About Allegro

Allegro Performing Arts Centre, under the direction of Lesley Arnold, Nadine Cowland and Jennifer Viinikka, would like to welcome returning students and extend a warm welcome to all new students. Allegro's experienced and qualified faculty is proud to offer dance training for children and adults of all ages and abilities, beginners to pre-professionals. We provide a positive and professional environment in which our students learn about dance as well as self-discipline. Over the years, we have developed one of the finest and most diverse dance programs offered in the Victoria area. Our ability to offer quality training in all disciplines and levels ensures that our students will learn in a healthy atmosphere, which will give them the self-confidence to succeed in all their future endeavors.

Classes offered at Allegro include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Hip-Hop. Students are given the opportunity to participate in festivals, exams, conventions, master classes with guest teachers, and of course, in the year-end Recital!

Our Performing Arts Centre is one of the largest on Vancouver Island! Each dance studio is equipped with sprung dance floors and wall to wall mirrors. We have 4 spacious, bright dance studios with an ocean view, large changing room, boys and girls washrooms, great parking, a comfortable waiting room for parents, and a spacious kitchen for the students to use between classes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know. Issues that typically come up are:- having us hold a cheque ($10.00 fee); changing accounts; making up missed classes. Since it is often difficult to communicate with the staff when they are between classes, we ask that you please leave them a message at the desk or put your message in their file folder. This will prevent interruptions to their busy schedules. We endeavor to check our messages daily and respond promptly. Email address is info@allegroperformingartscentre.com

Our website is constantly being updated with studio information. Many questions can be answered by reading this material. Newsletters are distributed frequently throughout the year - especially in the Spring as we lead up to the annual recital. If you are not receiving these notices please call the studio for an update or visit www.allegroperformingartscentre.com . Please make sure you are on Allegro's email distribution list, as all information is sent out by email.

ABSOLUTELY NO JEWELLERY IS TO BE WORN IN CLASS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMALL STUD EARRINGS ONLY.

Allegro is not responsible for any jewellery left behind or misplaced at the studio.

Students who are more than 15 minutes late for a class will be allowed to participate in that class at the discretion of the teacher. We ask that students be picked or dropped off no more than 15 minutes before or after their class. Allegro cannot be held responsible for supervising students before, in-between, or after class.

It is up to the student to communicate with the office if a class will be missed. It is also the responsibility of the student to take a make-up class within two weeks of the missed class. Please talk to your teacher regarding the appropriate make-up class to take. Refunds or discounts are not given for missed classes. Doctor's notes will be taken into consideration.

If anyone would like to try a class, they are subject to a "Drop-in" fee of $15.00 per class. If the dancer signs up for that class, the "Drop-in" fee will be credited to their class fees.

In June, the recitals will be held at the McPherson Theatre. Every class in the studio participates and their dances are rehearsed at their regular class time (NOTE: some adult classes opt not to participate). There are also dress rehearsals that will take place at the McPherson Theatre before our recital. Attendance is mandatory. Dancers should have parental supervision during the dress rehearsals. Allegro cannot be held responsible for supervising students before, in-between of after the rehearsals. If you take more than one class, you may participate in more than one recital.

At registration, we collect costume deposits of $40.00 per student, per class. The deposit is post-dated for October 1st, 2008 and goes toward your child's costume for the recital. Please make this payment separate from your class fee payments. Note that the costume deposit is non-refundable. Also, this is a deposit only. Any outstanding balance will be collected later in the Spring. If the cost of the costumes comes to less than the deposit, the balance will be refunded. Typically, costumes run from $60 - $90 each. Some sewing may be required to complete a costume and to save you money. Please understand that our costumes are organized by parents who donate their time and energy to help out. If you are interested in sewing costumes, it is a good idea to sew for your child's entire class so that the costumes will be exactly the same. Please leave your name and contact information at the front desk.

-Pre-authorized Debit Waiver form signed by the person responsible for payment. (if choosing the P.A.D. method of payment).

-cheque(s) or Pre-authorized Debit for the entire year, September 2008 to June 2009. (postdates cheques are accepted in 3 installments, or one installment only)

Dancers are permitted to participate in their class when all payments have been submitted to the office.