COVID-19 Policies
***The following policies will be in place as long as the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The director may also choose to extend any of these measures beyond this point in time, if it is deemed necessary for the overall well-being and safety of students, instructors, and their families. This page will be updated as needed, as information and circumstances change in our world.***
EVERY person who sets foot in the studio building during this time for any reason MUST wear a face mask. This includes students of all ages taking classes, instructors, class assistants, other staff present in the building, and any family members who come inside for any reason or any length of time. If you are inside long enough to exhale, you need a mask. Please take your droplets with you when you leave. Masks MUST be worn over the mouth AND nose at all times. Failure to abide by this policy is grounds for immediate removal and suspension. The student will be welcome to return when the mask mandate has been lifted.
Any student who cannot wear a mask, regardless of reason, is excused from attending classes at this time. If desired, you may reserve your place in class by paying 50% tuition until it is deemed advisable to return. Otherwise that place may be offered up to any new students who may wish to enroll. Placeholder tuition is not refundable if the student later decides not to return.
Any student who is feeling ill, running a fever, or has an immediate family member who is feeling ill or running a fever, should NOT attend classes until cleared to do so, either two weeks after symptoms subside or upon receiving negative results of a COVID-19 nasal swab test. We do not penalize students for missed classes, even in the best of times. If an extended time out of class is required for these reasons, please contact the director.
In the event that a student or instructor is known to be positive,all students will be notified and all related classes will be canceled for two weeks. If this happens to the same group of students more than once, tuition will be prorated. (If it only happens once, we will try to arrange to make up the missed classes by the end of the school year. Hopefully capacity and spacing restrictions will be relaxed by then.)
The Google Drive file that was started in the spring is still up, and instructors will contribute materials so that students who may be in quarantine can continue to practice skills and/or rehearse choreography.
No waiting inside the building. Please have dancers wait in the car until they see the previous class exit the building and the instructor indicate that it is time to come in. Parents may not wait inside during classes. Students may NOT be dropped off early or picked up late.
The dressing room is ONLY available by advance reservation, for students coming straight from school who have nowhere else to change for class. Please let us know via email if your dancer will need to use the dressing room. Only two dancers will be allowed in at a time, and there will be a time limit of five minutes. When not in use, the door will be locked. The dressing room will NOT be available to change clothes before leaving. Please make other arrangements as far as possible. As always, the bathroom is NOT available as a dressing room.
No food or drinks besides water permitted in the studio. Students who are in class for less than an hour should leave their water in the car. Absolutely NO sharing.
No shared props or equipment permitted in classes. There is a limited number of yoga mats, therabands, and other items that older students may check out for their personal use. These items become the student’s responsibility and must travel home with them, and may not be used by any other student. Otherwise, any desired equipment must be purchased for the student’s exclusive use.
PROCEDURE FOR CLASSES
Please wait until the previous class has exited and the instructor has indicated it is time to come in. Parents may walk dancers to the door but may not enter. Please honor physical distancing from others.
Sanitize hands at the door.
Set your belongings on marked spaces in the small room just outside the studio.
A grid of 10x10’ squares is plotted out on the studio floor. Each dancer in a class is assigned a square. Likewise, spaces on the barres are marked and numbered. Dancers must proceed to their assigned space and remain in that space until directed elsewhere. A chart will be posted outside the door to the studio so dancers can go directly to their place. This system will also aid in contact tracing, should the need arise, as we will know exactly who stands where, who is immediately around them, and who stands there after them. It is imperative that students comply with these physical distancing measures.
Students are not permitted to leave class except to use the bathroom, and as there is only one bathroom, only one may leave the room at a time. Please keep masks on in the bathroom. Consider how many other people may have exhaled their respiratory droplets into that tiny room otherwise. Recall that droplets can stay airborne for up to 3 hours.
The last 5 minutes of class will be for cleaning and sanitizing the room. Students will be assigned jobs or sections to help complete the task in a timely fashion. Once this is complete, students will be dismissed to change their shoes and leave.
EVERY person who sets foot in the studio building during this time for any reason MUST wear a face mask. This includes students of all ages taking classes, instructors, class assistants, other staff present in the building, and any family members who come inside for any reason or any length of time. If you are inside long enough to exhale, you need a mask. Please take your droplets with you when you leave. Masks MUST be worn over the mouth AND nose at all times. Failure to abide by this policy is grounds for immediate removal and suspension. The student will be welcome to return when the mask mandate has been lifted.
Any student who cannot wear a mask, regardless of reason, is excused from attending classes at this time. If desired, you may reserve your place in class by paying 50% tuition until it is deemed advisable to return. Otherwise that place may be offered up to any new students who may wish to enroll. Placeholder tuition is not refundable if the student later decides not to return.
Any student who is feeling ill, running a fever, or has an immediate family member who is feeling ill or running a fever, should NOT attend classes until cleared to do so, either two weeks after symptoms subside or upon receiving negative results of a COVID-19 nasal swab test. We do not penalize students for missed classes, even in the best of times. If an extended time out of class is required for these reasons, please contact the director.
In the event that a student or instructor is known to be positive,all students will be notified and all related classes will be canceled for two weeks. If this happens to the same group of students more than once, tuition will be prorated. (If it only happens once, we will try to arrange to make up the missed classes by the end of the school year. Hopefully capacity and spacing restrictions will be relaxed by then.)
The Google Drive file that was started in the spring is still up, and instructors will contribute materials so that students who may be in quarantine can continue to practice skills and/or rehearse choreography.
No waiting inside the building. Please have dancers wait in the car until they see the previous class exit the building and the instructor indicate that it is time to come in. Parents may not wait inside during classes. Students may NOT be dropped off early or picked up late.
The dressing room is ONLY available by advance reservation, for students coming straight from school who have nowhere else to change for class. Please let us know via email if your dancer will need to use the dressing room. Only two dancers will be allowed in at a time, and there will be a time limit of five minutes. When not in use, the door will be locked. The dressing room will NOT be available to change clothes before leaving. Please make other arrangements as far as possible. As always, the bathroom is NOT available as a dressing room.
No food or drinks besides water permitted in the studio. Students who are in class for less than an hour should leave their water in the car. Absolutely NO sharing.
No shared props or equipment permitted in classes. There is a limited number of yoga mats, therabands, and other items that older students may check out for their personal use. These items become the student’s responsibility and must travel home with them, and may not be used by any other student. Otherwise, any desired equipment must be purchased for the student’s exclusive use.
PROCEDURE FOR CLASSES
Please wait until the previous class has exited and the instructor has indicated it is time to come in. Parents may walk dancers to the door but may not enter. Please honor physical distancing from others.
Sanitize hands at the door.
Set your belongings on marked spaces in the small room just outside the studio.
A grid of 10x10’ squares is plotted out on the studio floor. Each dancer in a class is assigned a square. Likewise, spaces on the barres are marked and numbered. Dancers must proceed to their assigned space and remain in that space until directed elsewhere. A chart will be posted outside the door to the studio so dancers can go directly to their place. This system will also aid in contact tracing, should the need arise, as we will know exactly who stands where, who is immediately around them, and who stands there after them. It is imperative that students comply with these physical distancing measures.
Students are not permitted to leave class except to use the bathroom, and as there is only one bathroom, only one may leave the room at a time. Please keep masks on in the bathroom. Consider how many other people may have exhaled their respiratory droplets into that tiny room otherwise. Recall that droplets can stay airborne for up to 3 hours.
The last 5 minutes of class will be for cleaning and sanitizing the room. Students will be assigned jobs or sections to help complete the task in a timely fashion. Once this is complete, students will be dismissed to change their shoes and leave.