School Calendar 2009 - 2010 School Year Calendar - (subject to change) SEPTEMBER, 2009 9/4 - Tuition Payment 1 Due 9/9 - Youth Program begins 9/9 - Parent Orientation Meeting, 7 - 8 pm, Studio 2 9/12 - Afternoon Nutcracker Audition & 1st Rehearsal (Ballet A through Level 6) OCTOBER, 2009 10/10, 3:30 pm -Western Ballet Town Meeting - Attendance mandatory for Nutcracker partipants Nutcracker Rehearsals - every Saturday afternoon (Ballet A - Level 6) & Sunday afternoon as needed for principal & soloist roles Parent Volunteer Days - TBA on Yahoo group 10/18 - 24 Observation Week NOVEMBER, 2009 Nutcracker Rehearsals -every Saturday afternoon (Ballet A - Level 6) & Sunday afternoon as needed for principal & soloist roles (Levels 5 & 6) 11/4 - Nutcracker Participation Fees Due, Tuition Payment 2 Due 11/26 - 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday break. No youth program classes 11/26 & 27. 11/28 & 11/29 - Final Nutcracker Rehearsals at Western Ballet Library & School Nutcracker Readings: ****San Jose Children's Discovery Museum - TBD ****East Palo Alto - TBD ****Menlo Park - TBD ****Los Altos - TBD ****Sunnyvale - TBD ****Mountain View - TBD   DECEMBER, 2009 12/2 & 3 - Nutcracker Dress Rehearsals at MVCPA (times TBD) 12/4, 5, 6 - Nutcracker Performances at MVCPA 12/5, 3:00 pm - Nutcracker Sweet Tea at Mountain View City Hall 12/20 - 1/3 - Winter Holiday Break for Youth Program Parent Volunteer Days - TBA on yahoo groups JANUARY, 2010 1/4 - Youth Program resumes, Tuition Payment 3 Due 1/9 - Spring Gala Rehearsals commence every Saturday, 1:30 - 5:30, (Levels 3 - 6), various levels will rehearse at different times 1/18 - Martin Luther King Holiday Break, no youth classes Parent Volunteer Days - TBD FEBRUARY, 2010 2/15 - Presidents' Day Holiday Break - No youth classes Observation Week - 2/21 - 27 Spring Gala Rehearsals every Saturday afternoon 2/27, 3:30 pm - Western Ballet Town Meeting - Attendance mandatory for Spring Gala partipants Parent Volunteer Days - TBD MARCH, 2010 Spring Gala Rehearsals every Saturday afternoon 3/4 - Spring Gala Participation Fees Due, Tuition Payment 4 Due Parent Volunteer Days - TBD APRIL, 2010 Spring Gala Rehearsals every Saturday afternoon 4/1 - 4/4 - Easter/Spring Holiday Break, no youth program 4/5 - Classes resume 4/16 - Sequoia Show 4/23 - 5/2 - Bay Area National Dance Week. 4/24, 2 - 4 pm - Western Ballet hosts the BANDW performance in Studio 1 San Jose Dancin Downtown (dates TBD) Parent Volunteer Days - TBD MAY, 2010 Spring Gala Performance, TBD 5/2, 5 pm Children's Recital, Woodside High School Center for the Performing Arts 5/8, 1 - 3 pm - Summer Intensive Auditions 5/16, 5 pm Spring Gala, Foothill College Smithwick Theater 5/31 - Memorial Day Holiday Break, no youth program Parent Volunteer Days - TBD JUNE, 2010 6/13 - 19 - Observation Week 6/19 - Last day of youth program classes Parent/Teacher Conferences (dates to be scheduled upon request) Parent Volunteer Days - TBD Summer, 2010 Preliminary Dates 6/21 - 25 - Summer Children's Camp, Ages 4 - 8 (1/2 day sessions) 7/5 - 8/14 -Summer Program, Pre-ballet through Level 2 7/5 - 7/30- Youth Program Summer Intensive