Academia de ballet de Littleton
LBA Calendar 2025-2026 Subject to change
Monday, August 11th to Friday, August 15th: Open House, NO regular classes, maintenance classes open to watch
Monday, August 11th to Friday, August 15th: Competition Rehearsals
Monday, August 11th: Information Meeting about the 2025-2026 Academic Year 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm
Tuesday, August 12th: Nutcracker Information Meeting 4:30 pm
Tuesday, August 12th: LYB Information Meeting 5:30 pm
Wednesday, August 13th: Information Meeting about the 2025-2026 Academic Year 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm
Thursday, August 14th: Professional Training Division Meeting 6:00 pm
Friday, August 15th: LSO performance at Clement Park (Ms. Bobbie conducts the LSO!)
Saturday, August 16th: Western Welcome Week Parade 10:00 am and Performance 1:30 pm
Sunday, August 17th: Littleton Youth Ballet performance with the Littleton Symphony Orchestra
Monday, August 18th: 2025-2026 Academic Year begins
Monday, August 18th: Professional Training Division begins
Monday, August 18th: Coaching begins
Tuesday, August 19th: Alice in Wonderland Encore Performance Rehearsals begin
Wednesday, August 20th: LYB Information Meeting 6:30 pm
Friday, August 22nd: LYB Auditions (Ballet 3, 4A)
Saturday, August 23rd: LYB Auditions (Ballet 7 and 8) and (Ballet 5 and 6)
Wednesday, August 27th: Information Meeting about the 2025-2026 Academic Year 6:00 pm
Monday, September 1st: Labor Day NO CLASSES
Wednesday, September 3rd: Information Meeting about the 2025-2026 Academic Year 6:00 pm
Thursday, September 4th: Nutcracker Information Meeting 7:15 pm
Saturday, September 6th: Sorting house lunch 1:15 to 2:00 pm (LYB only)
Monday, September 8th to Friday, September 12th: Alice in Wonderland Spirit Week
Wednesday, September 10th: Information Meeting about the 2025-2026 Academic Year 6:00 pm
Wednesday, September 10th: Alice media fees deducted (LYB only)
Friday, September 12th: Encore Performance: Alice in Wonderland at Lone Tree Arts Center
Saturday, September 13th: Encore Performance: Alice in Wonderland at Joanna Ramsey Theatre Monday, September 15th: LYB online contract and fee due at lower rate (fee CANNOT be deducted automatically)
Monday, September 15th: BCA fees due (Competition Team)
Wednesday, September 17th: Nutcracker Information Meeting 6:00 pm
Wednesday, September 17th and Thursday, September 18th: Audition and Head Shot Photo Shoot with Candidly Created
Saturday, September 20th: Nutcracker Auditions 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Monday, September 22nd to Saturday, September 27th: Observation Week: Pre-Ballet Division and ALL Intermediate Division (Ballet 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B) classes
Thursday, September 25th: Nutcracker Casting sent
Thursday, September 25th: MANDATORY Nutcracker Casting Meeting for new families 7:15 pm
Thursday, September 25th to Thursday, October 9th: Nutcracker T-Shirts on sale
Monday, September 29th to Saturday October 4th: Observation Week ALL Primary Division (Ballet 1, 2, 3) and ALL Pre-Professional Division (Ballet 6, 7, 8) classes
Monday, September 29th to Saturday, October 18th: Butter Braid Fundraiser-MANDATORY for all LYB families, LBA families invited to join
Tuesday, September 30th: Final deadline for LYB online contract and fee due at higher rate (fee CANNOT be deducted automatically)
Wednesday, October 1st: Sugar Plum Fairy Tea tickets on sale at 10:00 am
Thursday, October 2nd: Nutcracker online contract due (fee will be deducted at lower rate automatically on the 3rd)
Saturday, October 4th: Nutcracker rehearsals begin (Pre-Ballet 3, Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3, Ballet 4A, 4B)
Friday, October 10th: Final deadline for Nutcracker online contract (fee is $25 higher and will be deducted automatically on the 11th)
Wednesday, October 15th: Nutcracker tickets go on sale
Wednesday, October 15th: YAGP fees due (Competition Team)
Saturday, November 1st: Butter Braid delivery
Saturday, November 1st: Pre-Ballet Holiday Show sign-up deadline
Thursday, November 6th: Next Steps Meeting 7:15 pm
Friday, November 7th Pre-Ballet Holiday Show Announcement on who is in what show
Saturday, November 8th Nutcracker Cast Chili Party 6:30 pm at LBA
Sunday, November 9th: Sugar Plum Fairy Tea
Tuesday, November 11th: Veteran’s Day (wear red, white, and blue)
Saturday, November 15th: LYB Program ads due
Saturday, November 15th: UBC fees due (Competition Team)
Friday, November 21st: Final deadline to sign-up for the Pre-Ballet Holiday Show
Friday, November 21st: Streets of Southglenn Parade at 6:00 pm (not confirmed)
Friday, November 21st: Dress Rehearsal for A Christmas Carol (LYB)
Saturday, November 22nd: A Christmas Carol with Littleton Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, November 26th to Friday, November 28th: Thanksgiving Break NO CLASSES/REHEARSALS (Classes and rehearsals resume Sat, Nov 29th)
Monday, December 1st and Tuesday, December 2nd: Joy to the World Concert with Jenny Oaks Baker at Newman Center
Monday, December 8th to Saturday, December 13th: Nutcracker Spirit Week
Friday, December 5th: Pre-Ballet Holiday Show 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 7th: Adult Division Winter Performance 6:00 pm
Wednesday, December 10th: Nutcracker Media Fee Charged
Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th: Nutcracker Photo Shoot
Wednesday, December 17th: The Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal @ the Joanna Ramsey Theatre (modified LBA schedule)
Thursday, December 18th: The Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal @ the Joanna Ramsey Theatre (modified LBA schedule)
Friday, December 19th: The Nutcracker @ the Joanna Ramsey Theatre
Saturday, December 20th: The Nutcracker @ the Joanna Ramsey Theatre
Sunday, December 21st: The Nutcracker @ the Joanna Ramsey Theatre
Monday, December 22nd to Saturday, January 3rd: Winter Break NO CLASSES (Classes resume Monday, January 5th)
Monday, December 29th to Friday, January 2nd: Coaching for Competitions offered (optional)
Saturday, January 10th: Competition Showcase 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, January 10th: Registration begins for Summer Ballet Intensive, Junior Summer Intensive, and Fairy Tale Ballet Camps
Friday, January 16th to Sunday, January 18th: Universal Ballet Competition
Monday, January 19th: Seminar (open to PTD, Pre-Professional, and Intermediate Divisions)
Saturday, January 24th: Rehearsal for Storybook Ballet begin for dancers in Ballet 3, 4, and 5 Monday, January 26th to Saturday, January 31st: Observation Week: Pre-Ballet Division and ALL Intermediate Division (Ballet 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B) classes
Friday, January 30th to Sunday, February 1st: ADC/IBC Competition
Monday, February 2nd to Saturday, February 7th: Observation Week ALL Primary Division (Ballet 1, 2, 3) and ALL Pre-Professional Division (Ballet 6, 7, 8) classes
Friday, February 13th to Sunday, February 15th: Ballet Championships of America
Saturday, February 14th: Wear Valentine’s Day colors
Friday, February 20th to Sunday, February 22nd Youth America Grand Prix
Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st: Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancers’ Competition
Saturday, March 7th: First LYB Concert Rehearsal (LYB only)
Monday, March 16th: School Performance Online Contract due at lower rate (fee will be charged Tuesday, March 17th)
Tuesday, March 17th: Wear green for St. Patrick’s Day
Monday, March 23rd to Saturday, March 28th: Spring Break NO CLASSES (Classes resume Monday, March 31st)
Saturday, April 4th: Deadline for Summer Ballet Intensive and Junior Summer Intensive registration at lower rate
Monday, April 27th: School Performance tickets go on sale
Friday, April 10th: Hansel and Gretel Media Fee charged
Monday, May 4th to Friday, May 8th: Hansel and Gretel Spirit Week
Saturday, May 9th: Storybook Performance: Hansel and Gretel at Lone Tree Arts Center
Sunday, May 10th: Storybook Performance: Hansel and Gretel at Mapleton Arts Center
Sunday, May 10th to Tuesday, May 18th: YAGP Finals
Monday, May 11th: LYB Concert Media Fee charged
Wednesday, May 20th: School Performance Media Fee charged
Saturday, May 23rd: Last day of 2025-2026 Academic Year (unless doing the School Performance)
Monday, May 25th: Memorial Day NO CLASSES
Tuesday, May 26th to Thursday, May 28th: School Performance Pictures and Rehearsals
Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th: School Performances (not confirmed)
Monday, June 1st to Saturday, June 6th: No regular classes
Monday, June 8th: Summer Schedule begin
Monday, June 8th to Friday, June 12th: Fairy Tale Camps (ages 3-4 and 5-7) and Junior Summer Intensive (Ballet 1)
Monday, June 15th to Friday, July 17th Summer Ballet Intensive
Monday, June 15th to Friday, June 19th: Fairy Tale Camps (ages 3-4 and 5-7)
Monday, June 22nd to Friday, June 26th: Fairy Tale Camps (ages 3-4 and 5-7)
Monday, June 29th: Registration for 2026-2027 Academic Year begins
Saturday, July 4th: Independence Day (no classes)
Monday, July 6th to Friday, July 10th: Fairy Tale Camps (ages 3-4 and 5-7)
Monday, July 6th to Friday, July 17th: Junior Summer Intensive (Ballet 2)
Monday, July 13th to Friday, July 17th: Fairy Tale Camps (ages 3-4 and 5-7)
Monday, July 20th to Saturday, July 25th: Summer Break (no classes-classes resume July 27th)
Saturday, August 8th: Last Day of Summer Classes
Monday, August 10th to Friday, August 14th: Open House Week
Monday, August 10th to Friday, August 14th: Maintenance Classes
Saturday, August 15th: Western Welcome Week Parade
Monday, August 17th: 2026-2027 Academic Year begin