Covid-19 Updates
ProtOcols Student Health and Safety
Updated April 27, 2023
THESE PROTOCOLS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
WE WILL UPDATE
THESE AS RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDANCE CHANGES.
On May 1st, we will be removing the last of our remaining Covid protocols/restrictions. While we will be making these changes, we do ask that if for any reason you are not feeling well, you refrain from attending class and use the Zoom option or schedule a makeup.
Below is a list of changes effective May 1st:
- We will only use the 9th Street entrance, you may see the doors open on Santa Clara, but that will be for airflow purposes.
- The lobby will re-open to the public, including the store.
- We will no longer temperature check.
Things that will continue from our protocols:
- We will maintain the 55-minute class structure to allow for transition.
- Masking will remain optional.
- Students should not arrive any more than 5 minutes prior to the start of their class time.
- We do not provide aftercare services, students need to be picked up on-time.
What’s in the works:
Streaming Classroom Observation
We have found a closed-circuit TV service that we will be working with to provide you with the ability to observe your student’s class which will stream to your device. We hope that this will release some of the pressure off the lobby space. It will take approximately a month for us to be up and running with this service. More information to come.
At Dance/10, we have all worked hard since 2020 to keep our community healthy and safe. We appreciate everyone’s diligence, effort, and support. We are happy that we are to a point where things are starting to feel like they did in the before-times.
Studio Spaces
Studio 1:
Large room, limit 20 in-person
Studio 2:
Room off the lobby with window, Limit 10, in-person
Studio 3:
Upstairs room, limit 10 in-person, exhaust fan to assist with airflow.
New for 2021-2022
- REME HALO added to HVAC System.
- Additional air-purifier in each studio space.
- All studios now equipped for hybrid classes.
- Hand sanitizer stations throughout the facility.
- Touchless faucets installed in bathrooms.
- Reduced Class Sizes.
- All administrative needs will be virtual or via phone.
- Adjusted class lengths to allow for staff to clean in between classes.
- Online boutique for contactless purchasing of dancewear needs.
Protocol Questions & Answers
We hope that this document will answer any questions that you may have. Out of respect for our neighbors and our students, NO LOITERING in the doorways or outside of the studio.
We are planning to offer hybrid classes. Zoom will still be a part of our instruction for the time being. Students who need to remain online can do so. The instructor will teach both online and in-person simultaneously.
No. Some classes were originally slated to remain online throughout the 2020-21 dance year. Those classes will remain virtual. We will be bringing back other classes in phases.
Our current class schedule and the start times of classes will remain the same. To allow for class transitions and sanitizing, classes will conclude as follows:
- 1-hour classes will conclude after 55-minutes
- 90-minute classes will conclude after 85-minutes
Our protocols have had minor updates from what was established before the 2020-21 dance year began and are available on our website.
Masks are required at all times including during classes.
For the health and safety of all students and faculty, DO NOT attend in-person classes if you are not feeling well for any reason.
All makeups must be reserved through our portal system so that you appear on the class roster for that day. If you need assistance in scheduling makeups, please email us.
Protocols for In-Person Classes
- No parents or siblings will be permitted in the studio or lobby.
- Dancers are required to wear a mask at all times. No bandanas or gaiters.
- Dancers may take classes virtually or in-person (when city/country regulations allow)
- Classes will be limited as follows:
- Studio 1 (large room) to 20 dancers max per class for in-person Studio Classes
- Studio 2 (small room) to 10 dancers max per class for in-person Studio Classes
- Studio 3 (upstairs) to 10 dancers max per class for in-person Studio Classes
- Dancers are encouraged to maintain social distancing while in the lobby and restrooms. We recommend 1-person in the restroom space at a time. Physical distance signs and spots are placed throughout the facility.
- Dancers will have their temperature checked before every class. Any person who appears ill or has a temperature above 100 degrees will be asked to go home until symptoms subside for 48 hours without medication.
- Dancers will be encouraged to sanitize hands upon entering the facility and before leaving.
- Dancers must bring their own reusable water bottles (to be kept with their belongings). Any items left behind will be discarded so please keep track of your belongings by keeping them all in your assigned space.
- Absolutely no double parking.
- No parents or siblings will be permitted in the studio or lobby.
- Dancers arrival at the studio:
- In clean dance attire.
- No more than 5-minutes prior to class. Late arrivals will not be permitted.
- Dancers should use the bathroom prior to coming to the studio facility. Bathrooms will be made available at the studio if needed.
- NO FOOD IS ALLOWED INTO THE FACILITY OR STUDIOS.
- Entrances:
- For classes in Studio 1, please enter via the Santa Clara entrance.
- For classes in Studio 2 and 3, please enter via the 9th Street door.
- The lobby will only be open to dancers and staff.
- Staff will come out of the studio to indicate that dancers can come to the facility.
- Parents can walk their dancer to the door and should wait until their dancer’s temperature is taken before leaving.
- Dancers will be directed to a numbered chair where they can sit and put on their dance shoes. (Small dance bags should only contain dance shoes required for the day’s dance class and a water bottle.) Designated seating stations are set up for each studio space.
- The class will begin. Dancers will be encouraged to physically distance themselves throughout the class. Spots have been placed on the floors to assist with students keeping their distance.
- At the end of class, dancers return to their assigned chair to change their shoes and collect belongings.Our current class schedule and the start times of classes will remain the same. To allow for class transitions and sanitizing, classes will conclude as follows:
- 1-hour classes will conclude after 55-minutes
- PARENTS MUST ARRIVE ON TIME TO PICK UP THEIR DANCER. All parents will wait outside of the studio for their dancer. Dancers will be sent out of the studio one at a time and will be encouraged to sanitize their hands on the way out.
- Students will not be allowed to exit and re-enter the facility (i.e. going to the corner store or to get something from the car).
- Staff will follow illness policy, which will include daily health checks and 24-hour wellness standards prior to entering the facility.
- Staff may provide physical correction or spotting as necessary to ensure student safety and proper technique.
- Staff will wash/sanitize hands before, during, and at the conclusion of each class.
- Staff members will be required to wear a mask and wear clean athletic attire (instructors) and clean street clothes (administrative staff).
- Dance/10 will adhere to the Alameda County Public Health Department’s guidelines regarding employee travel, potential risky behavior, and personal safety, which may include quarantine periods.
- All staff has been trained as of August 15, 2021.
- The water fountains will not be accessible.
- Bathrooms are sanitized regularly.
- Hand sanitizer is available for use throughout the facility.
- Shared surfaces, such as door handles and light switches, will be disinfected regularly.
- Barres will be wiped down by staff immediately after use.
- Hand sanitizer and disinfecting products will be available for use throughout the class.
- To keep fresh air moving through the facility,
- Studio 1 will keep doors and windows facing Santa Clara Avenue open during all classes.
- Studio 2 will keep windows open during classes.
- Studio 3 will have an exhaust fan in operation at all times to facilitate air flow.
- When we begin using the lobby again, the door on 9th street will remain open during operating hours.
- Dance/10’s facilities will only be utilized for Dance/10 operations in order to protect the facility and ensure safety protocols are being followed.