Policies regarding mask requirements will change from time to time to comply with our local municipalities guidelines and policies.

COVID-19 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

We are so excited to start our new dance season.  Classes begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.  

To keep everyone safe, we have implemented several new protocols.
Please read below:
  • Please arrive no more than five minutes early and wait in the main lobby before class beings.  To avoid a large crowd, only one parent may wait with students age six and under.
  • Teachers will pickup dancers from the lobby and take them into the studio.
  • We will sanitize all dancers' hands and take temperatures as they enter the studio.
  • We will have X's on the studio floor for dancers to stand on to ensure they are six feet away from other dancers.
  • Dancers will be permitted to bring their own water bottle.
  • Classes will end five minutes early.  Teachers will sanitize between each class.
  • We will not be using props.
  • Our teachers will be wearing masks in the lobby and during class when they cannot maintain a distance of six feet from the dancers.

GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES

EMPLOYEE GUIDELINES:
  • Faculty will follow illness policy including temperature checks.  Staff will sanitize hands prior to, in between and at conclusion of each class.​
  • Faculty will practice physical distancing with dancers.
  • Faculty will be well trained on procedures and prepared to enforce distancing protocols.
  • Faculty will adhere to PPE requirements if set by the Florida Department of Health
  • Employee travel will be monitored & isolation following travel will adhere to the Florida Department of Health recommendations.
BUILDING PREPARATIONS:
  • Staff onsite to disinfect and sanitize in preparation for “return to work”.
  • Use of commercial cleaner effective against COVID-19 throughout the building prior to open and throughout each day.
  • All surface areas will be disinfected/sanitized before and after each class.
  • Commercial Hand Sanitizer will be available and monitored for refill needs.
ENTERING THE BUILDING:
  • Drop Off will be located at front entrance.
  • One parent of children 6 and under allowed in building; otherwise no parents allowed.
  • Temperature check of all students and faculty upon entering the building.
  • Dancers & Faculty will be required to sanitize hands upon entering the building & throughout the day.
PHYSICAL DISTANCING FACILITY RATIO:
  • Dancers & Faculty will practice physical distancing while in each studio space.
  • 50% capacity will be followed, allowing no more than 50 bodies in the building.
PRIOR TO CLASS/ES:​
  • Dancers who appear ill or who have temperature over 100.4 will be sent home.
  • Faculty will disinfect/sanitize each studio space, restroom, door handles, entrance & exit.
DURING CLASS:
  • Class routines have been modified to omit partner work.
  • Face shields are made available for Faculty.
  • Class routines have been modified to omit props.
  • Studios have been marked with X’s six feet apart to practice physical distancing.
  • Dancers and Faculty will be permitted to bring in their own water bottle.
AFTER CLASS:
  • Faculty will disinfect/sanitize each studio space, restroom, door handles, entrance/exit.
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ENTRANCE POLICY

If any of the following apply to you, you may not enter this building:
  • You have had close contact with an individual infected with COVID-19 within the last 14 days.
  • You are currently experiencing any of the following symptoms:
    • Fever
    • Cough
    • Diarrhea
    • Headache
    • Muscle Aches
    • Shortness of Breath
    • Unexplained loss of taste or smell
  • You have had close contact within the last 14 days of an individual suspected of being infected with COVID-19, including individuals exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms.
  • You have traveled to an area that is under a level 2, 3, or 4 travel advisories by the U.S. State Department.
Thank you for helping us keep our staff and students safe during this unprecedented time.

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