Fall Registration Update
Hello Everyone.
We are so blessed by our community and the support we have received these last few months, as well as the support we are already seeing from so many families that wish to return in the fall. We are happy to announce that dance studios have been given permission to open in Phase 2, under certain social distancing guidelines. It is likely that the details of these guidelines will shift again towards the fall, but at the moment we are modeling our registration after the phase 2 guidelines to ensure we do not overfill our classes. At the moment the government is suggesting that we conduct class with students staying 3m away from each other at all times, due to the high intensity nature of a dance class. In response to this, we have restricted registration for our in person, group classes for the fall so that we can adhere to these guidelines.
This may mean that it is more difficult for you to get a space in your favorite classes for the near future. We are working on various ways to still provide you with the training you know and love at ITD, so we encourage you to put your name down on the wait lists so that we can see where the high interest classes are. As many of you know we have a large and a small studio, so when possible we are moving rooms to accommodate more popular classes. We are also looking at places in the schedule where we can open up overflow classes.
Another innovation that you will continue to see are our zoom classes. We will be zooming all of our in person, group classes next year for two main reasons. First, it is another option for families that could not get into the class they really wanted or for families who feel more comfortable continuing isolated classes. Second, we feel that the need to self isolate for 10 days upon seeing symptoms in the household, during cold and flu season, will be something that all our families may have to do often, and we want our students to have an option to still take class if they feel well enough. In addition, should we have to shut down due to the pandemic again, we will be able to pivot quickly to online classes for all our students.
When you register, you may see your desired class as well as a zoom option. For example, 'Jazz 2' and 'Jazz 2 ZOOM'. The Zoom option is there for anyone who wishes to commit to online classes until we can resume normal, pre covid, operations. If you prefer in person, group classes please select the option without zoom in it.
As always please contact the office with any questions you have during this time. We will be announcing more details on our fall reopening, including pickup/drop off routines, sanitation and cleaning protocols and more in August.
Have a wonderful summer!