Welcome!

Hello!

Welcome (or welcome back) to Shooting Star for our Winter 2021 session. Every week I will reach out by email on Mondays with announcements for the week. Sometimes it’s easier to put it on a webpage if you may need to refer back to it.

Things to note:

• Classes start today, Monday January 18th.
• This session lasts 8 weeks and runs from 1/18-3/13.
• There are NO CLOSINGS scheduled in this 8 week period.
• If inclement weather presents itself we will make the determination of the studio by 3 pm on weekdays and 8 am on Saturdays. We need to asses current and future weather reports as well as the condition of roads and parking lots before we make that call. We will email, text and post on facebook if we close. Make up classes can be arranged for closings due to weather.
• I am available by phone/text 973.298.0230, facebook messenger or email most of the day. Please know that I have 2 kids (6 and 7) at home doing virtual school so during school hours it can be rough to have a conversation on the phone. Please leave a message and I will call you back as soon as I get a quiet moment, or if I am at the studio when I am done teaching.
• Being that I can take calls from home, as well as run the business side with email and our software and tap into our security cameras so I can monitor the classes, my non teaching hours will be slightly reduced. I will still see everyone at least once every 2 weeks, I just ask if you need to speak with me you let me know in advance so I can make sure I am there.

If you didn’t get the welcome email or want to re-read it please see: http://eepurl.com/hki-Qf

Please note – since it is colder weather our dancers tend to be cold when they come in. Please have their uniform as their outmost layer when entering the studio for class. They are free to wear long sleeve shirts under their uniform and heavier tights if you have them. When they wear clothes over the uniform we spend a significant portion of class putting on and taking off the sweatshirts. I assure you we keep it warm in the studio and are almost constantly moving so it should not be a huge concern, but we appreciate your help with this. I fully encourage bundling up when heading outside of course – especially our older students.

Please remember doors open 5 minutes before class starts and ends and the waiting room is closed during class unless we are working out on separation anxiety with the dancer . Due to the waiting room being small and windowless as well as our cleaning protocol we may ask you to step out if you arrive before that 5 minutes and come in.

Everyone MUST wear a mask in the building.

Please remember if you have a tuition balance it is due by the first class. Please speak to me with concerns.

I am looking forward to getting back in and seeing our dancers. The rough plan is that we will continue to move forward after the 8 weeks and finish is June with an outdoor performance. This is the very rough plan. We are constantly reevaluating and will have more information to share the end of February.

See you on the dancefloor!

Miss Katie