2024 Performances & Events

Youth Ensemble (open to enrolled Enrichment III and Intensive III - V committed students)

9/20 @ 7pm Chattanooga Dances - Center For Creative Arts

9/21 - 22 @ Ignite Festival - Center For Creative Arts

9/29 @ 5pm TBA Assemblé - Redbank Park

12/14 @ 3pm Youth Ensemble Performs at Hunter Museum’s “Sunday Studio”

12/20 - 21 @ 3:30pm & 7pm The Alter-Nut Performances, Silent Auction and Gala at Thankful Memorial in St. Elmo (1607 43rd St. Chattanooga, Tn. 37409)

Adult Collective

8/15 @ 6pm Esprit X Hinck // New Dance Works at The Hunter Museum

8/23 @ 6:30pm Esprit X Hink // New Dance Works at Common House

8/29 @ 6pm Esprit X Hinck // New Dance Works at Thankful Memorial

Open Community

10/22 - 23 @ 5pm - 7pm Auditions and casting for Nutcracker!  Location - St. Elmo (1607 43rd St. Chattanooga, Tn. 37409)

12/23 @ 1p and 4pm Nutcracker!  Magical Christmas Ballet - Memorial Auditorium

2024 School of Modern Ballet Calendar

These dates are set by Ballet Esprit and are not based on any specific school’s calendar. 

Payment Installment Due

August 15 @ 6 - 7pm Esprit X Hinck // New Dance Works at The Hunter Museum

August 23  Esprit X Hink // New Dance Works at Common House

August 29 Esprit X Hinck // New Dance Works at Lookout Lake

August 19 - October 19 First Quarter

August 30 - September 2 No classes in observation of Labor Day Weekend

October 11 - 20 No regular classes, Fall Break

Payment Installment with Performance Fee Due

October 20 - December 21 Second Quarter 

October 22/23 @ 5 - 7pm Nutcracker! auditions and casting rehearsal

November 18 - 23 Parent Observation Week

November 27 - 30 No regular classes, Thanksgiving Holidays

December 19 - 21 The Alter-Nut Gala and Performances

December 22 - Jan 5 No regular classes, Winter Break

Payment Installment Due 

January 2 - 4 Winter Intensive for ages 11 +

January 6 - March 8 Third Quarter 

January 20 No regular classes in observation of MLK Day

February 17 No regular classes in observation of President’s Day

Payment Installment with Performance Fee Due

March 9 - 14 Parent Observation Week

March 15 - 22 No regular classes, Spring Break

May 23 - 26 No regular classes, Memorial Day weekend

May 27 - June 8 Peter and the Wolf - School Performance Weeks, full student body participation with adult Collective

June 6 - 8 Peter and the Wolf - School Performances at St. Mary’s Parish Hall

Separate summer payment installment due

June 9 - 14 No regular classes, 1st Summer Break

June 16 - August 2 Summer Session open summer maintenance classes begin 

July 14 - July 26 Plumbline Project Summer Intensive 

July 26 @ 10:30a Summer Finale Intensive Performance at The Hunter Museum

August 3 - 17 No regular classes, 2nd Summer Break