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Alegria Dance and Fitness - Ludlow, Ma

Kids, Adults and Families…Feel the Joy of Movement at Alegria Dance and Fitness!

October 15, 2014

Alegria Dance and Fitness is the premier location for quality dance education and diverse group fitness classes, community events and birthday parties, located at 658 Center Street in Ludlow, MA. 

Their Teaching Philosophy

We believe that at the core of learning proper dance technique, discipline is required. With discipline come the excitement and fun associated with dance. When a dancer achieves that split, triple turn or section of a dance that has been troubling them, that’s when it is fun. We seek to empower our students through positive feedback as well as providing honest evaluations and encouraging each student on an individual level. We see potential in each student and expect that they will always put their best effort forward to be the best dancers they can possibly be. Students in the school are expected to respect the class environment, those who are in it, have an open mind to the art form and the freedom to express themselves when performing. Our classes are structured but we always encourage questions and exploring creative ideas provided by the students. We strive to provide a loving, risk taking environment where students are nurtured as they are pushed to improve.   

The Mission Statement

The Mission of Alegria Dance and Fitness Center is to provide Ludlow and surrounding communities with diverse exposure to world class and professional training, education and cultural experiences. Through dance, drama, singing and overall physical wellness, Alegria Dance and Fitness strives to reach out to all people. We intend to provide a safe environment where we can share in the creative process and perform inspiring productions, provide innovative arts education programs, while building self confidence and exploring creative freedom within the school and throughout the community.

Alegria prides itself on providing the Western, MA community with classes that are taught by instructors who have performed professionally, have specialized degrees in relevant subject matter, that have extensive teaching and choreography experience and that continue to take class and bring back that knowledge to our classroom.

In addition to their regularly scheduled classes, part of its mission is to bring guest artists and offer master classes in both dance and fitness to our customers so they may broaden their cultural and educational experiences.

They currently offer youth dance classes in Creative Movement, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Turns, Leaps and Tricks, Stretch and Conditioning, Zumba®Kids and Zumbini®

All dancers have the opportunity to participate in two performances per year.  Every year they produce a Christmas Show at Ludlow High School, wherein the proceeds are donated to the Bay State Children’s Hospital Child Life Program.  This year’s performance will be held on Saturday, December 20th at 5pm. Tickets will be available to the public, through the studio, starting Sunday, November 9th.  In June, the annual end of year performance is held on a professional stage at the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA.

Alegria also has a competitive dance team that consists of 17 dancers and is in its third year of development. The team consists of dancers ages 6-15. The competitive team members all spend a minimum of four hours per week in the classroom and some up to 10 hours. These dancers are dedicated to perfecting their technique as well as their performance quality, while striving for positive feedback and results at competitions. In 2013, the team won multiple high gold and platinum awards, 1st-3rd overall placements in their categories, as well as special judges awards and a Choreographer’s award! This year, the team will be competing at 3 regional dance competitions and attending the Tremaine Dance Convention in New York City.

Throughout the year, ADF offers bus trips to New York City to see Broadways shows, hosts master classes in dance and fitness and offers fitness fundraising events to assist local and national charities.  During the summer, they offer half and full day themed dance camps and a one week dance intensive boasting over 20 classes with multiple instructors in various dance specialties.

The group fitness program at Alegria is diverse and steadily growing to match the enrollment of the youth programs. ADF offers classes in Zumba®, Zumba® Toning, Zumba®Sentao, Zumba®Step, Zumba®In the Circuit, Piloxing®, Pound™, Bokwa® and BootCamp. 

For fitness class schedule and pricing visit:
http://www.alegriadance.com/Fitness_Schedule.html

For general information visit:
www.alegriadance.com

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For all questions, please contact:
Debra Nunes
Owner/Artistic Director
413-583-2321
debnunes@alegriadance.com