Reopening Plans & Safety Measures

The Plan

While there are certainly advantages of being in person for dance classes – especially more technical genres – we also understand that not everyone will be interested or able to return to the studios until the pandemic is well behind us. Because of this, we will continue to offer a full slate of livestream options even as we reopen. In fact, we’ll continue offering virtual classes for as long as there’s demand for it. That means you can choose what’s best for you – there’s no pressure to be around other people unless you want to. 

As of June 2021, almost all of our classes are now available both in-studio AND via livestream, though there are a handful that are only in-person and a few only virtual. Find the full, up-to-date schedule on Mindbody.

For in-studio classes that are also streamed: The cameras are focused on the instructor but if you are concerned about potentially appearing in the livestream, simply let the instructor know and s/he will direct you to a spot outside the camera angle.

While the city is no longer restricting capacities on indoor fitness, we have always enforced capacity limits at our studios for everyone’s safety and comfort. Because of this, we strongly encourage you to sign up in advance if you plan to attend. If your schedule changes, just remember to early-cancel at least 4 hours before so that another student can use that spot. Registering in advance through the Mindbody app or our website also helps us become more “touchless” at the studio, though we will now begin accepting cash walk-ins again if space allows. 

See below for some additional safety measures that we’ll continue to follow.

Our Community Code 

To keep our studios safe, we expect all students to follow these guidelines: 

• Keep tabs on your own health and stay home if you’re not feeling well, have any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact with anyone showing signs of illness. (We’ll be sure to add your class credit back to your account.) 
• Take your temperature regularly and get tested periodically if you’re at risk.
• If you test positive for COVID-19 or come into contact with someone who has, we ask that you don’t come to the studio for 14 days or until you’ve tested negative. 
• If you test positive after coming to class, contact us immediately. This way, we can notify anyone else who was potentially exposed to help trace and contain any potential outbreaks. 

• Try to keep a safe distance from others to the extent possible. 
• If you prefer to keep wearing a face mask, go for it!
• Do your best to refrain from touching anything without washing hands before and after.
• Throw away any trash you may have, especially tissues. 
• Wash hands thoroughly and regularly, and use an alcohol based sanitizer if a sink isn’t available.
• Reserve classes in advance.
• Check yourself in using the Mindbody app on your phone or tell the instructor when you arrive and we’ll take care of it so you don’t need to touch our check-in screen.
• Limit your time in the studio to no more than 15 min before and after class.
• For stretch and barre classes, bring your own mat (though of course we’ll still have clean ones at the studio if you don’t have one).
• Purified water refills are still available at both the Midtown & Rittenhouse studios, but bringing your own is best.