Updates to our calendar will always be posted online and emailed out.
Please email info@scarboroughdancecenter.com if you have any questions.
SDC CALENDAR 2026-2027
May 2026
5/1-Tuition Due
5/5-Recital Photographs with Megan Edmonds Photography-3:15-8:15pm (Sign-ups for Individual Photos)
5/8-Company Auditions 4:15-6:30pm at the Studio for dancers ages 7 and up
5/14-Last Day of classes
5/15- Dress Rehearsals at South Portland High School (Arrive in Costume with Hair and Makeup Done).Toddle Inn classes do NOT have Dress Rehearsal. Level 4/5 classes do NOT wear costumes for Dress Rehearsal.
5/15-Fall Registration opens
5/16-Recitals at South Portland High School
5/19-May/June 4-week sessions begin
5/20- Ballet Workshop with Anna Horton-4:00-5:30PM for ages 10 and up-Int.-Advanced Dancers
5/27-Skills Small Class Workshops with Video Feedback with Melissa Willey-5:00-6:30PM and 6:30-8:00PM
June 2026
6/1-Turns and Leaps Workshop-5:45-7:15PM- Ages 10 and Up-Int.-Advanced Dancers
6/1-Advanced Company Teen Hip Hop Choreography-3:45-5:45PM
6/8-Turns and Leaps Workshop-5:45-7:15PM- Ages 10 and Up-Int.-Advanced Dancers
6/8-Advanced Company Teen Hip Hop Choreography-3:45-5:45PM
6/10-3:30-6:00PM Pre-Preprofessional Ballet Company Choreography
6/11-Company Meeting 7:15-7:45 in studio lobby
6/22-6/25- Pre-Professional Camp-9am-12noon classes, 12:00-12:30 Lunch. 12:30-2:30 Each Day Jazz and Contemporary Pre-Professional Choreography
6/22-6/25-Camp for ALL company dancers doing solos/duets/trios- 9:00-12:00PM, 12:00-12:30pm Lunch, 12:30-1:30PM Class, then aftercare 1:30-4:00pm for those who registered for it. If you did not sign up for aftercare, you are done at 1:30pm
Dance Camps in the last two weeks of June. See Camp schedules
Company solos/duets/trio and extra dance choreography will take place this month
July 2026
7/1-Jazz and Contemporary Workshops for dancers ages 9-13 with Maddie Firmin-5:30-7:00PM
7/1-Jazz Workshop for dancers 11 and up-Int.-Advanced with Maddie Firmin-4:00-5:30PM
7/1- Contemporary Workshop for dancers 11 and up-Int.-Advanced with Aiden Fortier-5:30-7:00PM
7/13-Summer 4-week sessions begin at 400 Roundwood(NEW LOCATION)
Company solos/duets/trio and extra dance choreography will take place this month.
Dance Camps the last week of July. See Camp schedule.
August 2026
8/1-First Payment due of company Payment Plan
Camps the week of 8/3-8/6. See the camp schedule.
8/10-8/13-REQUIRED COMPANY CAMP WEEK FOR COMPANY MEMBERS AGES 7 AND UP
Doors Open at 8:30AM
Mini Company ages 7-9 – 9AM-12noon
Company ages 9 and up5th Grade-Junior Level and Up-9AM-3:15PM
Older Company members may have later hours on Wednesday and Thursday.
8/13-Company Team BBQ at the Studio-5:30-7:00PM-Company members and families are invited!
8/14-Pre-Professional Company has camp 9-12noon
Camp the week of 8/17-8/20. See Camp Schedule
September 2026
9/1-Tuition Due
9/1-Company Payment Plan Due
9/8, 9/9, 9/10-Company Choreography after school-exact schedule to be emailed out after we receive commitment letters from Company members after auditions in June.
9/11-Nutcracker Auditions -5-7pm at the studio. Please note: We need 85 plus performers in the Nutcracker to put on the show. We will email everyone on 9/14, if we have enough to run the show. Pre-Professional Company and apprentices are required to be in the Nutcracker.
9/14-Fall classes begin
9/15-Nutcracker Payment Due (if Nutcracker runs) Company members who participate-the payment will be in your payment plan.
9/25-Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
October
10/1-Tuition Due
10/1-Company Payment Plan Due
10/2-Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
10/12- Indigenous Peoples Day-NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD.
10/16-Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
10/23- Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
10/30– Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
November 2026
11/1-Tuition Due
11/1-Company Payment Plan Due
11/6- Friday Rehearsals for Nutcracker
11/11-We are OPEN, and all classes will be held on Veterans Day at the studio.
11/11-Toddle Inn classes will not be held on Veterans Day because Toddle Inns are closed.
11/13– Friday Dress Rehearsal for Nutcracker
11/15-Full Recital Costume Fee due
11/15-Nutcracker With a Twist show at South Portland High School- 11AM
11/24-11/29-WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE THANKSGIVING BREAK AND NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD.
11/24– Company solos/duets/trios perform at Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough
11/24– Company Dinner at SDC-5:00-6:15pm
December 2026
12/1-Tuition Due
12/1-Company Payment Plan due
12/22-1/2- CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY BREAK- NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD
Company Holiday Party will take place this month during class time.
Company Hip Hop and Performance Team will perform at the Maine Celtics this month.
January 2027
1/1– Tuition Due
1/1-Company Payment Plan Due
1/8– Company Showcase Rehearsal-Tentative Date
1/9 or 1/10-Company and Performance Team Showcase at South Portland High School. Show is 11am-12:30pm-Company solos/duets/trios- arrive 8:15am with hair in low straightened ponytail and makeup done and rehearse 8:30-9:10am. All other company members arrive at 8:45am. We have a full team warm up-9:10-9:20am and then run all group dances 9:20-10:00am. Company dancers get in first costume for the show at 10am. Performance Team-arrives at 9:45am with hair in low straightened ponytail and makeup done and in costume. Performance rehearses 10:00-10:10am.
1/18-Martin Luther King Jr. Day- WE ARE CLOSED AND NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD. May do rehearsals in late afternoon for company, if needed.
1/22-1/24-Excel in Motion Competition/Convention required for pre-Professional company and optional for Company in Danvers, MA
1/29-1/30-Kaleidoscope Dance Competition for ALL company routines at South Portland High School
February 2027
2/1– Tuition Due
2/1-Company Payment Pan Due
2/15-2/20- WE ARE CLOSED FOR SCHOOL VACATION WEEK. NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD.
2/26-2/28-Headliners Dance Competition for ALL company routines at Westbrook Performing Arts Center
March 2026
3/1-Tuition Due
3/1-Company Payment Plan Due
3/5-3/7– Fly Dance Competition for ALL company routines
3/12-2/14-Elite Dance Challenge-Nashua, NH for Pre-Professional Company and Extra Routines who would like to attend
Enclave Nursing Home performance will be at the end of March. TBD
April 2026
4/1– Tuition Due
4/1-Company Payment Plan Due
4/2-Required Recital Digital Download Fee due $35. Each Recital Family will only be charged 1 fee.
4/3-Recital Tickets go on sale online with Dance Recital Ticketing at 10am
4/19-4/24-WE ARE CLOSED FOR SCHOOL VACATION AND NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD
Photos may be this month or in May.
May 2027
5/1-Tuition Due
5/1-Company Payment Plan Due
5/14- Dress Rehearsals at South Portland High School (Arrive in Costume with Hair and Makeup Done).Toddle Inn classes do NOT have a Dress Rehearsal. Advanced Teen classes do NOT wear costumes for Dress Rehearsal.
5/14-Fall Registration opens
5/15 –Recitals at South Portland High School-10am, 1:00PM, and 3:30PM
We will have an extra month of dance after recital. “The Love of Dance” Month! We will celebrate our performances after recital, have guest teachers for older classes, work on technique, style, learning combos, creating choreography, and remembering why we love dance!
June 2027
6/1- Tuition Due
6/1-Company Payment Plan due
6/12-Last Day of Classes
6/21-6/24-Dance Camp for dancers ages 11 and up- required for solos/duets/trios and extra dances and advanced/pre-professional dancers in company
Dance Camps in the last two weeks of June.
Company solos/duets/trio and extra dance choreography will take place this month
July 2027
7/5-7/9-the studio is closed
7/12-Summer 4-week sessions begin
Company solos/duets/trio and extra dance choreography will take place this month.
Dance Camps the last week of July. See Camp schedule.
August 2027
8/1-First Payment due of company Payment Plan
Camps the week of 8/2-8/5.
8/9-8/12-REQUIRED COMPANY CAMP WEEK FOR COMPANY MEMBERS AGES 7 AND UP
Doors Open at 8:30AM
Mini Company ages 7-9 – 9AM-12noon
Company ages 9 and up-9AM-3:15PM
Older Company members may have later hours on Wednesday and Thursday.
8/12-Company Team BBQ at the Studio-5:30-7:00PM-Company members and families are invited!
8/13- Company Choreography for Pre-Professional Company-9am-12noon
September 2027
9/1-Tuition due
9/1– Company Payment plan due
9/7, 9/8, and 9/9-Company Choreography will take place in the afternoon/evening
9/13-Fall classes begin