Another Great Comp Weekend!

What a great weekend at Headliners Competition in Youngstown!

While the judging was tougher the first day, everyone made us proud!

Here are the results:

Scatman - High Silver

Agnes Dei - High Silver

Jus-Tee - Gold and 3rd overall duet/trio

Imma Shine - High Silver

Never Gonna Stop - High Silver

160 bpm - High Silver

814 Nightmare - Gold, 2nd overall teen class, Judges "MTV award" for choreography

Hometown Glory _ Gold

Fairytale - Silver

Come Away to the Sea - High Silver

Outside Looking In - High Silver

Pro Kicks - Gold, 3rd Overall Senior Group

Rewind Time - Gold, 5th Overal Senior Group, Judges "First Impressions" Award

Suri - High Silver

Couple of Swells - High Silver, Judges "Light up the Stage" Award

Diamonds - High Silver

Spicy Salsa - High Silver

Imagine If...- Gold

Bailamos - Gold

In My Arms - Gold

The Dance - Gold

Curbside Prophet - Gold

The Storm - Gold

The Book of Love - Gold

Happy - High Silver, Judges "Thinking Outside the Box" Award

It's Just Me - Elite Gold

Almost There - High Silver

DANCERS MAKE US PROUD AT FIRST COMPETITION

Congratulations to all the competition team dancers for a fabulous job at Fire and Ice. We had so many firsts at this competition. Our first ever diamond awards, the highest ranking at this competition. Very few are given out and our team won 6!

We have never had a soloist or group win first overall. Congrats to Samantha, overall high soloist for the day; Justice and Taylor, overall high duo teen trio; Pro Kicks, 1st overall sr. group.

We are proud of every single group, duet/trio, and solo. Special congratulations to our first time competitors.

Here are the results:

814 Nightmare - GOLD

Outside Looking in - STERLING SILVER

Suri - STERLING SILVER

Diamonds - GOLD

Hometown Glory - PLATINUM

Ela - GOLD

In My Arms - PLATINUM and OUTSTANDING COSTUME

The Storm - PLATINUM and 4TH OVERALL HIGH SCORE SR. SOLO

The Dance - GOLD

It's Just Me - DIAMOND and 1ST OVERALL HIGH SCORE SOLOIST ALL DIVISIONS!

Fairytale - STERLING SILVER

Happy - GOLD

Almost There - PLATINUM

Curbside Prophet - DIAMOND

Imma Shine - GOLD

Jus-Tee - DIAMOND

Couple of Swells - GOLD

Our Friendship Dance - GOLD

Girls Gone Wild - PLATINUM

Agnes Dei - DIAMOND

Scatman - PLATINUM

160 bpm - DIAMOND, CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD, AND 2ND OVERALL HIGH SCORE TEEN GROUP!

Spicy Salsa - GOLD

Pro Kicks - DIAMOND, 1ST OVERALL SR. GROUP, 1ST OVERALL HIGH SCORE ALL GROUPS!

Never Going to Stop - GOLD

Bailamos - GOLD

Imagine if - GOLD

Rewind Time - PLATINUM

Great Job at Audition!

Allegro intermediate and advanced ballet dancers did a great job at the Oil Region Ballet audition this past Saturday. They took a master class by the two artistic directors.

Thanks for making your dance family proud!

Competition Schedule Announced

The Allegro Competition Schedule is set. The season will start out in Warren, OH on April 9 & 10 at the Packard Music Hall. The next venue is Headliners at the Stambaugh in Youngstown, April 23-25. The season finishes up in Pittsburgh at the Convention Center, May 1-2.

Competiton dancers need to turn in their schedule confirmation by December 1. Also, competition team members need to order their warm-ups by November 23.

Dance Store Hours and News

Dance store hours are: Tues. -Thurs. 4-7, Fri 4-6, & Sat 9-12. We are in the process of getting Allegro dancewear Christmas items. We will be offering sweatpants, shirts, hoodies, flashlights and more!

Allegro Warm-ups are available to order for Christmas and for competition team members. Please order by November 23.

Ballet Audition 11/7 3:30

Ballet Audition this Saturday at 3:30.

We strongly encourage all level 3b and higher dancers to attend this audition on Sautrday in studio 1. Marc Holland is forming the Oil Regoin Ballet Company or "ORB". He is looking to work with Allegro ballet dancers and dancers from Franklin, Oil City and Clarion on a production of "Alice in Wonderland". Dates are not finalized for this first production.

Requirements are: Arrive by 3:00. Wear pink tights, ballet shoes, black leotard, hair slicked back in clean bun. If on pointe, bring shoes with you. Must be 9 years or older to pariticipate.

Please come and make your dance family proud!

Alycia & Lydia join Allegro Staff

Alycia McCullough and Lydia Lasch join staff at Allegro!

We are happy to announce that Alycia is back on staff. She will be teaching two advanced jazz classes and a beginning hip hop class on Monday nights. Alycia moved back to the area and now works in Career Services at Allegheny College.

And if that weren't enough...Lydia Lasch joined our staff in September! We are happy that she has also moved back to the area and is teaching beginning hip hop classes on Wednesdays. Lydia will also be taking on a couple of competition pieces.

Kristy Allen has taken an extended leave of absence for health reasons. We will miss her at the studio and wish her health and healing. While Alycia is teaching Kristy's advanced jazz classes, Betsy Sumerfield is taking on several jazz and tap classes and Melissa Bartholomew in taking on the Monday Ballet 1a class.