General

July 24, 2012
Placement Class (NEW students ONLY). Please call 901-726-9225 to register. Students must be registered to attend and must attend to be placed in a class. Ages 6 - 8 (5:30 - 6:00PM), ages 9 - 11 or older students not on pointe (6:15 - 6:45PM), ages 12 - 15 or younger students on pointe (7:00 - 7:30PM), ages 15 - 18 with 6+ years of training (7:45 - 8:15PM).
 
August 13, 2012
Classes begin for Ballet V, Ballet VI and Ballet VII students ONLY
August 20, 2012
Fall semester classes in session for all students (first day of classes for Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet 1 - IV, Hip Hop, Beginning Teen and Adult Ballet students)
September 1, 2012
Classes for Saturday Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet and Ballet 1 students ONLY. NO Saturday classes for other students or rehearsals.
September 3 and 15, 2012
CLOSED for Labor Day Holiday; Limited classes due to Cooper Young Festival
November 5 - 10, 2012
Fall Semester Class Observation Week (all classes). Parents are invited to observe regularly scheduled classes this week.
November 22 & 24, 2012
CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
November 25, 2012
MANDATORY all cast Nut ReMix Rehearsal 2:00 - 6:00PM. Full cast. Rehearsal schedule will be posted and communicated to parents. Please plan personal schedules accordingly.
December 1, 2012
Last day of classes for Fall Semester
December 2 - 9, 2012
Nut ReMix cast ONLY rehearsals and performances as called.
December 7, 2012
Nut ReMix school shows at GPAC (10AM). Nut ReMix cast must miss a day of school.
December 7 - 9, 2012
Nut ReMix at GPAC (Friday 12/7 at 7PM, Saturday 12/8 at 7PM, Sunday 12/9 at 2:30)
Dec. 11, 2012 - Jan. 2, 2013
CLOSED for Holidays (NO classes)
December 21, 2012 - January 2, 2013
NBE Offices CLOSED
January 3, 2013
Classes resume for Winter semester
January 21, 2013
CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
March 4 - 9, 2013
Winter Semester Class Observation Week (all classes)
March 11 - 16, 2013
CLOSED for Spring Break. School is OPEN on Saturday, March 9. However, there will be an early rehearsal schedule.
April 8 - 13, 2013
CLOSED for Production Week. No regular classes. Springloaded Cast MANDATORY rehearsals as called.
April 12 - 14, 2013
Springloaded performances at Playhouse on the Square (show times: April 12 10am School & 7:00pm Public, April 13 5:30pm Public, April 14 2:30pm Public)
May 8, 2013
Family Night performances at The Levitt Shell (rain date: May 9, 2013)
May 11, 2013
Last day of classes
Weeks of June 3 and 10, 2013
Summer Semester for Ballet V Students (MANDATORY): Monday - Friday, 9AM - 4PM. Open to dancers ages 12-15 with four years training minimum or by audition.  
Weeks of June 3, 10 & 17, 2013
Summer Semester Ballet VI and VII Students (MANDATORY): Monday - Friday, 9AM - 4PM. Open to dancers ages 14-21 with six years training minimum or by audition.
Week of June 17, 2013
Ballet camp for students in Ballet IV (optional/extra fees apply): Monday - Friday, 9AM - 3PM Open to students ages 10-13 with three years or more training.
Week of June 24, 2013
"Peter and the Wolf" camp for ages 4 - 6: Monday - Friday, 9AM - 11AM. Performance for parents and guests on Friday at 10:30AM. No audition or previous training required
Week of June 24, 2013
Ballet Camp for ages 7 - 10: Monday - Friday, 1PM - 3:30PM. No audition required, recommended two years minimum previous training.