Coronavirus (COVID-19) Policy
Here are our protective measures in place as per guided from the most recent Government Guidelines.
1. Separate Entrance and Exits to our Halls, to ensure classes to not cross.
2. Please queue at the entrance or exit with a social distance of 2 metres. Optional for parents to wear masks.
3. Parents/Guardians or other members of family dropping or picking up will not be allowed into the building. Parents are allowed in for our baby classes.
4. All students upon entering and exit to hand sanitise. To encourage correct hand washing of 20 seconds before arrival or after a toilet break.
5. Please wear a pair of outdoor shoes to your dance class, these can be taken off at entrance and carried to their designated spot at edge of dance floor whereby they can change into relevant dance shoes, trainers.
6. Coats and any other items not needed in class to be given to parents/Guardians. Upon entering the session, a teacher/student helper will guide them to spot marks around edge of room for placement of drink bottles and any relevant dance shoes. And then to their designated dance spot.
7. Students encouraged to bring their own tissues and hand sanitiser. To encourage students to cough into tissues or elbow and use of correct bins within the halls.
8. If feeling unwell please keep your child away from class. If a child becomes unwell in class, we will isolate the student from the main class and contact parent/Guardian to collect.
9. Dance teachers, student helpers may wear face masks for meet and greet. There may be times when students will work closer together, re partner work, across the floor or choreography.
10. Our classes will work still encourage some use of social distancing. Teachers will be encouraged to wear face masks for some close contact work i.e. shoe lace tying, hands will be sanitised between each child.
11. If first aid is required full PPE will be worn (Face shield, mask, gloves apron) and parent/Guardian contacted.
12. Parents/Guardians to arrive 5 mins before class and 5 mins before pick up time. It is important to pick up your child on time, as all teachers are required to help clean the studio before the next class starts.
13. Dance halls will be sanitised/cleaned before and after a class. Any barres, surfaces, door handles, will be cleaned with anti-bacterial spray/Wipes. Floors will be sprayed with anti-bacterial spray. Where possible doors will be kept open along with windows to encourage good air ventilation, and avoid unnecessary contact with door handles etc.
14. Students taking holidays, we ask that you follow the quarantine guidance and that you do not return to dance before the appropriate quarantine period has been satisfied.
15. We will have a no touch infrared thermometer and may take students temperature on arrival. If a student has a temperature of over 37.8 degrees Celsius or above the student will not be permitted to enter the class.
16. Toilet runs, no assistance can be given. Students under 5 years, help will be given if needed but shields, gloves worn. Students under the age of 4 years, parents will be asked to stay with their child and be treated as one heartbeat.
Updated September 2021