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.
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
Orientation - All students - 11:30am
Ailey Citigroup Theater- entry on PE Level
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 5th
Spring 2024 Registration Deadline
Thursday, January 11th
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
Monday, February 19th
President's Day
No classes
Administrative Staff off and offices closed
Thursday, March 21st - Monday, April 1st, 2024
Spring Break
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed on Friday, March 29
(classes resume on Tuesday, April 2, 2024)
Wednesday, May 1st
Spring 2024 term ends - BFA Program
Last day of BFA classes
Friday, May 17th
Spring 2024 term ends - Non- BFA Programs
Last day of Certificate, Independent Study, and Scholarship Program classes
Saturday, May 25th - Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Ludlow spring term move-out
Monday, May 27th
Memorial Day
Administrative staff off and offices closed
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
Monday, September 4th
Labor Day
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed.
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
Monday, March 25th - Monday, April 1st, 2024
Spring Break
No classes
Administrative staff off and offices closed
Tuesday, April 2nd
Junior Division classes resume
Sunday, May 5th
Spring 2023 term ends
Last day of First Steps & Bounding Boys classes
Saturday, May 18th
Spring 2023 term ends
Last day of Pre-Professional classes
Monday, May 27th
Memorial Day
Administrative staff off and offices closed