24-25 Competition Updates
2025-2026 MJCT Competition Calendar:
All rehearsals are held at 3590 Riverside Drive, Columbus, OH 43221
September:
9/7: MJCT Mtg
9/27-9/28: ODM Workshop at Riverside
9/28: 1st MJCT Payment Due
October:
10/1 - ALL MJCT ORDER FORMS DUE
10/3: Full Weekend Competition Rehearsals begin
10/23-10/29: Halloween Costume Week
10/26 2nd MJCT Payment Due
10/30 Studios Closed
November:
11/15: Rising Star / Title & 2nd Year Dances Only
11/21-11/22: No Rehearsals
ODM Open Scholarship, Jr. Members & Master Classes
ODM Fall PAC (2nd year solos, guest choreographer dances,
Title and YAGP solos only)
Location: Newark, Ohio at Cherry Valley Lodge
11/26: 3rd MJCT Payment Due
11/27: Studios Closed
11/27-11/29: No MJCT Rehearsals - Check HH, Acro &YAGP (Thanksgiving Holiday )
December:
12/20: Holiday Show; No Competition Rehearsals (see adjusted schedule)
12/19-12/21: No Regular Comp Rehearsals
12/21: MJCT Make-Up and Hair Tutorial 4:00-6:00 pm at RS *New MJCT Dancers & Mitzi
12/21: Title Contestant Interviews (2:00-6:00 pm at Riverside)
12/22-1/2: Closed for Winter Break - Accelerated & Regular Classes are not held
January:
1/2: Competition Rehearsals Resume
1/16: Open Call Competition - Title Kids Only
1/24: 10:00-12:00 Merlin Rehearsal
1/22-1/25: NO Regular MJCT REHEARSALS
ODM Title Competition in Cambridge, Ohio
February:
2/12-2/15: YAGP - TN
2/15: 12:00-2:00pm Merlin Rehearsal at RS
March:
3/6-3/8: Applause Dance Competition
FULL COMPETITION TEAM (No rehearsals)
3/13-3/15: ODM Cleveland - No Regular Rehearsals
3/27 -3/29: Starsystems Dance Competition
FULL COMPETITION TEAM (No rehearsals)
April:
4/3-4/5: NO MJCT Rehearsals
4/17-4/19: Rainbow Dance Competition
FULL COMPETITION TEAM (No rehearsals)
May:
5/13: Competition Auditions at Riverside Studio
5/22-5/24: Spring Dress Rehearsal; Hilliard High School
Individual & Class Photos
5/30: Spring Recitals
June/July:
7/5-7/11: DMA Intensive, CT
