Fall, 2025 Session
September 8, 2025 First day of Fall Classes
September 22 Last day to drop classes
October 11 & 12 Regular Classes & Rehearsals
October 13 Indigenous Peoples day - No classes
October 31 Halloween- TBD
November 15 Jazz Finale chores and rehearsal - in Studio
November 16 Mandatory Dress Rehearsal - in Studio
November 20 Recommended Jazz Run-through - in Studio
November 21 Mandatory Ballet Tech rehearsal Ridgefield High School
November 22 Mandatory Dress rehearsal - Ballet & Jazz RHS
November 23 Performance
November 24 & 25 No classes
November 26-30 Thanksgiving holiday - No classes
December 5 Founders Hall TBD
December 8 Nutcracker Tea sponsored by the PreProfessional dancers
December 21 - January 4, 2026 Holiday Recess - No classes
January 5, 2026 Fall schedule resumes
January 17 Adjusted class schedule
January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No classes
January 24 Last Day Fall Session
Spring, 2026 Session - class schedule is the same as the Fall session
January 26, 2026 Spring Session starts
February 9 Last day to drop classes
February 14 Presidents’ Day weekend - Adjusted class
February 15-23 February Recess - No classes
April 3-12 Spring Recess - No classes
May 23 - 25 Memorial Day Weekend - No classes
May 30 Recommended Jazz Finale chores and rehearsal - in Studio
May 31 Mandatory Ballet Rehearsal - in Studio
June 2 - 6 Tech week Rehearsals
June 4 Recommended Jazz Dept. Rehearsal - Studio
June 5 Mandatory Tech - Ridgefield High School auditorium
June 6 Mandatory Dress Rehearsal - RHS Auditorium
June 6 PerFormance - Evening performance B2 & up RHS
June 7 Four Seasons, Young Person’s & Shifting Colors performance
The following rehearsals and performance are at Ridgefield High School - go to the performance tab for the rehearsal schedule.
SPRING PERFORMANCE
June 5: Tech & Dress rehearsal - Dancers to attend tbd - Ridgefield High School
June 6: Mandatory Tech & Full Dress rehearsal - all performers - see rehearsal page for schedule
June 6 & 7 Spring Performance - Ridgefield High School - see rehearsal page for schedule
2025 Summer Sessions - see summer dance under the class tab
Summer Private and Semi-Private classes available upon request
Summer and Senior Sprites & Young Dancers Workshop - July 9,10,11 July 16,17,18 July 24,25,26
Ballet Intensives & Workshops - July 8-11, July 15-18, July 22-25
Summer Saturdays for ages 3-6 - August 2, 9, 16, 23
Wednesday Jazz Workshops - August TBD
Jazz Company members must take 2 additional jazz department classes.
* Recommended for Jazz department dancers who do not have ballet training, recreational dancers who wish to dance once a week, and as remedial class for those in-between levels. Class may be split based on class size and ability.
In the event of inclement weather, in-studio classes may be cancelled if the Ridgefield Public schools are closed. Some classes will be offered via Zoom. Every attempt will be made to make up cancelled classes.
There are no refunds or credits for missed classes. Missed classes may be made up in any discipline within the session they were missed.
A 5% discount on tuition will be given to families with more than one student dancing. There are no refunds following the 2nd week of classes.
The Ridgefield School of Dance reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment.
Virtual classes: we do not offer virtual classes at this time. However, we had an extremely successful virtual class experience with robust attendance during the pandemic. Should we need to migrate to virtual classes, whether for a limited or extended period of time, dancers will be expected to attend. There will be no refunds or credits for Ballet 3 and up or any Jazz Department classes. Dancers in PreBallet, Ballet 1 and Ballet 2 who do not participate will receive a partial credit towards the next session.
For questions about the programs offered and general questions, please contact Alison Brown or Jessica Boelts at 203.894.5957 or email alison@theridgefieldschoolofdance.com or alison@ridgefield.dance