Allegro Performing Arts Academy has been named the Best Dance Studio in the Northwest by the Federation of Dance Competitions. Out of 11 Northwest states, Allegro claimed the top spot by the accumulation of its competition scores this year.
Allegro officials were first notified in June that they had received the honor of being one of the top 60 studios in the country and one of the top 10 in the Northwest.
The Federation of Dance Competitions then invited owner Tonya Goodwillie and her husband to travel to New Orleans for their annual gala in August. It was in New Orleans that Tonya was presented with the honor of being No. 1 in the Northwest division.
There are 11 states in the Northwest division: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Allegro Performing Arts Academy was the only state from Washington to have been named in the top 10 in the Northwest.
The Federation of Dance Competitions consists of 13 dance competitions across the country. By attending a FDC competition, contest scores accumulate throughout the year and top studios in the country are honored based on their high scores.
Allegro attended five of the 13 FDC competitions but still accumulated a large amount of points to receive the win. The Allegro Precision Dance Company, an elite group of dancers at Allegro, worked hard at competition this year.
Co-directors of the Allegro Precision Dance Company, Tiffany Miles-Brooks and Tonya Goodwillie, said they are proud of their team and the dancers’ hard work this year.
“We are so blessed with such great kids on our team. Not only are they great dancers but they are fabulous kids too,” Goodwillie said.
Allegro is now preparing for a new competition year that will begin in January 2011. They have been choreographing and rehearsing since August 2010 and are looking forward to another season of competition. The academy has a team of 85 dancers, who will be competing in solos, duos, trios and group numbers.
To learn more about Allegro Performing Arts Academy, go to www.allegrodance.com.
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