Summer, 2020
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Dear Maine State Ballet Families,
Maine State Ballet has registered with the Maine CDC to open this summer for dance classes. This designation allowed us to reopen as of June 1st by agreeing to follow the Maine CDC's safety standards.
Here are some specific precautions we are taking in tandem with and in addition to Maine CDC guidelines.
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IN BUILDING
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Wearing of facial coverings by all staff, dancers and dance teachers
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Providing hand sanitizer and tissues
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Classes are staggered and class sizes limited to stay under building capacity
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Physical distancing in the dance rooms including one person per ballet barre
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Limiting exertion rates for dancers
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Dancers bringing their own drinking water, hand sanitizer, tissues, facial coverings, small snack if needed, and coming dressed in dance clothes (dressing rooms are closed)
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Recording daily attendance for follow up purposes in case anyone comes down with symptoms
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Allowing only one person at a time per bathroom
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Propping open interior doors to avoid touching of common surfaces (weather permitting for the outside entrance door)
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Ventilating dance rooms
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Closing the water fountain
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Cleaning / disinfecting of public areas including barres, bathrooms, etc.
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PARENTS
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Please drop off and pickup up your dancers at the front door (for now we are asking that parents avoid coming into the building to sit down and wait); parents can wait in the parking lot or return later for pickup
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All payments are to be online or by sending in a check (no in person payments please) until further notice
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Limited apparel including dance shoes, leotards, etc. by appointment and no selling of snacks or water until further notice
Thank you for helping us keep Maine State Ballet dancers and staff safe and healthy!
Kind regards,
Glenn Davis, School Director