2025-26 Calendar of Events
June 9-19: ARDT “Bonus Weeks” from snow, illness, etc…classes meet as scheduled for last season
June 11, 18, 25: SummerMoves 2025 (Session 1). Open to new preschool and older dancers
August 6, 13, 20: SummerMoves 2025 (Session 2). Open to new preschool and older dancers
July 15 and 17: Open Classes
July 22 and 24: Open Classes
July 29 and 31: Open Classes
August 4-9: JumpStart Intensive (guest teachers/choreographers)
August 6, 13, 20: SummerMoves 2025 (Session 2); Open to new preschool and older dancers
August 11-16: ARDT Honors Choreography Week
August 18-23: Ashland Youth Ballet Choreography Week
August 25: ARDT classes for Primary – Level 6 begin
September 1: Labor Day — NO CLASSES (This is the only Monday holiday that we take off.)
September 8: ARDT Pre-School Program begins; All Creative Movement classes – Dancin’ Tots, Creative
Movement I, Creative Movement II (new name – same as Pre-Primary A and B)
October 19: Dance Masters of the Bluegrass Fall Workshop, International Convention Center, Louisville
November 24-28: Thanksgiving Break (Ashland Christmas Parade on Tuesday November 25)
December 22 – January 11: Christmas Break
January 7-10: ARDT Honors Rehearsals
April 6 – 11, 2026: Spring Break
April 19: Ashland Youth Ballet auditions
May 26 – 29: In-Studio Rehearsals
June 1-7: ARDT Showcase (dates requested)
June 15 – July 2: ARDT SummerMoves 2026
August 3-8: JumpStart Intensive
August 10-15: ARDT Honors Choreography
August 17-22: AYB Choreogrpaphy
How enrollment confirmation and billing will work this season
- Parents/students will have 5 days to confirm class(es).
- Invoices will be sent out through ARDT via Square within 5 days following confirmation.
- Parents/students will have 10 days for payment of registration/down payment by check or credit/debit.
- All enrollment fees/down payment not received within 10 days will be dropped from the enroll list.
- Invoices will be sent out through ARDT via Square each month, August – May. Payments may be made through Square or mailed to ARDT, 346 13th Street, Ashland, Ky 41101 or placed in the ARDT locked mail box inside the corner door.