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Studio Announcements for Round 2 | September 29, 2020
Stay up-to-date with our weekly announcements. Happy SECOND week of classes. Yes, we do have class today, Labor Day. We can't wait to dance with you!
See the rest of our Announcements here - https://mailchi.mp/98b94089bb5b/studio-announcements-sep-7-13-2020
Studio Announcements | August 31 - September 6, 2020
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Drop Off & Pick Up
Due to COVID our lobbies are closed to all non-dancers. What does this mean?
Use our drive-thru to drop your child off at the front door. We will be asking everyone to keep the flow of traffic and not park. (Downtown)
Drive & drop off at the front door. Please make sure your dancer is ready to exit the vehicle so we don't have any traffic jams. Watch your child walk into the building. (South)
Park and walk your dancer to the door.
Wait at the front door (outside) to pick-up your child. We will send them out when they see you at the door in the drive-thru.
Use our Drive-Thru. Please keep the flow of traffic going. If your dancer or an instructor doesn't flag you down, please exit and rotate around again. It may be that your dancers class is still in session. (Downtown)
North Side building drive: Please use this for flow of traffic, do not park here. If your dancer is not released or an instructor doesn't flag you down, please drive around the building and get back in line. We will have a staff member, instructor or student assistant walk your dancer to your car. (South)
We will only send your dancer out if you are at the door or your car is up in the drive-thru line. PLEASE be patient with us during this NEW class transitional time. We are going to do our best to keep all your dancers safe and get them to your vehicle. Also, WATCH the parking lots and roads. WE will be doing our BEST to get everyone where they need to be, some kids in the past had agreements with parents to go to their car across the street or in the parking lot, please WATCH where you are driving as we anticipate the flow of traffic to be heavier than normal. Thank you!
Due to Covid and limiting the amount of bodies in our space our lobbies will be closed to ALL non-dancers, instructors, or staff members. Parents, please drop and pick up your dancer at the door. We will make sure the flow of traffic keeps moving in our drive-thru at pick-up time.
Inside the building / lobby: dancers will have a taped out square or cubby in the lobby / common spaces to put their items.
In each studio classroom: we have taped out a spot for each dancer. We have safely added 10 spots in Studio K, M (Downtown) and Studio A (South), 7-10 spots in Studio E (Downtown, depending on class), and 6 spots in Studio B (South).
Our dressing rooms are currently closed to keep dancers safe and not in close proximity. We highly recommend all dancers bring a dance bag and have their name somewhere on it. Luggage tags are great!
The restrooms in the lobby are open to dancers in the studio and cleaned often by our front desk receptionists.
For Itty Bitty and Pre-Ballet classes this summer we allowed 1 adult / parent only to drop their dancer off the first day to the classroom (wearing a mask). We noticed through our three summer sessions that the dancers did an amazing job paying attention during class. There was little distraction, since there was no one in the portals. Please note that we have not only our instructors, but these classes will have a student assistant and we have our front desk staff. We will take care of your dancer and we are trained to control the room. We have also made these classes even smaller than in past seasons. Please trust us and you can always check in with your dancer on ZOOM. Our staff and instructors will assist at pick-up with these dancers making sure they get to their parent. Parents may always stand outside the door to pick-up their child. But we will be training our staff to walk these kids to their car in the drive-thru. An additional email will go out to all Itty Bitty and Novice dancers tonight or tomorrow morning.
Due to COVID, if you need to make up a missed class, please do one of the following:
Call us to schedule a make-up class
Email us to schedule a make-up class
Please do not just show up, as there may not be room in a class. You can also make-up any missed class on Zoom, we will need to know in advance so we can get the class information to you. Thank you
Dress Code
Remember, at Gasper's School of Dance we have a dress code. Our dress code is in place to encourage concentration and a sense of inclusiveness (variations in attire can be distracting and contribute to feelings of inequality). Uniformity in dance wear allows the teachers to assess how well the students are implementing the technique being taught, problems with alignment, and other important aspects of dance training.
Itty Bitty Ballet: light pink (attached skirt encouraged) Pre-Ballet: light blue (attached skirt encouraged) Ballet 1: Fuchsia Ballet 2: Turquoise **New color** Ballet 3: Lilac Ballet 4: Royal Blue Ballet 5: Burgundy Ballet 6: Eggplant **New Color** Ballet 7: Black **New Color** Ballet 8: Black
Ballet 1 - 8: skirts are optional. They MUST be purchased at Gasper's School of Dance. Some instructors do no allow skirts. Please review our policies for Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, etc on our website. As well as our dress code policies. You have 3 weeks to comply to our dress code before we ask your dancer to sit out of class. At this time we will charge your account for a new leotard and fit your dancer for their level color. IF you ordered a leotard from us, you can wear black or the previous level color until the leotard arrives. These pre-orders often take 5-6 weeks.
Pre-Order your leotard today! Do you need a leotard for your specific ballet level? We will be placing an order September 4, September 25, and then the end of each month.
App
Did you know we have an app? Have you ever gotten annoyed with using your parent portal on your phone? OR wanted easier access to your parent portal or the GSD content? Download our app! You can download for both Android and Apple phones. Stay connected with us.
Studio Challenge | Round 1
Get ready for a new season of studio challenges! We like to have you involved in our studio culture and with COVID and limited studio interaction and events, we are trying to find ways to connect with our dancers.
Ends September 27, 2020. Take a picture in front of the GSD Studio or Gasper Studio Signs (outside our buildings) for a chance to win a prize package from us. Are you a ZOOM Student? Take a picture in your dance space sporting some GSD Gear! A great way to not only get your first day of dance photos, but to also have a chance to win a prize! So let's see those dancer shots in front of our Downtown or South studio or your Zoom studio space.
Submit to the NEW GSD App (Photos)
By email (info@gaspersschoolofdance.com)
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