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BALLET ROYALE MINNESOTA

CALENDAR 2011-2012


JULY 2011

July 11 -29         Ballet Royale's Summer Intensive Program


AUGUST 2011

August 8-20      Twin Cities Ballet's Two Week Repertoire Program
                           (with in-studio Showcase Performance Aug. 20th)


August 15-19      Summer Day Camp Dance Workshop
                           Session 2: Three Billy Goats Gruff & Little Red Riding Hood

August 20     Twin Cities Ballet's 
"Art and All That Jazz" Jazz Dance
                       Performances: with Ballet Royale Minnesota and Alesso's 
                               Dance Spectrum.
4:30pm & 5:30pm, Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
                   
Aug. 10 and 31    Open Houses, 10am-Noon and 4:30-7:30pm
   

SEPTEMBER 2011

Sept. 1                   Open House, 10am-Noon and 4:30-7:30pm

Sept. 10                  Fall Term Classes begin. 
                                 Fall Term 4:00pm Parent Alliance Meeting

Sept. 12-17           Twin Cities Ballet's 2011 Nutcracker Ballet
                               Audition/Placement Classes
for
                                 Ballet Royale students and for dancers from other schools
                                 aged 13 or older with previous ballet experience.
                                 At Ballet Royale during regular class times.   

Sept. 18                  Noon to 2pm
Twin Cities Ballet's
                                Audition for Nutcracker Ballet
                                     
for Non-Ballet Royale students ages 7-12. 
                                 2:30pm  Mandatory Parent Meeting for parents of all
                                 students in Nutcracker

Sept. 24                 Twin Cities Ballet's Nutcracker rehearsals begin


OCTOBER 2011

Oct. 31                    Halloween Modified Class Schedule


NOVEMBER 2011

Nov. 24-27              No Ballet Royale classes.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov. 28                    Ballet Royale classes resume


DECEMBER 2011

Dec. 2                      Last day of Fall Term classes

Dec. 3                      4:30pm & 5:30pm:  Pre-Ballet Creative Dance In-Studio
                                               Performances


Dec. 3                      Winter Term classes begin and Winter tuition due.

Dec. 5-8                  Twin Cities Ballet's Nutcracker Dress rehearsals at BPAC

Dec. 5-10                Ballet Royale modified class schedule

Dec. 8-11             
  Twin Cities Ballet's Nutcracker Performances
                                      at Burnsville Performing Arts Center

                      
Dec. 12-13            Student/Parent Conferences for Youth Ballet and
                                Performance Track dancers

                                No Ballet classes for those levels. All other classes run.

Dec. 17                   4:30pm Twin Cities Ballet and Ballet Royale
Holiday Party

Dec. 23-Jan. 1       No Ballet Royale classes. Happy Holidays


JANUARY 2012

Jan. 2                     Ballet Royale classes resume

Jan. 16-21              Parents' Observation Week


FEBRUARY 2012

Feb. 10                    7:30pm
"An Evening of Art and Dance"
                                                at Lakeville Area Arts Center

Feb. 20                    Presidents Day Holiday. No Ballet Royale classes

Feb. 24                    Last day of Winter Term classes

Feb. 25                    4:30pm  Pre-Ballet Creative Dance Studio
                                               Performance


Feb. 25                    Spring Term classes begin and Spring tuition is due
                                 
Feb. 26                    1:00pm First Audition for Ballet Royale's
                                     Summer Intensive Programs


MARCH 2012


March 3                  Spring Term Parent Alliance Meeting 4:00pm.
      
   
APRIL 2012

April 2 - 7                Spring Break--No Ballet Royale classes.

April 9                      Ballet Royale classes resume

April 15                  
1:00pm AUDITION for Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota's
                                 Student Dancer Recognition Scholarships 
 
                                  AND

                                  Second Audition for Ballet Royale's
                                  Summer Intensive Programs



MAY 2012

May 7-11                Stage and Dress rehearsals for  Wizard of Oz−The Ballet
                                 MODIFIED CLASSES THIS WEEK
   
May 11-13             Twin Cities Ballet Presents:  Wizard of OzThe Ballet 
                                Original,  full-length production of the familiar classic tale. 
                                 A collaboration with Ballet Royale Performance Track &
                                 Youth Ballet dancers.
                                        At the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.

                                NO YOUTH BALLET OR PERFORMANCE TRACK CLASSES

May 18                    Last day of Spring Term classes. 

May 20                  
Spring Studio Showcase Performance: Pre-Ballet
                                  Creative Dance; Youth and Performance Track Modern;
                                  Advanced Youth Jazz; Senior/Pre-Professional
                                  Performance Track Jazz and Classical Variations,
                                  and senior student awards.
                                           At Lakeville Area Arts Center.
                              
                              
May 21 - 23           Student/Parent Conferences

May 23                   Special Make-up classes TBA


JUNE 2012

June 2                    Summer Term classes begin  

June  2 - 23            Regular Summer Term Classes Session 1: Performance
                                  Track, Adult and Advanced Youth

JULY 2012

July 9 - Aug. 4       
Ballet Royale's Summer Intensive Program

July 9 - Aug. 10     
Regular Summer Term Classes Session 2: all levels.

July 9 - Aug. 16      Pre-Ballet Creative Dance Six Week Summer Session


July 16 - 20             Youth Ballet Creative Day Camp Dance Session 1


AUGUST 2012

August 13 - 17        Youth Ballet Creative Day Camp Dance Session 2

August 13 - 25        August Two Week Ballet & Jazz Repertory Workshop

August 19 - 22        Youth Ballet Pointe Preparatory Workshop

August 20 - 24        Youth Ballet August Jump-Start Intensive