The Annual Festival of Dance 2026

Friday Evening Performance 

May 1, 2026 / 7:00pm 

  Saturday Morning Performance

May 2, 2026 / 10:00am 

 Saturday Matinee Performance

May 2, 2026 / 2:30pm

at

The Collins Center, Andover High School

Andover, MA

Doors Open One Hour Before Showtime

Show Orders will be posted April 1, 2026 in Main Reception Room 

Costumes will start to be handed out to dancers in

March and will be completed by April 2026.

DRESS REHEARSALS

We will be holding dress rehearsals at DNE.

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SOME VERY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We will be running the rehearsals

BY SHOW

(NOT BY CLASS)

Friday Night Show Rehearsal

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

at DNE starting at 4:00pm

Saturday Morning Show Rehearsal

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

at DNE starting at 4:00pm

Saturday Matinee Show Rehearsal

Thursday, April 30, 2026

at DNE starting at 4:00pm

*Dancers should arrive at DNE in hair, makeup & costume.

*Classes will practice their routines in the Main Ballroom.

*One parent/guardian is welcome to watch their child's performance.

*The rehearsals will run in order of the show.

*If your dancer(s) has multiple classes in one show, please have them bring all of their

costumes, accessories etc.

NOTE: There will be no classes the week of school spring break,

April 20 through April 25, 2026, and no classes the week of

dress rehearsals/festival, April 27 through May 2, 2026

Friday Evening Performance (A Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Friday Evening Performance:

Junior I Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior I Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz 

Junior II/III Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior II Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior III Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Advanced Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Teen Ballet

Pre Pointe (Monday)

Pointe (Wednesday)

Beginner & Intermediate Modern 

Beginner & Intermediate Contemporary

Beginner & Intermediate Lyrical

Advanced Lyrical  

Advanced Celtic

Advanced Hard Shoe

Streetfunk I/II and III 

Streetfunk III Intensive

Advanced Contemporary

Advanced Modern

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

 Saturday Morning Performance (B Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Saturday morning show:

Monday Kinderbasic / 10:15am

Monday Primary Adaptive Class / 4:30pm

Monday Intermediate Adaptive Class / 5:00pm

Monday Hip Hop II / 5:00pm

Monday Intermediate Intensive Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 5:00pm

Tuesday Intermediate Intensive Celtic / 6:00pm

Tuesday Intermediate Celtic / 5:00pm

Tuesday Secondary Intensive Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 4:00pm

Tuesday Primary Celtic / 4:15pm

Tuesday Hard Shoe II / 7:00pm

Wednesday Primary II / 4:00pm  

Thursday Intermediate Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 4:00pm

Thursday Hip Hop I / 5:00pm

Thursday Secondary Intensive Celtic / 4:00pm

Thursday Junior I Intensive Celtic / 4:00pm

Thursday Hard Shoe I / 5:00pm

Streetfunk III Intensive

Advanced Modern

Advanced Lyrical

Advanced Celtic

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

Saturday Matinee Performance (C Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Saturday matinee show:

Monday Kaila's Adaptive Class / 5:30pm

Monday Hip Hop III / 6:00pm

Tuesday Secondary Celtic / 6:00pm

Tuesday Hard Shoe IV / 5:00pm

Tuesday Junior I Celtic / 4:00pm

Tuesday Hard Shoe III / 7:00pm

Wednesday Secondary Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 5:00pm

Wednesday Rachel's Wheels in Motion / 6:30pm

Thursday Junior II/III Intensive Celtic / 5:00pm

Thursday Boyz Hip Hop / 6:00pm

Saturday Kinderbasic / 10:00am

Saturday Primary I / 9:00am

Saturday Primary II / 10:45am

Saturday Intermediate Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 11:45am

Saturday Primary Celtic / 10:00am

Advanced Hard Shoe

Advanced Contemporary

Advanced Jazz

Advanced Ballet

Advanced Tap

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

Theater Etiquette

Please find below some helpful Theater Etiquette reminders that may clarify any confusion on the days of the shows.

• Please arrive early on the day of the show. The parking lot is shared with other school activities and can get pretty full, especially during the Saturday shows. Leave yourself enough time to get your child to the appropriate dressing room an hour before their show as well as enough time to find your seats before the Opening Performance begins.

• No dancers will be allowed in the theater during any of the performances. Dancers should remain in their assigned dressing room until the end of the show. Dancers will be participating in our Finale at the end of each show.

• The Friday night show will have an intermission between Acts. However, the shorter Saturday shows will not have an intermission. If you do need to leave the theater during the show, please remember to do so between performances so not to disturb anyone sitting behind you.

Chaperones/Security Volunteers

If you would like to receive a $30.00 DNE Dance Credit

 please sign up to help us with Chaperoning or Security!  

 Earn up to $90.00 in DNE Credit!!!

(Volunteer for all three shows and receive $30.00 for each)

 You could chaperone your child's class or a performance

that your child is not dancing in ... We need all the help we can get! 

Chaperone/Security Credits will be issued to all dancer accounts after the

Festival of Dance Performance 2026.

Sign Up Genius will be available soon. 

Show Security

 There will be two security checkpoints at the Collins Center during performances.  

One parent or family member will be allowed to bring

dancer(s) backstage to their waiting/dressing rooms. 

The parent and child will have their hand stamped at the security checkpoint.  

Once you've settled your dancer with their chaperone, you can then leave 

the secured area and enter the theatre through the main entrance.  

During intermission and at the completion of the performance, only that stamped parent or family member will be allowed to enter the secured area to pick up their dancer. Please let your family members know how our security checkpoint 

works so things can run smoothly.

 NO PARENTS ALLOWED IN DRESSING ROOMS DURING THE PERFORMANCE

Stamped Hand Parents will only be allowed in Dressing Rooms

before and after the performance.

Video of Performances

 DNE will once again offer DVDs and digital downloads of each show.

Order your dancer's performance video to enjoy for years to come!

Keep an eye on your inbox for more details!

Festival Tickets 

TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 1, 2026!

Tickets are to be Purchased Online 

We will be offering online ticket sales from a link that will be posted on our website, through a future ticket email and through our social media ...

stay tuned for more information!

Festival T-Shirts

A fantastic way for your dancer to remember their Festival 2026 experience!

DNE's Decades Logo on the front with all 2026 performing DNE students listed on the back.

 T-Shirts will be available to purchase online through your Studio Director student portal from

March 2nd through March 14th



More details to follow under a separate email.

T-Shirts to be picked up during dress rehearsals.  

Performance Tights, 

Shoe Requirements, Camisoles, Etc. 

Tights must be purchased at DNE to ensure proper style and color.

Tights, Shoe or Accessory Requirements will be posted on the

COSTUME TAG (Located on Costume Hanger)

Many students like to wear a nude/skin tone camisole under their costumes.

We highly encourage those students that will be changing costumes to do so including those students in Intermediate Ballet, Tap and Jazz and above.

DNE no longer sells the camisoles. However, they can be purchased at

The Dancer's Closet in Hudson, NH as well as most dancewear sites online.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the office.

Tights Go ON SALE starting on 

April 1, 2026

Advertising and Personal Family Messages

in our Program     

LOCAL BUSINESS ADVERTISING 

Do you have a business or work for a business that would benefit from advertising in our Festival Program? Consider placing a business card size, a half page, or full page advertisement!

PERSONAL MESSAGE 

This is a great way to make a memory for your dancer. 

 Maybe your dancer is graduating ... any reason at all ... you can let your

dancer(s) know how excited and proud you are of them. 

Business Card Size Ad / $25

Half-Page Ad / $50

Full Page Ad / $75

Please email or hand in ads to Miss Terri by April 1, 2026

 terri@dancenewengland.com

Parent Appreciation Night    

Save the Date!

Thursday, March 12, 2026

7:00-9:00pm

More information to come!

Five, Ten and Fifteen Year Awards

Fifteen Year Awards

Kayla Amara

Lily Boisseau

Maggie Burt

Molly Ford

Deanna Lavallee

Juliana Shabouk

Ten Year Awards

Macy Byam

Ava Crocker

Gracelyn Fredriksson

Anica Halio

Scarlett Hallenborg

Amelia Hamalainen

Charlotte Lavelle

Brianna Materazzo

Raeden Veino

Five Year Awards

Jenna Broadstone

Grace Camire

Katelyn Crowley

Michelle Decker

Brooke Ducharme

Emmagrace Glavine

Faith Holland

Aubreigh Jenkins

Gillian Joslyn

Cori Keohane

Mira MacMullin

Aubriella Ortiz

Grace Palange

Jennie Paolini

Aariyana Patel

Lucia Robaina

Kristen Romano

Kseniia Romanova

Abigail Sallet

Grace Smith

Leeling Soo

Xiuling Soo

Nancy Tuffour

Emma Wildt

Graduating Seniors

Kayla Amara

Tessa Anderson

Lily Boisseau

Cassie Borowick

Bianca Bruni

Maggie Burt

Reaghan Carleton

Daniella Dupont

Molly Ford

Ranya Fortune

Sarah Morey

Ashley Flanagan

Livia Shea

In-House Competition

DNE's In-House Competition will be held

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Young student choreographers are encouraged to showcase their talents and abilities!

This performance event gives the dancers the opportunity to create and choreograph their own piece. Solo, duo, trio or small group. The student(s) perform(s) finished product for their peers, family, teachers and one independent judge.

Specialty Awards are

given to all!

Two age categories:

7 to 11 years of age

and

12 to 18 years of age

Awards and prizes will be given for second and third placements.

First placement will perform in one of our Festival of Dance 2026 Performances.

Be sure to pick up an In-House packet from the office!

Sign-up Sheets are posted on the Waiting Area Bulletin Board.

Spring/Summer Dance 2026

Come Dance with us ...



MAY/JUNE SUMMER SIX-WEEK SESSION

INFORMATION COMING SOON!

SUMMER DANCE WEEKS

Princess Ballerina & Little Leprechaun Dance Week (July 6-9)

Celtic Immersion Week (July 13-17)

Kaleidoscope Week (July 13-17)

Acro Workshops (To be scheduled the week of July 20)

Keep an eye out for a separate email with our Spring/Summer offerings!

Online Pre-Registration 2026/2027 Season

Starting on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION COMING SOON ...

Dancer's Class Recommendations will be emailed directly

to you before Registration ...

The $30.00/$40.00 Registration Fee will be waived until June 1, 2025!