DKSL COVID Policies and Procedures
Apr 26, 2024 03:53 PM
D.K.S.L. Policy and Procedure For Re-Opening September 2020
The Health and Safety of our dancers, faculty and visitors are number one to us. As we reopen for the 2020 dance season , there will be strict policies in place to ensure everyone that enters the building is safe.
Measures will be in place to minimize the risk of spread in our first phase of reopening.
**At this time our waiting area will be closed to all non dancers. No friends or extra family members are permitted. Dancers aged 6yrs and under, can be accompanied by 1 person that will be required to wear a mask in our lobby.
**All hand sanitizer will be 60% or more alcohol
Drop off/Pick up
Only REGISTERED students will be allowed to enter the building. There will be NO friends or family ( unless the student is under the age of 6) to accompany the dancers.
Drop offs and pickups will be outside only. Children under 10yrs old will be accompanied by a designated faculty member
Please have dancers to the studio 5-10 mins before class starts and be outside 5-10minutes before class ends for pickup
No dancers that are late will be allowed in.
The students will enter the main front door, where there will be markers in the hallway to allow for distancing.
A table outside the doorway will have hand sanitizer to use before entering.
NOTE: Masks are NOT Allowed by government standards to be worn while dancing!
The doors to the studio will be locked to ensure proper cleaning and disinfecting is completed before the next group of dancers arrive.
Dancers arriving will be required to have their own water bottle as they will have no access to the fountain, water cooler and cups .
Dancers will be allowed to purchase drinks from the studio with faculty handling the drink cooler
Dancers are required to have a dance bag with all their proper shoes etc. As personal items will no longer be allowed to be left at the studio overnight. (all items that are left will be placed in the garbage at the end of the evening.)
There will be NO LOST & FOUND bin!
Dressing rooms will be closed and only one bathroom is accessible.
The waiting area will have marked seating in place for proper distancing for the dancers that are in class for more than one hour class in an evening
Masks are not mandatory but optional (but CANNOT be worn while dancing)
Dancers will bring their belongings into class with them and place them in their square.
After class, dancers will be encouraged to wait in the entryway of building or outside on markers, until their pick up arrives
Each class will end 5 mins early in order for faculty to disinfect all areas that have been touched and prepare for the next class arriving.
Cleaning and sanitizing
Full premises cleaning will be ongoing throughout the day and evening
Faculty will ensure that highly touched areas are wiped down and disinfected on a regular basis and in between classes. This will include, each dancer's square, handles, bathrooms, cubbys or hangers, waiting area chairs, stereos, barres and anything else that is touched. Teaching aids such as acro mats and props
Faculty and students will be highly encouraged to wash and sanitize on a frequent basis
Hand sanitizing stations will be placed in all areas, outside the studio (hallway), in each studio, bathrooms, waiting area for students and offices. Including sanitizer and kleenex.
Posters will be placed all around and outside studio and will be displayed in all appropriate areas and will be highly visible
All students are encouraged to use proper respiratory etiquette, including, avoid touching mouth eyes and nose. If this occurs, hand washing and sanitizing are encouraged.
Signs Of Illness
Please go over the pre screening questions, before sending your dancer to the studio
No one displaying signs of illness will be allowed to enter the studio.
If your dancer starts to display any signs or symptoms of being ill with COVID 19, the parent/guardian will be contacted immediately and asked to wait in their designated space until their pickup has arrived. The parent or guardian can text either the teacher or the student when they have arrived. The student is then welcome to leave and proper sanitizing will take place immediately.
If a dancer or family member shows signs of COVID, please have your dancer quarantined for 14 days and tested in order to reassure they are fine to return to the studio.
*Teachers can cancel classes at any time if felt necessary or if the teacher becomes ill*
We, as studio owners know that the reopening of the studio will feel very different this season. However, we want to ensure the safety of everyone around us. We want the dancers to return feeling safe. We look forward to being able to dance again and hope you are excited as well!
Stay Safe. See you in September!