

Welcome to Kanvas Dance Company! We have two studio locations in Council Grove and Wamego, KS. Our studios believe dance is an art form, and our studio is a community for the arts. Want to know more? Check out our welcome packet!

Kanvas 2025-2026 Schedule Scheduled Events/Important Dates:
These dates are subject to change.
*Indicates a date for Company only.
Sept 1: No Dance/Labor Day.
Sept. 2 All classes start in Council Grove
Oct. 4: Oztoberfest (Wamego Company Dancers)
Oct. 6-9 : Parent Watch Week: Mom’s Week! (1/3)
Oct. 11: Sethfest (Council Grove)
*Oct. 17-19: NUVO Omaha, Optional Convention
October 27-30: Wear Your Costume To Dance Week (We do not hold classes on Halloween)
*Nov. 08: Nutcracker at Candlelight Charm (Council Grove, All Company both locations)
Nov. 10-13: Wamego Costume Measurement Week
November 17-209: Council Grove Costume Measurement Week
Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving Break, no classes
*Dec. 7: Nutcracker Performance #2 Manhattan Town Center (AllCompany)
Dec. 15: Costume Invoices Sent (with taxes and adjustments- this date is approximate)
DECEMBER SATURDAY SHINE REHEARSALS 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Approximate time, details TBD) *Dec 6-CG, Dec. 13 -WA
December 15-18: Parent Watch Week (2/3) (Dad’s Week!)
December 19: Recital Costume Payments Due
December 22: Christmas Break Begins, no classes
(Winter Break Dec. 22-January 2)
January 1: 10% Late Fee Applied to All Open Costume Invoices
January 5: All Classes Resume
JANUARY SUNDAY SHINE REHEARSALS 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Approximate, details TBD)
*1/4-WA, 1/11-CG:
FEBRUARY SUNDAY SHINE REHEARSALS 1 - 4:30 p.m.
2/15-WA, 2/22 -CG
*March 1 - All Company Dress Rehearsal Practice -CG (Showcase: 2 p.m.)
March 9-12: Parent Watch Week 3/3
March 16-19: No Classes/Spring Break
*March 27-29: Sheer Elite Kansas City (Competition)
*April 17-19 : CRU Competition, KC (We might try to find an early comp.)
April 25-26 Wamego Pictures
April 27-30: KDC Wamego Rehearsal Week
May 2: KDC Wamego Recital (WA Season ends)
May 15: KDC Wamego Company Auditions for 26-27 Season
May 18-21 CG Picture Week
May 26: KDC Council Grove Dress Rehearsal (Act 1)
May 28: KDC Council Grove Dress Rehearsal (Act 2)
May 29: KDC Council Grove, Show 1
May 31: KDC Council Grove, Show 2
June 12: CG Company Auditions for 2026-2027 season
July 6: Summer Session Starts (ends 7/31)
July 19, Wamego Open House 2026 Company Kickoff
Aug 1: 26-27 Enrollment