At The Dance Centre, the health and safety of our faculty and students are our most important priorities.
As COVID-19 continues to spread and affect many parts of the U.S., we have been closely monitoring local conditions. After consulting with industry leaders and state and federal partners, we have determined that is it in the best interest of our faculty and families to temporarily suspend all classes. Joining in the effort to aid public heath initiatives is very important to us.
Effective March 16, the studio will be closed at least until March 27 to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Our dance season will be converted to online classes and resources until classes resume. Below, you will find more information regarding our online classes. I very much appreciate your support in this new situation we find ourselves in. I know that if we work together and support each other, we will come through this stronger than ever.
In the meantime, recital and showcase dates will remain unchanged. We will continue to monitor the situation, and should emergency directions be issued, we will update you accordingly.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, I am here to help. You may email me at lindsay@dancecentreky.net or call the office at (606) 6207-7507.
Thank you for taking the appropriate steps with us to lighten the risk to our community as much as possible. We greatly appreciate your support during these challenging times.
Happy Dancing! (And Flipping!) (And hand washing!),
Ms. Lindsay
In order to continue learning and growing together, we will be offering all classes online at least until March 27. I will update you weekly with new information regarding online classes.
This week, we will be using Zoom for all online classes. If this platform works well for us, we will continue using it. If we find we need to try another solution, I will let you know if an online class update next week.
All classes will be broadcast live online via Zoom during your childs' normal class time. All you need to do is log in, and take class. If you are unable to join us during your normal class time, or if you would like to take class again, we will record these class sessions, and I will send you a link to use for later viewing.
Links to join in the Zoom Meetings will be available in a following blog post.
We will all join in one meeting room, and then be moved into another room (called a breakout room) as needed. We will have Jaymine helping out with the tech support during our online classes, so she will be making sure everyone gets where the need to go for their classes. Also, if you have any questions during our online classes via Zoom, feel free to type a message in the chat section, and Jaymine will be there to assist you as well.
In order to have a smooth experience using Zoom and accessing your online classes the day of class, I recommend setting up your Zoom account beforehand. Zoom is free for you to use.
Follow these steps to set up your account if using Zoom on your PC:
1. Go to zoom.com
2. Click "Sign Up, It's Free"
3. Enter your e-mail address (or sign up using Google or Facebook)
4. If you sign up using your e-mail address, you will be prompted to check your email to activate your account. Check your e-mail, click the link and a short download will occur.
5. You are good to go!
You may also use Zoom on your phone without creating an account. Just simply download the Zoom App, then click the link that you will receive in a following e-mail.
Download for Apple devices here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id546505307
Download for Google/Adroid devices here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings