2026-2027 Calendar
*Subject to Change*
August 1: First Tuition Installment
August 12-15: Company Workshop with Carla Stallings-Lipert
August 17: First Day of Classes
August 21: “My First Nutcracker” Parent Meeting @ MSS
August 28 & 29: Nutcracker Auditions
September 4: Nutcracker Cast List Posted
September 4 - September 7: MFB Closed, No classes
September 10 - Nutcracker Dancer Agreements and Production Fee Due
September 11 – Volunteer Guild Meeting @MSS 5:30pm
October 3: Nutcracker Mandatory Makeup & Hair Demo
October 12 & 13: MFB Closed, No classes, Nutcracker Rehearsals TBA
November 9: MFB Closed, No classes
November 23 - 29: Thanksgiving Holiday — MFB Closed, No classes, See Nutcracker rehearsal schedule
December 4: Last Day of Fall Classes
December 5-10: Nutcracker Tech Week
December 11: Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal
December 12 & 13: The Nutcracker performances at the Wagner Noël PAC
December 17-19: MFB Company Workshop
December 4 - January 3: Winter Break – No Classes, Limited Office Hours
January 4: Classes Resume
January 18: MFB Closed, No classes, Company Rehearsals TBA
January 23: Volunteer Guild Meeting 10:30am @ MSS
February 15: MFB Closed, No classes, Company Rehearsals TBA
March 8-12: Spring Break — MFB Closed, No Classes, Company Rehearsals TBA
March 17-21: MFB Company at Regional Dance America/Southwest Festival
March 26: MFB Closed, No classes, Company Rehearsals TBA
April 10-16: Giselle Tech Week
April 17 & 18: Giselle performances at the Wagner Noël PAC
April 30 & May 1: Mandatory MFB School Showcase rehearsal at the studio
May 1: Final Tuition Installment
May 7: Last Day of Classes
May 7: Mandatory MFB School Showcase rehearsal at the Wagner Noël PAC
May 8: School of MFB Showcase at the Wagner Noël PAC
Calendar Notes
1. Tuition Installments are due on the 1st of the month August-May.
2. Tuition is an annual amount split into installments. There is no pro-rated tuition for holidays as they are factored into the annual class costs.