AMHERST BALLET 2007 - 2008 CALENDAR REVISED

PLEASE KEEP THIS SHEET HANDY FOR REFERENCE

(Most, but not all, holidays follow the Amherst Public Schools calendar.)

For snow cancellations, call 549-1555 for a machine message AFTER 12:00 noon.  If Amherst Public schools are cancelled in the morning for the day, our classes are too.

 

ALL CLASSES CANCELLED ARE MADE UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

 

SAT, SEPTEMBER 8          CLASSES BEGIN

SAT, SEPTEMBER 15       ALL SCHOOL PICNIC, The Ho home in Amherst, 3:00

SAT, SEPTEMBER 29       AUDITIONS, UPPER SCHOOL SLEEPING BEAUTY REPERTOIRE

Warm-Up, Level B/C 12:45 – 2:45 (upstairs), Level A/B 1:00 – 2:45 (downstairs), Auditions (upstairs) 3:00 – 5:00pm

SAT OCTOBER 6                REPERTOIRE REHEARSALS BEGIN, 1:00 – 6:00pm

MON, OCTOBER 8             No classes.  Columbus Day

SAT, OCTOBER 13            HARVEST FETE and SILENT AUCTION, Duda Barn in Pelham

MON, NOVEMBER 12        No classes.  Veterans' Day

NOVEMBER 20 - 25           No classes.  Thanksgiving Holiday.  Classes do meet Monday November 19.  Note rehearsals on Tuesday November 20 during vacation.  Classes resume Monday November 26

TUES, NOVEMBER 20      REPERTOIRE REHEARSALS HELD (afternoon and evening)

FRI, NOVEMBER 30           CLASSES DO MEET in spite of Amherst SchoolsÕ Curriculum Day.  FIRST NIGHT REHEARSAL during the school day, time TBA

SAT, DECEMBER 8           No Level C classes.  UPPER SCHOOL PRESENTATION 7:00pm, Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium.  Lower School and public invited.  Warm up at AB 12:30 (Level A down, Levels B/C up).  Rehearsal in auditorium from 3:00 for Levels A/B/C, Modern I/II/III and Jazz III/IV; exact schedule TBA

DECEMBER 13 - 19           VisitorsÕ week for Lower School, Thursday-Wednesday

DEC 20 – JAN 1                  School Vacation.  Note rehearsals during vacation.  Classes resume Wednesday January 2

DECEMBER 20 – 21          FIRST NIGHT REHEARSALS, afternoons and evenings

DECEMBER 29 - 30           MANDATORY FIRST NIGHT REHEARSALS

MON, DECEMBER 31        Performance at NorthamptonÕs FIRST NIGHT.  Time TBA

MON, JANUARY 21           No classes.  Martin Luther King Day

MON, JANUARY 28           CLASSES DO MEET in spite of Amherst SchoolsÕ Teacher Workday.

SAT, FEBRUARY 16          Vacation begins at 12:30 after morning Lower School classes.  No Level C classes

 

THE PERFORMANCE DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 8 & 9.  REHEARSALS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING FEBRUARY VACATION.

ALL CAST DANCERS MUST SEE MRS. FAIR BEFORE MAKING VACATION PLANS THIS WEEK.

 

FEBRUARY 18 – 24           School Vacation.  REHEARSALS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK; SCHEDULE TBA.  Classes resume Monday February 25

MARCH 1 - 2                        No Level C classes March 1.  SPRING REPERTOIRE REHEARSALS at AB for all cast students in Upper and Lower Schools.  Times TBA

WED MARCH 5                   Rehearsals may take place at AB.  Levels 4, 5 and BoysÕ Variations will rehearse at Bowker Auditorium 4:30 – 8:00pm in lieu of classes.

THUR, MARCH 6                NO REGULAR CLASSES.  Dress and tech rehearsals, Bowker Aud.  Upper School Repertoire 3:30 – 8:00pm.  Exact schedule TBA

FRI, MARCH 7                     FULL DRESS REHEARSAL at Bowker Aud. 3:15pm – 10:00pm.  Exact schedule TBA.  UPPER SCHOOL REPERTOIRE and LEVELS 4, 5 and BOYSÕ VARIATIONS

SAT, MARCH 8                   LOWER SCHOOL CLASS DANCES REHEARSALS Snow date March 9

                                                9:00am All School Bow; 9:45am – noon:  Pre-Primary, Primary, Levels 1/2/3, Jazz 1/2 rehearsals.

SAT, MARCH 8                   SPRING REPERTOIRE PERFORMANCES AT BOWKER AUDITORIUM

                                                2:00pm matinee:  Upper School Repertoire and Levels 4/5 and BoysÕ Variations

                                                7:00pm:  Upper School Repertoire and Levels 4/5 and BoysÕ Variations

SUN, MARCH 9                   2:00pm matinee:  First Half:  Lower School Class Dances and Levels 4/5 and BoysÕ Variations.  Second Half:  Upper School Repertoire

SAT, APRIL 19                    Vacation begins at 12:30 after morning Lower School classes.  No Level C classes

APRIL 21 - 27                      School Vacation.  Classes resume April 28

MON, MAY 26                      No Classes.  Memorial Day

 

 

LOWER SCHOOL CLASSES

Pre-Primary through Level 5 Ballet

Jazz 1 and 2

BoysÕ Variations

Creative Movement for Preschoolers

 

LOWER SCHOOL VISITORS' WEEK

December 13 – 19 parents are invited into the studio to observe and monitor the progress of Lower School students; we urge at least one parent to attend to support their efforts.  Grandparents or out-of-town guests are welcome to observe anytime in the classroom with permission of the teacher.

 

LAST CLASSES

There are 30 weeks of classes in the Lower School (except for Creative Movement) and 32 weeks of classes in the Upper School.  The last day of each class is determined by the number of snow days experienced each year.  The actual date of each last class will be posted by late April.  Parents in the Lower School are invited and encouraged to attend the last class of the year to observe the technical work your child has learned.  For ballet classes, this is called CERTIFICATE DAY.

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 7:00pm

UPPER SCHOOL PRESENTATION NIGHT

LEVELS A, B, C Ballet, Modern I, II, III and Jazz III, IV

This is held at the Amherst Regional Middle School auditorium and is open to the public.  Parents of all Amherst Ballet students are urged to attend to see short presentations of classroom work by Upper School students.  We hope Lower School dancers will attend and be inspired by their role models in the Upper School.  A small admission fee will be charged to defray the expenses of the evening.

 

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Amherst Ballet, as a non-profit organization, is dependent on fundraising events.  The Third Annual Harvest Fete and Silent Auction will be held at the Duda family barn in Pelham on October 13.  Other fundraisers take place throughout the year and include Innisbrook Gift Wrap and the Spring Flower Sale.  We welcome your suggestions for additional fundraisers.

 

Your donations are always welcome.  Amherst Ballet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations are tax deductible.