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Calendars & Events

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar dates are subject to change. Please check this page often for most current information.
(Professional Division calendar may not include all dates for Ailey/Fordham BFA students. Please refer to the Fordham University Academic Calendar for a full list of dates)

For additional Ailey School dates, visit the Performance Calendar and the Auditions Calendar.

Monday, June 26th - Friday, July 14th, 2023

3-week Summer Intensive

Monday, June 26th - Friday, July 28th, 2023

5-week Summer Intensive

Tuesday, July 4th

Independence Day
No Classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Saturday, July 15th

McMahon Hall Move-Out
3-week Summer Intensive participants

Saturday, July 29th

Ludlow and McMahon Hall Move-Out
5-week Summer Intensive participants

Saturday, August 26th - Sunday, August 27th, 2023

Ludlow Move-In
2023-2024 School year students

Monday, September 4th

Labor Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.

Tuesday, September 5th

Fall term begins
First day of Professional Division classes

Monday, October 9th

Indigenous People Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.

Thursday, November 23rd - Friday, November 24th, 2023

Thanksgiving Recess
No classes*
Administrative staff off and offices closed.
(*no BFA classes on Wednesday, November 22)

Monday, December 11th - Monday, January 15th, 2024

Winter Holiday Break - BFA Program
No BFA classes
(BFA Spring term classes commence on Tuesday, January 16, 2024)

Monday, December 18th - Monday, January 1st, 2024

Winter Holiday Break - Certificate, Independent Study, & Scholarship
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.

Monday, January 2nd

Fall 2023 classes resume
Certificate, Independent Study, & Scholarship students.

Friday, January 12th

Fall 2023 term ends
Last day of spring term dance classes for Certificate, Independent Study, and Scholarship students.

Monday, January 15th

MLK Jr. Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.

Tuesday, January 16th

Spring 2024 term begins
 

Sunday, June 25th

McMahon Hall Move-In

Monday, June 26th - Friday, July 21st, 2023

4-week Summer Intensive

Saturday, July 22nd

McMahon Hall Move-Out

Saturday, September 9th

First day of First Steps and Bounding Boys in-person dance classes

Monday, September 11th - Friday, September 15th, 2023

Pre-Professional Orientation Week
Activities TBD

Saturday, September 16th

Pre-Professional classes begin

Monday, October 9th

Indigenous People's Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Wednesday, November 22nd - Saturday, November 25th, 2023

Thanksgiving Holiday
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Monday, November 27th

Junior Division classes resume

Monday, December 18th - Monday, January 1st, 2024

Winter Holiday Break
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.

Tuesday, January 2nd

Junior Division classes resume.

Monday, January 15th

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Saturday, February 17th - Friday, February 23rd, 2024

Mid-Winter Break
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Saturday, February 24th

Junior Division classes resume

Sunday, May 5th

Spring 2023 term ends
Last day of First Steps & Bounding Boys classes

Monday, March 25th - Monday, April 1st, 2024

Spring Break
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed

Saturday, May 18th

Spring 2023 term ends
Last day of Pre-Professional classes

Tuesday, April 2nd

Junior Division classes resume

Monday, May 27th

Memorial Day
Administrative staff off and offices closed