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

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