GENERAL POLICIES

Our goal is to teach your child the art of dance and to have fun learning. In order to maintain a structured studio, the following studio rules apply to everyone.

• No street shoes are allowed on the studio floors.
• All dancers must be in their black dress code.
• All dancers must have their hair back in the style appropriate for their class when they arrive.
• Please label dance shoes and belongings.
• No gum or staining juices are ever allowed in the building.
• Only water is permitted in the studios.
• AFDS is a peanut and nut-free facility.
• No foul language, yelling or disruptive behavior.
• All staff and instructors should be addressed as “Miss” or “Mister” and their first name.
• Staff members must be present for anyone to enter a dance studio room.

COVID RELATED POLICIES& INFO

SUMMER 2020

Class Size & Safety Protocols (per Board Of Health)

• This summer classes will be reduced to 8 or 9 students plus instructors based on State safety guidelines.  
• Everyone will maintain a 6 foot distance at all times and only dancers wearing masks may enter the building.
• All dancers & faculty will be wearing masks at all times – unless more than 6 feet away from one another. Please pack 2 or 3 masks for each student. A mask must be worn as they enter the building.
• Only dancers may enter the building. Waiting area is not available to parents or siblings at this time.
• Temperatures will be taken upon entry for students and faculty.  Temp of 99 & over will be sent home.
• All dancers need to arrive in dance clothes (changing rooms are closed) and bathrooms need to be reserved for bathroom use only.
• Hand sanitizing will be done upon entry to each dance room. The studio rooms  and the front desk have hand sanitizer containing 70% alcohol.  If you prefer your child to use their own, please label it and send in with their dance bag.  
• Bathrooms will be restricted to 1 person at a time. Even though we have 2 stalls, only 1 person may use the bathroom at a time.
• Bring labeled & filled water bottles or exact change of $1 for water or snacks.  Or purchase a $10 snack card for your child to keep on file at the studio front desk and we can check off when they get an item. 
• The water fountain will be closed (as per health department guidelines).
• No contact will be permitted between anyone other than extreme medical emergencies.  So faculty will not be doing ponytails or buns.  Make sure hair is ready before coming into the studio. 
• Surface cleaning will happen after each class. Teachers will be in charge of wiping down frequently used surfaces with approved disinfectant & sanitizing products.
• Only healthy staff members (without symptoms) will be working at the studio.
• If your child or a household family member have symptoms like coughing, sneezing or other illness symptoms please stay home and use the Zoom links to participate in class from the comfort of home.