2026-27 Calendar
2026
August 3: Registration begins online for the 2026-27 year of ballet classes
August 26-27: Pointe shoe fittings by appointment in the studio (eligible dancers will be emailed to sign up for a time slot between 4:30-630pm)
August 31: Registration closes; last day to receive 10% tuition paid in full
September 14: Classes begin
October 3: Nutcracker rehearsals begin (**First time performers will also rehearse on September 26)
November 16-20: Fall Open House
November 23-27: Fall Break – no classes in studio (Nutcracker rehearsals Nov 23-25, no rehearsal Nov 28)
December 7-10: Nutcracker Tech Week
December 11-13, 17 (video), 18-20: Dubuque City Youth Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Grand Opera House
December 21: Winter Break begins
2027
January 18: Classes resume
February 6: A Midsummer Night’s Dream rehearsals begin (eligible dancers in Advanced and Company levels)
March 22-26: Spring Break – no classes in studio (Midsummer rehearsals March 22-24, no rehearsal Mar 27)
April 6-9: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tech Week
April 10-11 and 17-18: Heartland Ballet performs A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Grand Opera House
May 7: Last day of classes in studio
May 8: All Class Presentation on stage at the Grand Opera House