Saturday, September 10: JLDC Open House
Sunday, September 18: First Day of Classes
Monday, September 26: No Classes Held
Wednesday, October 5: No Classes Held
Monday, October 10: No Classes Held
Sunday, October 16: No Classes Held before 1:30PM (Street Closure/Road Race)
Monday, October 31: No Classes Held after 5:00 PM
Friday, November 11: No Classes Held
Wednesday, November 23: No Classes Held (Except Playdance)
Thursday, November 24 – Saturday, November 26: No Classes Held
Sunday, November 27: Classes Resume
Sunday, December 4 – Saturday, December 10: Playdance Party Week
Wednesday, December 7: Senior Grad Ticket Pre-Sale at Noon
Wednesday, December 14: Winter Concert and Hip Hop Show Ticket Sale at Noon
Wednesday, December 21 – Monday, January 2: No Classes Held
Wednesday, December 21 – Thursday, December 22: Un.Convention Winter
Tuesday, January 3: Classes Resume
Monday, January 16: No Classes Held
Tuesday, January 17 – Saturday, January 21: No Classes Held Except Playdance
Tuesday, January 17: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Wednesday, January 18: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Thursday, January 19: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Show Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Friday, January 20: Hip Hop Show at Regis College
Saturday, January 21: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Shows at Regis College
Sunday, January 22: Winter Concert & Hip Hop Shows at Regis College (Snow Date)
Sunday, January 22: No Classes Held After 1:30pm
Friday, February 3 – Sunday, February 5: Competition
Sunday, February 19 – Saturday February 25: No Classes Held
Sunday, February 26: Classes Resume
Friday, March 3 – Sunday, March 5: Competition
Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 12: Optional Soloist Competition
Wednesday, March 15: 2023-2024 Registration Opens
Sunday, March 26 – Saturday, April 1 : Playdance Party Week
Wednesday, April 5: Spring Recital Senior Grad Ticket Pre-Sale at Noon
Friday, April 7 – Sunday, April 9: No Classes Held
Wednesday, April 12: Spring Recital Ticket Sale at Noon
Saturday, April 15: Specialty Invitations Sent
Sunday, April 16 – Saturday, April 22: No Classes Held
Sunday, April 23: Classes Resume
Sunday, May 14: Classes Held
Sunday May 21 – Saturday, May 27: Playdance Party Week
Sunday May 28 – Monday, May 29: No Classes Held
Tuesday, May 30: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Wednesday, May 31: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Thursday, June 1: Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Friday, June 2: Senior Speak & Dress Rehearsal at Regis College
Saturday, June 3: Recital 2022 at Regis College
Sunday, June 4: Recital 2022 at Regis College
Monday, June 5: No Classes Held (Except Playdance)
Tuesday, June 6: Specialty Choreography Begins
Tuesday, June 6 – Friday, June 23: June@JLDC Extended Season Programming
Friday, June 9: 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.