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
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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
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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
COMPANY
REPERTOIRE
CLASSICS
Con Amore
Choreographed by Lew Christensen
Staged by Damara Bennett
World premiere performed by SFB on March 10, 1953
Contra Costa Ballet’s premiere on May 20, 2000
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Etudes Suite
Choreographed by Harald Lander
Staged by Zola Dishong and Richard Cammack
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Firebird
Choreographed by Charles Anderson after Michel Fokine
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Glazounov Suite
Choreographed by Richard Cammack and Zola Dishong
Les Sylphides
Choreographed by Michel Fokine
Staged by Nikolai Kabaniaev
Assisted by Zola Dishong
World premiere performed on February 23, 1903
Contra Costa Ballet’s premiere on April 25, 2003
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Napoli
Choreographed by August Bournonville
Staged by Katarina Wester
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Paquita
Choreographed by Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa
Staged by Nikolai Kabaniaev
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Pas de Quatre
Choreographed by Anton Dolin
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Reverie
Choreographed by Richard Cammack
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Serenade
Choreographed by George Balanchine
Staged by Suki Schorer
Assisted by Zola Dishong
World premiere performed by SAB on June 10, 1934
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Sleeping Beauty Variations
Choreographed by Marius Petipa
Staged by David Hicks
Assisted by Joy Petrash
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Stars and Stripes
Choreographed by George Balanchine
Staged by Suki Schorer
Assisted by Rachel Greenwood
World Premiere performed on January 17, 1958
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Swan Lake
Choreographed by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa
Staged by Nikolai Kabaniaev
Assisted by Zola Dishong
World premiere performed on January 27, 1895
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Tarantella
Choreographed by George Balanchine
Staged by Suki Schorer
Assisted by Richard Cammack
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Valse Fantaisie
Choreographed by George Balanchine
Staged by Suki Schorer
Assisted by Zola Dishong
World premiere performed in 1953
Contra Costa Ballet’s premiere on August 14, 1993
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CONTEMPORARY
An Early Evening Bacchanal
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Anitra’s Song
Choreographed by Charles Anderson​
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Cobalt
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Creek Dance
Staged by Zola Dishong
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Get Shorty
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Hush
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Mental Floss
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
World premiere performed by Contra Costa Ballet on May 20, 2000
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Mes Enfants
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Night in Tunisia
Choreographed by Charles Anderson
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Sh-Boom!
Choreographed by Michael Smuin
Assisted by Joy Petrash
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Who Cares?!
Choreographed by George Balanchine
Staged by Charles Anderson