jan 6: All regular classes resume

Date of SPB Summer Intensives Audition TBA, Saturday or Sunday in January

Jan 21: Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Pre-Professional Division NO CLASSES (BBII, L1, L3, L4, L5, L6)

FEBRUARY 2019
Feb 18: President’s Day Pre-Professional Division NO CLASSES (BBII, L1, L3, L4, L5, L6)

MARCH 2019
March 11-16: Parent Observation Week

March 21-23: OH+ Performances for Levels 5 and 6 at Orchestra Hall

APRIL 2019
April 1: Master Class with American Ballet Theatre (details to be announced)

April 1-7: Spring Break NO CLASSES/NO REHEARSALS except for Adult/Teen drop-in classes

April 28, Sunday 1-3:30pm: Levels 1-4, Boy’s Club and Beginning Ballet – Spring Showcase Full Cast Rehearsal

MAY 2019
May 4, Saturday 1-3:30pm: Levels 1-4, Boy’s Club and Beginning Ballet I & II – Spring Showcase Full Cast Rehearsal (regular classes for Boy’s Club, Levels 2, 3, 5, 6 cancelled for rehearsal)

May 10-11: Student Spring Showcase Production Week and Performances Note: Boy’s Club concludes at Spring Showcase.

May (TBA): Young Dancer Gala Note: Term Young Dancer classes conclude at the Young Dancer Performance.

May 13-19: Year-end Conferences for BBI-L6 (modified schedule for week) and Specialty Genre classes for leveled dancers.

May 25-27: Memorial Day Weekend NO CLASSES

May 28-June 1: LAST WEEK OF CLASSES for the School Year

JUNE 2019
June 4: Summer Drop-in Classes Begin

June 2: SPB School Experience/Performance

June 2-9: End of year break for all classes

June 10: Summer 2019 classes begin

JULY 2019
July 4: NO CLASSES

June – August: Children’s camps and Summer Intensives TBA

AUGUST 2019
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