2018 - 2019
SCHOOL CALENDAR
2018 - 2019
SCHOOL CALENDAR
FALL 2018
Monday, August 20th – Fall Session begins
Monday, September 3rd – SCHOOL CLOSED – LABOR DAY
Monday, October 29th through Saturday, November 10th – Parents' Observation classes
Thursday, November 22nd – SCHOOL CLOSED – THANKSGIVING DAY
Friday, November 23rd – SCHOOL CLOSED* –THANKSGIVING FRIDAY (*except classes/performances for performers)
Friday, November 23rd through Sunday, November 25th – “The Nutcracker” @ Lesher Center for the Arts
Monday, December 24th through Sunday, January 6th – SCHOOL CLOSED – WINTER BREAK
SPRING 2019
Monday, January 7th – Spring Session begins
Monday, February 18th – SCHOOL CLOSED – PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Monday, March 4th through Saturday, March 16th – Parents’ Observation classes
Monday, April 1st through Sunday, April 7th – SCHOOL CLOSED – SPRING BREAK
Wednesday, May 1st – Tuition for May & June (June pro-rated) due in one payment
Friday, May 24th and Saturday, May 25th – “Spring Rep'” @ Lesher Center for the Arts
Monday, May 27th – SCHOOL CLOSED – MEMORIAL DAY
Saturday, June 8th and Sunday, June 9th – "Student Showcase" at Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center
Sunday, June 9th – Spring Session ends
FALL 2018
Monday, August 20th – Fall Session begins
Monday, September 3rd – SCHOOL CLOSED – LABOR DAY
Monday, October 29th through Saturday, November 10th – Parents' Observation classes
Thursday, November 22nd – SCHOOL CLOSED – THANKSGIVING DAY
Friday, November 23rd – SCHOOL CLOSED* –THANKSGIVING FRIDAY (*except classes/performances for performers)
Friday, November 23rd through Sunday, November 25th – “The Nutcracker” @ Lesher Center for the Arts
Monday, December 24th through Sunday, January 6th – SCHOOL CLOSED – WINTER BREAK
SPRING 2019
Monday, January 7th – Spring Session begins
Monday, February 18th – SCHOOL CLOSED – PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Monday, March 4th through Saturday, March 16th – Parents’ Observation classes
Monday, April 1st through Sunday, April 7th – SCHOOL CLOSED – SPRING BREAK
Wednesday, May 1st – Tuition for May & June (June pro-rated) due in one payment
Friday, May 24th and Saturday, May 25th – “Spring Rep'” @ Lesher Center for the Arts
Monday, May 27th – SCHOOL CLOSED – MEMORIAL DAY
Saturday, June 8th and Sunday, June 9th – "Student Showcase" at Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center
Sunday, June 9th – Spring Session ends
ANNUAL PRODUCTIONS
Spring Repertoire
May 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
May 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Lesher Center for the Arts
Contra Costa Ballet presents a tribute to its directors, Richard Cammack and Zola Dishong, celebrating 38 years of excellence and quality ballet training.
The program will start with the ballet classic, Les Sylphides, choreographed in 1907 (as Chopiniana) by Michel Fokine to the music of Frédéric Chopin. Contra Costa Ballet performed this piece many times in its early years and now brings it back for the first time in a decade. Les Sylphides is described as a romantic ballet with no plot but alludes to a "melancholic poet" in search of the ideal.
Also on the program are:
Mes Enfants, choreographed by Charles Anderson; Reverie, choreographed by Richard Cammack; and Glazunov Suite,
a grand and elegant finisher choreographed by Richard Cammack and
Zola Dishong together.
Come experience the variety of styles that Contra Costa Ballet, with its decades of hard work and dedication, has to offer.
STUDENT SHOWCASE
The Lesher Center for the Arts
June 1st, 2025
Performances at 1:30PM and 5:30PM
For over 50 years, the Contra Costa Ballet Centre has been one of the most prominent classical ballet schools in California. Its annual Student Showcase is a collection of choreographed pieces that demonstrate the breadth of each level’s training over the course of the school year. Audience members have the unique experience of viewing the development of a dancer from budding pre-ballerina to aspiring professional. The performance culminates with the Contra Costa Ballet Company – the Centre’s highest level of achievement.
Tickets On Sale in April
THE NUTCRACKER
Celebrating 35 years of The Nutcracker! For one weekend only, join Clara and her beloved nutcracker-turned-prince on a magical journey among giant mice and toy soldiers into the deliciously-delightful Candy Kingdom. Contra Costa Ballet brings The Nutcracker to life in this festive production filled with colorful costumes, whimsical sets and an array of talented, young dancers. This one-hour performance is an elegant introduction to the holiday classic.
