2026 Spring Showcase and Ballet Ball Full Call Studio Rehearsals and Theater Week Schedule

Hair Information:

https://www.berkeleyballet.org/youth-division-the-nutcracker-bird-hair-guide-2025-2026-season

Costume Information:

• Dancers are required to have a skin tone leotard with fabric straps (no silicone straps)

• Dancers will wear their BBT Uniform leotard and black shorts with no tights and skin tone flat shoes for Jumps Celebration and their Contemporary Uniform for Modern Fortifications. Please ensure you have the proper materials: https://www.berkeleyballet.org/uniform

• Dancers will wear no tights and skin tone pointe shoes for Walpurgisnacht

Saturday, May 9: Berkeley Ballet Studios

10:45-11:15am, Pre-Ballet Showcase Warm Up (Bluebird and Sleeping Beauty dancers) (Studio 2)

11:15am, Pre-Ballet Showcase Performance #1 (Studio 3)

1:15pm, Pre-Ballet Showcase Performance #2 (Studio 3)

2:15-3:00pm, Level 7-9 Warm Up (Studio 3)

3:00-5:00pm, Mandatory Full Call Rehearsal: Jumps Celebration (Studio 3)

5:00-6:30pm, Mandatory Full Call Rehearsal: Modern Progressions (Studio 3)

Monday, May 11: Berkeley Ballet Studios

4:30-5:45pm, Level 7-9 Warm Up (Studio 4)

5:45-7:30pm, Mandatory Full Call Rehearsal: All Ballet Ball and Spring Showcase pieces

Tuesday, May 12: Oakland Scottish Rite Center

4:00pm, Level 7-9 Call: Mandatory Tech Rehearsal: Ballet Ball and Spring Showcase

8:45pm, Level 7 Dismissal

9:00pm, Level 8/9 Dismissal

Wednesday, May 13: Oakland Scottish Rite Center

4:00pm, Level 7-9 Call: Mandatory Tech/Dress Rehearsal: Ballet Ball and Spring Showcase

7:30pm, Level 7 Dismissal

8:30pm, Level 8/9 Dismissal

Thursday, May 14: No Level 7 - 9 Rehearsal

Friday, May 15: Oakland Scottish Rite Center

4:30pm, Level 7-9 Call: Mandatory Ballet Ball Tech/Dress Rehearsal (Walpurgisnacht, Folk)

9:00pm, Level 7-9 Dismissal

Saturday, May 16: Oakland Scottish Rite Center

12:00pm, Level 7-9 Call: Mandatory Ballet Ball Dress Rehearsal

4:00-4:45pm, Level 7-9 Break

4:45pm, Level 7-9 Call

5:00-6:30pm, Mandatory Jumps Celebration and Modern Progressions Dress Rehearsal

6:30-9:00pm, Ballet Ball Performance!

Performance followed by after party at the theater

10:00pm, Level 7 -9 Dismissal

Sunday, May 17: Oakland Scottish Rite Center

10:00am, Level 7-9 Call

5:00-6:30pm, Spring Showcase Performance!

6:45pm, Level 7-9 Dismissal

Studio Company / Apprentice Rehearsal Schedule

Dancers are asked to check the Rehearsal Schedule frequently. Dancers will be scheduled for rehearsals based on casting and their rehearsal schedule will be different from week to week.

If a dancer knows they will be absent for a rehearsal, please reach out to the BBT Office as soon as possible by filling out this Absence Notification Form.

Spring Showcase and Ballet Ball Casting: Studio Company/Studio Company Apprentice Casting Page

Monday, May 4

6:45-7:45pm, Sleeping Beauty, Walpurgisnacht, and Folk with Kaori Ogasawara, Courtney Henry, and Robin Dekkers, all Studio Company dancers (Studio 3)

Tuesday, May 5

6:45-7:15pm, Sleeping Beauty (Fairies) and Bluebird (Variation) with Isaac Bates-Vinueza, Level 9 Studio Company dancers (Studio 4)

Wednesday, May 6

6:30-7:15pm, New Work with Ky Frances and KT Nelson, all Studio Company dancers (Studio 4)

Thursday, May 7

7:00 - 8:00pm, Cinderella with Kaori Ogasawara and Robin Dekkers, all Studio Company Apprentice dancers (Studio 3)

Friday, May 8

7:00-7:30pm, Walpurgisnacht with Kaori Ogasawara, All Studio Company dancers (Studio 4)

7:00-7:30pm, Bluebird variation with Courtney Henry (Studio 3)

7:30-8:00pm, Sleeping Beauty with Kaori Ogasawara, All Studio Company dancers (Studio 3)

Saturday, May 9

10:30am, Pre-Ballet Showcase performer call

10:45-11:15am, Pre-Ballet Showcase performer Warmup with Kaori Ogasawara (Studio 2)

11:30am, Pre-Ballet Showcase #1 (Studio 3)

1:15pm, Pre-Ballet Showcase #2 (Studio 3)

2:15-3:00pm, Level 7-9 warmup with Kaori Ogasawara (Studio 3)

3:00-5:00pm, Jumps Celebration! full run through with Kaori Ogasawara, Robin Dekkers, and Lucy Hudson, All Studio Company and Studio Company Apprentice dancers (Studio 3)

5:00-6:30pm, Modern Fortifications! full run through with Robin Dekkers and Daniel Berkman, All Studio Company and Studio Company Apprentice dancers (Studio 3)