2025 WILD WINTER WEATHER and COSTUME DEADLINE

That was an historic blizzard, very similar to the legendary 2009 blizzard that also hit in early January. Due to it’s ongoing impacts no classes will be held Monday January 6 or Tuesday January 7. It is highly likely classes will not be held Wednesday January 8 as well due to the difficulty in de-icing paved areas because of the frigid temperatures. A follow on snowmaker may make Thursday January 8 also a bit iffy for class, but we will announce before any and all winter weather class cancellations on the front page of the website and through our Ballet North Facebook group page “Parent Portal”. As an aside with this current pattern setting up like it has, most likely on or around February 25 this same type of system and setup will repeat…

All that being said, and regardless of what ever weather happens in this region, the costume order deadline remains Saturday January 11. Take it easy and pace yourself with all that shoveling of the 12” of snow that just fell!!!

HOLIDAY BREAK AND ONGOING STORM REPAIRS (UPDATED)

UPDATE SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2024: ENJOY THE BREAK!
The delay caused by the adjustors all being occupied out of state with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Wyoming wildfires and other major natural disasters around the US has alleviated, and so we have now begun the interior repairs which will be ongoing through the winter break period and may still be happening once classes resume in January. These repairs all involve sheetrock work which just cannot be done without making some mess. Thank you for your patience as we get all put back together!

Also please note, we are now on break through Friday January 3 and resume classes Saturday January 4, 2025. The costume ordering deadline for Cinderella is coming up Saturday January 11, 2025.

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September 21, 2024:

As many of you know, during this past Spring one of the violent storms that came through caused serious damage to the roof. The week of Peter Pan in June an entire roof replacement was done; in the following weeks the solar power array was re-installed on the roof; and at this time with the weather shifting into a cooler mode for autumn we are shifting gears into doing interior repairs, which are somewhat tricky as we need to continue using the building at the same time. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we proceed through this process in the coming months!

Peter Pan A Terrific Success!

We just want to thank everyone who helped make Peter Pan the smash success that it was, setting a ticket sale record and replete with technical accomplishments and high adventure for all involved! We also need to thank the Missouri Arts Council for their truly generous support of our performance events. Thank you to Board Member Jacqueline Beshears, Mrs Stephanie Miller, Mrs Angela Rice, Ms Katie Crouch, Mrs Arjean Emmons, and Mr and Mrs Shayne Price for all the extra help and assistance that made for such a wonderful event.

Next up: Nutcracker School Tour and Family Experience performances in December 2024…

NUTCRACKER EVENTS, WINTER BREAK AND COSTUME DEADLINE COMING UP

Nutcracker Act 2 Experience performances coming up Saturday December 9 and Saturday December 16, reservations now available on the website “Purchase” page…Winter Break comes up starting Saturday December 23 after that, with an expected return to class on January 3, assuming no blizzards! COSTUME DEADLINE IS JANUARY 13 SO ENROLL NOW IF YOU WANT YOUR STUDENT TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM IN JUNE!

SPRING BREAK 2023!

Spring Break is happening from Monday March 20 through Saturday March 25, 2023 — no classes and no rehearsals!

Tickets for the Spring Festival of Dance 2023 featuring Alice, Carmen and Les Sylphides will be available in just a few short weeks!!!

All Classes Resume Tuesday July 5, 2022

Beauty and the Beast was a terrific success, thank you so very much to everyone who helped make this beloved production come to life for our return to theater performance!!!

After our short performance break (exact same idea as our Winter Holiday break) everyone comes back to class starting Tuesday July 5 AND AND AND new students may now enroll for any and all class levels, all classes are open to new enrollment through December 2022.

No Classes Memorial Day Weekend Saturday and Monday May 28 and May 30, 2022

Coming up May 28 and May 30, Saturday and Monday, we will be closed for the Memorial Day weekend break. This is part of the reason why we state that no other absences may happen in May prior to June performances, because we want to have Memorial Day off! Also Pictures and T Shirts are now in, so make sure to get yours picked up before Saturday May 28 — after that, the schedule and pace really gets energetic with two all cast rehearsals Tuesday May 31 and Saturday June 4 as detailed in the letter already sent home to all cast members, and then after that, BAM!!! Theater week and we then perform Beauty and the Beast Friday and Saturday June 10 and 11 at the Excelsior Springs PAC!!! Tickets are now available online as noted on the top of the front page of the website!!!