DDH DANCE STUDIO ENTRANCE & EXIT GUIDELINES

COVID-19 STUDIO UPDATES + GUIDELINES

updated 7/31/2020 (please reference above information for the most up-to-date information)

We have updated our Sickness Policy to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible, we ask that dancers, teachers and families abide by our illness policy outlined below. Please make sure anyone coming to the studio either to attend classes or sit in the reception area, are free of the following symptoms for at least 24 hours WITHOUT medications before returning to class:

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Green Mucus
• Productive Cough

The news is full of CoVid-19 updates, as you undoubtedly know. We want you to know that we are aware and actively making adjustments to keep our dancers healthy and doing what they love. We are taking the following additional steps for the health and safety of our staff and dance families: 

• All of our water dispensers will be closed and covered. PLEASE BRING WATER FROM HOME (IN MARKED CONTAINERS). 
• All lobby toys, books, crayons and other entertainment materials will be removed from our lobby. 
• Props in classroom will see limited use (if used, teachers will be cleaning with disinfectant wipes directly after class). 
• Ballet bars will be wiped down before and after use. 
• Lobby and bathroom surfaces will continue to be cleaned regularly. 
• Teachers and staff have been advised to limit very close physical contact with children and each other. Unfortunately, our staff will not be giving hugs, high fives, handshakes during this time. It’s not that we don’t want to show affection for your kids – it’s that we love them enough to do what we can to keep everyone healthy! 
• If a child is coughing or sneezing in class, our teachers will disinfect their hands in the classroom and send the child to the front desk to be sent home. 

Here is what you can do to help keep our studio healthy: 

• Sanitize hands as soon as you enter the studio. 
• If your child is sick OR you are sick, PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE STUDIO. 
• IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL, PLEASE DO NOT BRING HIM/HER TO DANCE. 
• If you or your child has a fever of over 99, or has had one in the last 24 hours, PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE STUDIO. 
• Please follow coughing/sneezing etiquette (cough or sneeze into a tissue and immediately throw it away, followed by hand washing with soap and water). 
• Bring water to class for your child in a dispenser that is clearly marked with first and last name. Our water fountain will be covered for the time being. 
• Wash hands before and after every class. 

Please be aware, starting in July, we potentially will be doing a non-touch fever screening process for students, parents and staff entering the DDH studio building. Although, this may be a hassle, we want to remind everyone that we have everyone’s health and best interest at heart. We ask that if you are not feeling well, that you please do not enter DDH Dance’s facility for the health and safety of others. We are doing our very best to stay informed and to keep our families healthy and safe. We will contact you again should the circumstances change. Stay safe and keep dancing!