Calendar - events & holidays
Spring Ballet concert
Sunday, May 3rd 4:30 & 6:30
Zohar Performance Space
This annual event features 150 students ages six to seventeen from DC’s ballet program, performing original choreography by ballet teachers Peter Hershey, Jennifer Kulz-Smith, and Brooke Wertwijn.
Also featured are our main Ballet Company, along with the Special Preparatory and Junior Preparatory Ballet!
Please come out and support this wonderful group of kids and enjoy a fun evening of dance in Palo Alto.
Free admission for children three and under!
See here for a list of groups performing in each show!
This annual event features 150 students ages six to seventeen from DC’s ballet program, performing original choreography by ballet teachers Peter Hershey, Jennifer Kulz-Smith, and Brooke Wertwijn.
Also featured are our main Ballet Company, along with the Special Preparatory and Junior Preparatory Ballet!
Please come out and support this wonderful group of kids and enjoy a fun evening of dance in Palo Alto.
Free admission for children three and under!
See here for a list of groups performing in each show!
August
Nutcracker Auditions: Sat, Aug 23
DCPC Field Day: Sun, Aug 31
september
HOLIDAY: Labor Day: Mon, Sep 2
october
Dance Team Registration Deadline: Mon, Oct 6
2025 SPIRIT WEEK + Bring a Friend Week: Mon, Oct 20- Sat, Oct 25
Halloween, October 31: Classes that begin at 5:00 or later are canceled.
NOVEMBER
HOLIDAY: Veteran’s Day: Tues, Nov 11
Nutcracker Studio Dress Rehearsal: Sat Nov 22 – Sun, Nov 23
HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving Break: Mon, Nov 24- Sun, Nov 30
Festival of Lights: Sun, Nov 30
december
Nutcracker Studio Dress Rehearsal: Sat Dec 6 – Sun, Dec 7
Nutcracker Theatre Week: Mon, Dec 8 – Sat, Dec 13
Nutcracker: Fri, Dec 12 @ 7pm & Sat, Dec 13 @ 2pm at Smithwick Theatre
Hip Hop Nutcracker: Sat, Dec 13 @ 7pm at Smithwick Theatre
Observation Week for Guardians: Sat, Dec 13 – Fri, Dec 19
HOLIDAY: Winter Break: Sat, Dec 20 – Sun, Jan 4
January
Classses Resume: Mon, Jan 6
DCPC Mock Competition: Sat, Jan 10 features DCC, DCPC routines at Zohar
HOLIDAY: Dr. Martin Luther King Day: Monday Jan 19
PADCYE Benefit: Sat, Jan 24 features DCC, DCPC, DT Routines at Zohar
February
HOLIDAY: President’s Day: Monday, February 16
March
Ballet Company Benefit: Sun, Mar 22 at Zohar
May
May Fete Parade: Sat, May 2 in downtown Palo Alto
Spring Ballet Concert: Sun, May 3 at Zohar
Memorial Day: Mon, May 25
Last day of Class: Thur, May 28
SHOWTIME! Performances: Friday, May 29-Sat, May 30 at Spangenberg Theatre
Preschool SHOWTIME! Sunday, May 31st at Cubberly Community Theatre
June
Ballet Company, Special Preparatory, Junior Preparatory Auditions June 2
Performing Company Auditions: June 5-7
