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.