Friday, August 26, 2011

Nutcracker Auditions!

The curtains have risen on another semester at Allegra! Exciting times are ahead for Allegra dancers as the ballet department has been hard at work revising and enhancing their syllabus and preparing for the second staging of the resoundingly successful ‘Excerpts from the Nutcracker’! Our new levels made their entrance last Fall and we are pleased to report that our students have progressed (quite literally!) by leaps and bounds within them.
In December 2010 Allegra we presented our first annual "Excerpts from the Nutcracker”, which boasted excellence in choreography, production and, most notably, performance from our talented students. This year promises to be an even more impressive staging, with more dances and excerpts for the talented Allegra dancers to show their progression. "Excerpts from the Nutcracker” auditions have been set for September 17th, 2011 - so please clear your calendars in anticipation! This year, rehearsals will take place on Friday evenings and Saturdays beginning on October 1st right through until show time! The Ballet Department will keep you informed of any scheduling changes should they arise. Watch this space for more exciting ‘Nutcracker news’ in the weeks to come!

Lets grand jete right into another productive year at Allegra! We’ll see you in the studio!

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet! ~Constanze

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Hip-Hop Dance @ Allegra


Amin Jai will be instructing the Intermediate and Advanced hip-hop classes this fall. His choreographic style fuses urban dance with theater, storytelling, classical technique, and other movement genres.

Amin Jai loves the art and sport of dance, he works intensely to create a fun, challenging, and structured experience for his students. He is consistently thorough, and expects his students to be punctual and prepared for his class.

Amin Jai is the founder and chairman of the non-profit dance company,
Kraven Seneca: Dance Company, and he will officially launch his sound design firm in December 2011. 

Click here to view Amin Jai's choreography reel.


HIP-HOP DANCE at ALLEGRA
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Intermediate 5:30pm
Advanced 6:30pm

Required attire:
Loose clothing, Street shoes or Street Jazz shoes, and knee pads


Fall Registration in Full Swing

The Allegra Office is open Mon thru Thurs from 11 30 til 4 00 for Registration> To see the line up of new class offerings go to http://www.allegradancestudio.net/.  Classes are filling quickly.  Stop in or call at 203 629 9162
Hip Hop- Jazz- Classical Ballet and Pointe-Modern-Rising Stars Childrens Classes-Tap-Jazz- Karate-Kick Boxing

New Hip Hop Instructor Joins Allegra Staff

Claudia DeVita and Carrie Page are  proud to announce that Amin J. Harris will be teaching the Tues and Thurs Hip Hop classes at  5 30 and 6 30. After a very successful Guest Teacher class Amin mentioned the talent and high energy of the Allegra students and how he would love to work with them in the future.  To register for this or any class being offered this fall..starting Tuesday Sept 6th plse call 203 629 9162.