Registration Manual
Everyone must read and agree to the contents of the Registration Manual to complete registration and begin classes.
Registering for Class
A student is considered registered after we have received the following:
Credit card information for monthly tuition withdrawal (on the 1st of each month, September to June), with the final payment charged on June 1.
Payment of registration fee by credit card. Allegro accepts Visa or Master Card
Costume fee for each performing class. Costume fees are charged to your Credit Card on October 1
Completed online waiver
Fees, Payments & Deposits
Classes
Registration must be complete in order for students to participate in their class.
Timeliness
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 5 minutes before or after their class. Allegro cannot be held responsible for supervising students before, in between or after class.
Missed Classes
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.
Withdrawal from Class
Please understand that once registered, a student is registered for the dance season. You may withdraw from any or all classes until October 31. After October 31, it is expected that dancers will remain in their class(es) for the duration of the dance year (class fees are non-refundable and non-transferable). If you will be withdrawing from class, please notify us by October 31. Once your credit card has been charged for the month’s tuition, there are no refunds for that month. Any remaining monthly payments will continue to be processed by Allegro upon withdrawal after October 31.
Summer and Spring Break Camps: A full refund can be issued up until the day before the camp starts, minus a $50.00 deposit. Once the camp starts, there are no refunds.
Teachers are not responsible for forwarding withdrawal information to the office, therefore simply informing your teacher that you are withdrawing from a class will not be accepted as notice.
Class/Schedule Changes
Class/schedule changes made after registration are subject to an administration fee.
Drop-In Classes
If anyone would like to try a class, they are subject to a drop-in fee. If the dancer signs up for that class, the drop-in fee will be credited to their class fees for the same month the drop in was taken.
Communications
Newsletters are published online and sent out by email. Please make sure you provide your email address when you register.
Recital
Every class in the studio participates in the year-end Recital 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 before Recital, and attendance is mandatory. Students should have parental supervision during the dress rehearsals. Allegro is not responsible for supervising students before, in between or after their performance and rehearsal. If you take more than one class, you may participate in more than one recital. If you are registered in more than 1 class, you will likely perform in more than 1 Recital.
Festivals/Competitions/Extravaganzas/Recitals will take place only if government regulations allow for it.
Festivals & Competitions
Performing Arts (PA) Plus and Peninsula Young Performers (PYP) students agree to train exclusively with Allegro Performing Arts Centre. PA Plus and PYP dancers are not permitted to perform at Festivals and Competitions, or do continuous dance training with other studios or companies other than Allegro and PYP.
PA Plus students may perform in up to four Dance Festivals and Competitions throughout the season; there are additional festival/competition fees that families are responsible for paying. Competition fees are paid in advance by Allegro on behalf of each student. If you withdraw from a Competition class after the fees have been submitted by Allegro, you will be required to pay your competition fees. Competition fees are non-refundable.
PA Plus students also perform in PYP and Allegro’s annual Dance Extravaganza; dress rehearsal attendance is mandatory. Students should have parental supervision during all dress rehearsals and performances. Allegro is not responsible for supervising children before, in between or after their performance and/or rehearsal on stage. Young dancers should have a parent or guardian with them. If you take more than one class, you may participate in more than one Extravaganza.
Festivals/Competitions/Extravaganzas/Recitals will take place only if government regulations allow for it.
Costumes
All students in performing classes purchase one costume per student, per class. Costume fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Costume Sewing
We hire local, professional seamstresses to sew our costumes, or they are ordered from a professional costume Company.
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 email or phone us if you are interested in sewing!
Note: some teachers opt to purchase their costumes from a clothing store.
Jewellery & Valuables
Absolutely no jewellery is to be worn in class, with the exception of small stud earrings only.
Allegro is not responsible for any articles left behind or misplaced at the studio or in the change room.
Photography
Student photos may be used for educational or promotional purposes in any type of media including our website.
Pandemic Policy & other acts of God
Allegro reserves the right to transition directly to online class instruction in the event of a Pandemic or ‘Act of God’ that is beyond our control. In this case, monthly tuition fees will remain as normal, you will have your regular classmates in your online class, and the class schedule will remain the same.
Acts of God such as a power outages, heavy snowfalls etc will result in classes being temporarily cancelled for that day (no online instruction, no make up classes).
If a teacher is unable to instruct their class at the last minute due to symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat, but still feels well enough to teach, your class may take place online for that day: Teacher teaches from home, students learn from home.