COVID-19 POLICY AND PROCEDURE

(1/7/2021 Update)

ALL DANCERS, PARENTS, INSTRUCTORS, ETC PLEASE RESPECT OUR COVID-19 POLICY AS WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RESPECT OUR DECISION TO PUT THESE POLICIES IN PLACE.

DURING THIS COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY:

MASK IS REQUIRED TO ENTER AND MOVE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR DANCERS, PARENTS, INSTRUCTORS, ETC.

PARENTS ARE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE BUILDING WHILE WEARING A MASK TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP THEIR DANCERS. OUR LOBBY, HALLWAYS, AND OBSERVATION WINDOWS ARE OPEN. WE DO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SOCIALLY DISTANT DOWN THE HALLWAY AND ROTATE OBSERVING THE CLASS.

WE ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE BUILDING TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF EXPOSURE, WE ASK THAT WE HAVE A 1 DANCER: 1 ADULT RATIO. VISITORS ( GRANDPARENTS, FRIENDS, AUNTS, UNCLES ETC) ARE NOT PERMITTED AT THIS TIME.

• DANCERS OVER THE AGE OF 4 ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO WEAR THEIR MASK WHILE ENTERING AND MOVING THROUGH THE BUILDING. DANCERS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK WHILE TAKING CLASS. WE WILL LEAVE THIS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PARENTS.
• DANCERS UNDER THE AGE OF 4 ARE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED TO WEAR THEIR MASK WHILE ENTERING AND MOVING THROUGH THE BUILDING BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE
• OUR DANCE SPACE HAS BEEN MARKED SO THAT DANCERS CAN MAINTAIN THEIR DISTANCE WHILE TRAINING.
• STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE HAND SANITIZER ACCORDING TO THE CDC RECOMMENDED HAND WASHING PROCEDURES EVERY TIME THEY TOUCH A SURFACE IN THE STUDIO
• PARENTS WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DANCE IF THEY BECOME AWARE OF ANY PERSON WITH WHOM THEIR CHILD HAD CONTACT EXHIBIT ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS, IT IS ADVISED TO SELF-ISOLATE, QUARANTINE, OR HAVE TESTED POSITIVE, OR IS PRESUMED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
• IF YOUR STUDENT IS ATTENDING IN-SCHOOL CLASSES AND THEY ARE ASKED TO QUARANTINE FROM SCHOOL, THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO QUARANTINE FROM ATTENDING CLASS AT THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DANCE. THE STUDIO WILL REQUIRE A 5 DAY QUARANTINE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID. DANCE CAN RETURN ON DAY 6 AND MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES AS LONG AS THEY ARE ASYMPTOMATIC.
• PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS ENTERING OUR STUDIO WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE AT RISK OF COMMUNITY EXPOSURE. THERE IS NO LIST OF RESTRICTIONS, GUIDELINES, OR PRACTICES THAT WILL REMOVE 100% OF THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 AS THE VIRUS CAN BE TRANSMITTED BY PERSONS WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND BEFORE SOME PEOPLE SHOW SIGNS OF INFECTION. WE PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN KEEPING EVERYONE IN THE FACILITY SAFE AND REDUCING RISK BY FOLLOWING THE PRACTICE IS OUTLINED HERE
• SHOULD THERE BE A SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES AND WE ARE FORCED INTO A STAY AT HOME ORDER AGAIN, ALL CLASSES WILL CONTINUE VIRTUALLY. TUITION WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT DOING VIRTUAL CLASSES.