Saturday, September 16: Closed
Sunday, September 17: First Day of Classes
Monday, September 25: No Classes Held
Monday, October 9: No Classes Held
Sunday, October 15: No Classes Held before 1:30PM (Street Closure/Road Race)
Tuesday, October 31: No Classes Held after 4:30 PM
Friday, November 10: No Classes Held
Wednesday, November 22: No Classes Held (Except Playdance)
Thursday, November 23 – Saturday, November 25: No Classes Held
Sunday, November 26: Classes Resume
Sunday, December 3 – Saturday, December 9: Playdance Party Week
Wednesday, December 6: Senior Grad Ticket Pre-Sale at Noon
Wednesday, December 13: Winter Concert and Hip Hop Show Ticket Sale at Noon
Wednesday, December 20 – Monday, January 1: No Classes Held
Wednesday, December 20 – Thursday, December 21: Un.Convention Winter
Tuesday, January 2: Classes Resume
Monday, January 15: No Classes Held
Tuesday, January 16 – Saturday, January 20: No Classes Held Except Playdance
Tuesday, January 16: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Wednesday, January 17: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Thursday, January 18: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Friday, January 19: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show at Regis College
Saturday, January 20: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Shows at Regis College
Sunday, January 21: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Shows at Regis College – Snow Date
Sunday, January 21: No Classes Held After 1:30pm
Friday, February 2 – Sunday, February 4: Competition
Sunday, February 18 – Saturday, February 24: No Classes Held
Sunday, February 25: Classes Resume
Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3: Competition
Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10: Optional Soloist Competition
Wednesday, March 13: 2024-2025 Registration Opens
Friday, March 22 – Thursday, March 28: Playdance Party Week
Friday, March 29 – Sunday, March 31: No Classes Held
Wednesday, April 3: Spring Recital Senior Grad Ticket Pre-Sale at Noon
Wednesday, April 10: Spring Recital Ticket Sale at Noon
Friday, April 12: Specialty Invitations Sent
Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20: No Classes Held
Sunday, April 21: Classes Resume
Sunday, May 12: Classes Held
Sunday May 19 – Saturday, May 25: Playdance Party Week
Sunday May 26 – Monday, May 27: No Classes Held
Tuesday, May 21: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Wednesday, May 22: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Thursday, May 23: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Tuesday, May 28: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Wednesday, May 29: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Thursday, May 30: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Friday, May 31: Senior Speak & Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Saturday, June 1: Spring Recital at Regis College
Sunday, June 2: Spring Recital at Regis College
Monday, June 3: No Classes Held
Tuesday, June 4: Specialty Choreography Begins
Tuesday, June 4 – Friday, June 21: June@JLDC Extended Season Programming
Friday, June 14: School for Excellence Invitations Sent
Shawn Mahoney began his ballet, tap, and jazz training at the Joanne Langione Dance Center and his early performing career with Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in Boston, MA. As an apprentice, Shawn danced for American Ballet Theatre before joining Boston Ballet. At Boston Ballet, Shawn performed in Petipa, Balanchine, Kylian, Forsythe, Bejart and others. Shawn performed as a chosen member of “Tharp!”, a national and international touring company directed by Twyla Tharp. Ms. Tharp invited Shawn to be part of the creative and choreographic process for her Broadway hit “Movin’ Out” and performed in Tharp’s “Red, White, and Blues”. Shawn performed with the Suzanne Farrell/Balanchine Project, Sean Curran Company, Washington Ballet, and Bale Estado de Goias. As an educator, Shawn has taught internationally for Festa de Danca in Sao Paulo and Bermuda Civic Ballet. Currently, Shawn is on faculty at Emerson College, instructing dance classes to actors and musical theatre students and is a teacher and lecturer at Days in the Arts. Shawn founded Mahoney Agency, representing dancers for national engagements for the Nutcracker Ballet. Shawn is a sought out mentor for emerging artists and choreographers in ballet and contemporary dance.