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)
6/3 - 8 Time TBA Peter and the Wolf, Year-End Performance with live accompaniment from Tim Hinck and members of the Chattanooga Symphony.
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
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
6/16 - 20, 6/23 - 27, 6/30 - 7/3, 7/7 - 11, 7/14 - 18, 7/21 - 25, and 7/28 - 8/1
@ 9am - 12pm Summer Camps in St.Elmo, Lookout Lake and Signal Mt. locations for students ages 4 (by June 1) through completed 2nd Grade
6/14 - 27 @ 9am - 4pm Plumbline Project Dance Intensive at St. Elmo for ages 11 + with performance at Hunter Museum
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 3 - 8 Peter and the Wolf - School Performances at St. Elmo and Signal Mountain
Separate summer payment installment due
June 9 - 14 No regular classes, 1st Summer Break
June 16 - August 2 Summer Session open summer maintenance classes and camps begin
July 14 - July 27 Plumbline Project Dance Intensive
July 27 @ 10:30a Summer Finale Intensive Performance at The Hunter Museum
August 3 - 17 No regular classes, 2nd Summer Break
August 18 New Academic Year Begins