OSUD Calendar

The following calendar highlights important dates throughout OSUD's 2024-2025 season. Regular classes are held Fridays or Sundays except for the noted holidays below. The season begins on September 15, 2024 and finishes on May 31, 2025.

Term 1	Term 2
September 15 to December 15, 2024	January 12 to May 31, 2025​​
September 15 - Term 1 classes begin September 22 - Molodtsi! and Podorozh! Performance begin October 11 and 13 - Thanksgiving (no classes) December 15 - Winter Celebration (final day of Term 1)	January 12 - Term 2 Sunday classes begin​ January 17 - Term 2 Friday classes begin February 16 - Family Day weekend (no classes) March 9 and 14 - March Break (no classes) April 18 and 20 - Easter (no classes) May 16 and 18 - Victoria Day weekend (no classes) May 23: Final day of regular Friday classes May 25: Final day of regular Sunday classes May 27 and 28: Year-end concert dress rehearsals May 30 and 31 - Year-end concerts (Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe)

Dress Code

The following table outlines the dress code for students in each of our Children/Youth Programme classes. Each student needs the required dress code items, while the optional items may be worn if the student wishes.

​Students in our Podorozh! adult classes should wear comfortable attire that they can move in easily, such as tights, leggings, or fitted sweatpants and a bodysuit or t-shirt. Recommended footwear is ballet slippers or jazz shoes.

	You & Me, Primary, Junior, and Intermediate Classes	Senior, Advanced, and Honours Classes
Male students	Required: Svitanok or plain black t-shirt Plain black sweatpants (must be narrow-legged) Black ballet slippers (may be leather, cloth or canvas) Optional: Plain black or red fitted sweatshirt (no hood) or Svitanok hoodie may be worn for warm-up	​Required: Svitanok or plain black t-shirt Plain black sweatpants (must be narrow-legged) Black jazz shoes Optional: Plain black or red fitted sweatshirt (no hood) or Svitanok hoodie may be worn for warm-up
Female students	Required: Light pink or black dance tights Plain black bodysuit (may be short-sleeved or tank top style) Pink ballet slippers (may be leather, cloth, or canvas) Optional: Plain black or red fitted sweatshirt (no hood), Svitanok hoodie, or Svitanok or plain black fitted t-shirt may be worn for warm-up Black chiffon dance skirt (no coloured or tutu-style skirts) Option: fitted black leggings & fitted black t-shirt	Required: Light pink or black dance tights Plain black bodysuit OR plain black dance shorts with Svitanok or plain black fitted t-shirt Pink ballet slippers (may be leather or canvas - ideally split-sole style) Red character shoes Optional: Plain black or red fitted sweatshirt (no hood), Svitanok hoodie, or black dance sweater may be worn for warm-up Black chiffon dance skirt Black jazz shoes

Policies

The following OSUD policies help ensure students' safety and well-being at the dance studio.

• Registration and general communications with OSUD take place by email.
  
• Every student must complete the online OSUD registration, including the signed waiver, prior to their first class.
• Students who are unwell should stay home. We request a parental email to explain their absence for our records.
• Students should be fully prepared to dance prior to arriving at the studio. This includes having hair done, having dance attire on underneath street clothes, and having dance shoes easily accessible in one bag to limit extra clothing items being brought into the dance space.
  
• Dancers must have their own water bottles. A water bottle filling station is located on the first floor.
• Due to allergies, 200 Crichton St. is a nut- and peanut-free building.
• Additional protocols may be put in place as appropriate.​​