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dance connection Ballet company Presents

Inceptions

A Benefit for Palo Alto Dance Connection Youth Ensemble

Sunday, March 22, 2026    4:00pm-5:30pm

 Zohar Performance Space, Cubberley Community Center L4

$25 / Kids under 5 are free

Presented by Dance Connection Ballet Company, INCEPTIONS features the newly formed Special Preparatory and Junior Preparatory ballet companies!  DC dancers ages nine to sixteen will perform classical works along with original choreography by ballet teachers Peter Hershey, Jennifer Kulz-Smith, and Brooke Wertwijn.  All proceeds benefit the Palo Alto Dance Connection Youth Ensemble, and support scholarships for our dancers.

 

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

Jennifer - ballet teacher

Jennifer Kulz Smith

Jennifer received her ballet training in San Francisco with the Academy of Ballet, Dancers' Stage, Lanova Academy, City Ballet School and Boston Ballet School. She has performed with various Bay Area companies including the Peninsula Ballet Theater, San Francisco Dance Theater, and the Santa Clara Ballet. She performed in the San Francisco production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" for 4 1/2 years. Jennifer has two beautiful daughters, and has enjoyed teaching and watching students grow at Dance Connection since 2001.