2018-2019 IMPORTANT DATES
(Subject to change)
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SEMESTER DATES
2018 Summer Session:
Children’s and Youth Division: June 11-August 19, 2018
Adult Open Division: June 4-September 2, 2018
Adult Open Division Free First Friday – June 8, 2018
Summer Session Parent Observation Week – August 13-19, 2018
Fall Semester: September 4, 2018-January 20, 2019
Adult Open Division Free First Friday – September 7, 2018
Mandatory Division Parent Meeting – September 19, 2018
Fall Semester Parent Observation Week – January 14-20, 2019
Spring Semester: January 22-June 2, 2019
Adult Open Division Free First Friday – January 25, 2019
Spring Semester Parent Observation Weeks – May 20-June 2, 2019
2019 Summer Session:
Children’s and Youth Division: June 10-August 18, 2019
Adult Open Division: June 3-September 1, 2019
Adult Open Division Free First Friday – June 7, 2019
Summer Session Parent Observation Week – August 12-18, 2019
BREAKS/HOLIDAYS
Independence Day – July 4, 2018
Labor Day – September 3, 2018
Thanksgiving – November 22, 2018 (Trainee classes end at 4:00pm on November 21. The Academy is closed the evening of November 21 through November 23. Children’s & Youth classes resume November 24. Trainee, Conservatory, and Pre-Professional classes resume November 26).
Winter Break – December 17, 2018-January 1, 2019 (The Academy is closed December 24, 25, 31, and January 1. Classes resume January 2).
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 21, 2019
Spring Break – April 15-April 21, 2019
Memorial Day – May 27, 2019
REGISTRATION DATES
2018 Summer Session Registration
Children’s and Youth Divisions Priority (current students) – May 21, 2018
Children’s and Youth Divisions Open (new students) – May 30, 2018
Fall Semester Registration
Children’s and Youth Priority (current students) – August 15-17, 2018
Children’s and Youth Open (new students) – August 22, 2018
Last day to register for Fall Semester – November 11, 2018
Summer Intensive Audition Registration Opens
November 1, 2018
Spring Semester Registration
Children’s and Youth Divisions Priority (current students)– January 3-4, 2019
Children’s and Youth Divisions Open (new students) – January 9, 2019
Last day to register for Spring Semester – March 17, 2019
Summer Camp Registration
February 1, 2019
Summer Intensive Registration
5-Week Advanced Summer Intensive February 11, 2019
3-Week Advanced Summer Intensive February 12, 2019
Junior Summer Intensive Level 3 February 13, 2019
Junior Summer Intensive Levels 1 & 2 February 14, 2019
2019-2020 New Conservatory & Trainee Registration
April 8, 2019
2019-2020 Pre-Professional Division Registration
Priority Registration (current students) – May 22, 2019
Open Registration (new students) – TBA
2019 Summer Session Registration
Children’s and Youth Divisions Priority (current students) – May 20, 2019
Children’s and Youth Divisions Open (new students) – May 29, 2019
FINANCIAL AID DEADLINES
2018-2019 Pre-Professional Division: July 1, 2018
Fall Semester (Children’s and Youth Divisions): August 1, 2018
Spring Semester (Children’s and Youth Divisions): December 1, 2018
Summer Intensives & Summer Camps: February 1, 2019
2019-2020 Conservatory & Trainee Program: April 1, 2019
Summer Session (Children’s and Youth Divisions): May 1, 2019
2019-2020 Pre-Professioinal Division: July 1, 2019
AUDITIONS
Nutcracker Children’s Cast Auditions
September 6, 2018
Ladies ages 8-11, maximum height 4’5″
September 9, 2018
Gentlemen ages 10-17, maximum height 5’8″
Ladies ages 11-18, between 5′ and 5’6″
Ladies ages 9-18, between 4’5″ and 5′
Summer Intensive Audition Tour
TBA
ACADEMY PERFORMANCE DATES
2018 Studio Company and Trainee Final Presentation
June 1, 2018
Academy Fall Program
Pre-Professional Levels IV-VI, Joffrey Conservatory, Academy Trainees and Joffrey Studio Company
November 16-18, 2018
Joffrey Tower
Joffrey Academy at Wheaton College
Academy Trainees and Joffrey Studio Company
January 25, 2019
Wheaton College, Wheaton IL
Pre-Professional & Conservatory Winter Presentation
February 15, 2019
Joffrey Tower
Winning Works
Academy Trainees and Joffrey Studio Company
March 9 & 10, 2019
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Academy’s Coppélia
Children’s IIA, Pre-Professional III-VI, Joffrey Conservatory, Academy Trainees and Joffrey Studio Company
May 16-19, 2019
Joffrey Tower
2019 Studio Company and Trainee Final Presentation
May 31, 2019
Parent Observation Weeks
2018 Summer Session: August 13-19, 2018
Fall Semester: January 14-20, 2019
Spring Semester: May 20-June 2, 2019
2019 Summer Session: August 12-18, 2019
THE JOFFREY BALLET PERFORMANCES
Swan Lake
October 17-28, 2018
The Nutcracker
December 1-30, 2018
Anna Karenina
February 13-24, 2019
Spring Gala
April 12, 2019
Across the Pond
April 24-May 5, 2019
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION EVENTS
Parents’ Association Mix & Mingle: September 19, 2018
Holiday Pajama Drive: November-December 2018
Dance with Me: February 11-17, 2019
2018 SUMMER INTENSIVES
Advanced Summer Intensive- 5 Week
June 18-July 20, 2018
Advanced Summer Intensive- 3 Week
July 23-August 10, 2018
Junior Summer Intensive Level 3
June 25-July 13, 2018
Junior Summer Intensive Level 2
June Section: June 11-22, 2018
July Section: July 16-July 27, 2018
August Section: July 30-August 10, 2018
Junior Summer Intensive Level 1
July 16-July 27, 2018
2018 SUMMER CAMPS
Creative Movement Camp
June 11-15, 2018
Pre-Ballet Camp
June 11-15, 2018
Junior Camp
July 9-13, 2018
Youth Camp
June 11-15, 2018
July 30-August 3, 2018
Teen Camp
June 11-15, 2018
July 30-August 3, 2018
MISCELLANEOUS
Winning Works Choreographic Competition Deadline
September 1, 2018
Nutcracker Children’s Cast Parent Meeting
September 30, 2018
2018-2019 Trainee & Conservatory Open House
March 13-15, 2018
Photo credit: Cheryl Mann