Spooky Season at Allegro Dance!

Happy Halloween from Allegro Dance! Our students had so much fun dressing up for dance! We had some fabulous costumes from everyone but a few stuck out. We are happy to announce our costume winners. Congratulations!

Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast!

A Magical Music Box Ballerina!

A Beautiful Birthday Cake!

Adventurous Little Bo Peep!

Queen Elsa and Olaf!

The Nutcracker from The Nutcracker Ballet!

Rocket to the Moon!

Queen of the Tooth Fairies!

Poppy from Trolls!

New Online Boutique!!

Check out our new online boutique! We have all your favorite Allegro Dance t-shirts, jackets, hair bows, leg warmers, and Ballet sweaters for sale right on our website. Do not forget gift cards are also available! You will be able to pick up purchases in studio. Local drop offs are available during our COVID closure though!

Be sure to use promo code ALLEGRO5 for 10% purchases now through April 30th in honor of our 5th anniversary!

Free Virtual Drop-In Class Opportunities!!

  • Join our Taps & Tutus class for 3-4 year olds virtually! Every Wednesday 4/1-5/20 4pm-4:40pm. You do not need tap shoes to participate.

Options:

$63 for the month of April or

$14 per class to drop-in virtually

To drop in or join for April, email jenn@allegrodancemi.com

  • Our 6-8 Year Old Ballet class virtually! Join us Tuesday, 4/7 from 3pm-3:30pm. This one time virtual class is free!

To reserve your child's spot, please email us at jenn@allegrodancemi.com

  • Our Creative Movement Class for 2.5-3 year olds virtually! Join us Friday, 4/10 from 11:00-11:30am. This one time virtual class is free!

To reserve your child's spot, please email us at jenn@allegrodancemi.com

  • Our 5-7 Year Old Jazz class virtually! Join us Tuesday, 4/15 from 3:15-3:45pm. This one time virtual class is free!

To reserve your child's spot, please email us at jenn@allegrodancemi.com

  • Join our Sleeping Beauty Virtual Ballet Class! Monday, 4/20 from 3:30-4:15pm.

This will be 45 minutes of Ballet magic to brighten your child's day. The class will include "Sleeping Beauty" story time and a Ballet class. An activity sheet will be emailed out prior to class so your dancer can do a related activity after!

We invite each dancer to dress up as their favorite princess for class!

$20/dancer. Ages 3-6.

To reserve your child's spot, please email us at jenn@allegrodancemi.com

CB2 Cream Now For Sale

Two of our dance moms have created CB2 and we now carry it at the studio! This cream reduces inflammation without suppressing your immune system like steroids do. Free of the marijuana plant, it uses 7 different plants with ingredients that target a newly identified receptor in the skin- CB2 making it extremely safe to help with issues your children may experience! Learn more about CB2 below:

https://www.wxyz.com/lifestyle/living-a-better-life/metro-detroit-mom-and-dermatologist-creates-skincare-cream-to-help-her-kids-and-others

New Classes Beginning January 2020!

We have 3 new classes starting in January, please see details below!!

6 Week Zumbini- Will run from January 8th-February 12. This class will be held on Wednesdays from 10:30am-11:15am. The cost is $135.

Taps and Tutus- Will run from January 8th-May 13th. This class will be held on Wednesdays from 4:00-4:45pm. The cost is $60/month.

5 Week Mommy and Me- Will run from January 11th-February 8th. This class will be held on Saturdays from 9:30-10:00am. The cost is $70.

Register here: Allegro Dance or give us a call and we will happily enroll you over the phone! 248-808-7274.

Benefits of Zumbini

Why should you sign your child up for Zumbini?

  • Sensory experiences with music and instruments

  • Familiarize with animals, colors, letters, shapes, etc.

  • Exposure to languages from around the world

  • Caregiver and child make new friends

  • Reaches all learners: auditory, kinesthetic & visual

  • You can lose 200+ calories while having fun!

  • Helping your child grow and develop

  • Helps to create a strong family foundation

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Master Class with Pure Existence Ann Arbor

Meghan Scheppelman, Associate Director of Contemporary Company Pure Existence will be at our studio to teach an hour long Contemporary class for dancers ages 8-11!

This is a great experience for Ballet and Jazz dancers! Dancers will get to work with a master instructor in Contemporary Dance! This class is $30/dancer or $25/dancer when you enroll by 10/1.

Enroll Here

A little bit about Meghan:

Meghan began her dance training in 2003 in Jackson, MI. She has been dancing with Pure Existence, a professional dance company based in Ann Arbor, since its premiere in 2012. Meghan also serves as the Associate Director of the company and began, directing the pre-professional company, X2, in 2016. She currently works as an instructor/choreographer at DanceXplosion, in Milan and P&P Dance Centre, in Belleville, She is a member of Dance Masters of Michigan and has choreographed for many young artists in Michigan including X2 and Ann Arbor Dance Classics Her work has been presented at RADFest in Kalamazoo and American College Dance Association among others. Meghan graduated in 2016 summa cum laude from Eastern Michigan University earning her BS in Studio Management. Throughout her college years, Meghan performed and trained under many notable choreographers such as Wendi Dubois, Holly Hobbs, Jillian Hopper, Sherry Jerome-Wilkinson, Thayer Jonutz, Kathy King, Erik Abbott-Main, Travis Staton-Marrero, Joanna McNamara, Jodie Randolph, and Ali Woerner. Meghan has performed numerous works at ACDA and presented works there in 2015 & 2016. Meghan has a passion for teaching and choreographing and is excited to continue her journey as a professional in Michigan.

"Madeline" the Ballet Auditions

Allegro Dance Ballet Ensemble will be performing the Ballet “Madeline” for our Spring 2020 performance! We are auditioning Ballet dancers with previous training to perform with us! Please email jenn@allegrodancemi.com with any questions. Cost to audition is $10 cash. All dancers are welcome and must be enrolled in Ballet classes at their home studio to audition.

1PM-2PM Dancers ages 7-9. Please wear a black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes and have your hair secured back in a neat bun. Dancers in our pre-professional program- please wear your level colored leotard.

2:15-3:15PM Dancers ages 10 and up. Please wear a black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes and have your hair secured back in a neat bun. Dancers in our pre-professional program- please wear your level colored leotard. If you are already on Pointe, please bring your Pointe shoes!

Rehearsals for the performance will be Saturdays 12:30-2:30 starting in January. Exact date TBD. Closer to the performance rehearsals may be lengthened.

Bring A Friend Week!!

Bring a friend to dance week starts October 7th-October 12. Dancers are able to bring a friend to class during this week. Their friend will need to be in the age group of the class they will be attending. Each child is allowed to bring only 1 friend. We do fun things in class to celebrate friendship! Since many of our classes are already at max capacity, if at all possible, please bring the buddy with you so we don't have double the parents sitting in the already crowded lobby. :)

Open House

Stop by on August 13th from 4:30-7:30 to see our space and meet the owner and office manager! They will be there to answer any questions you may have about our dance program. Special discounts will be available, raffles will be held, and if you need to get fit for dance shoes you will be able to do that as well! We look forward to talking to you!