This allowed us to gradually reintroduce elements such as contact between students and removing social distancing limits. With the change in self-isolation rules this month we have also been able to reintroduce contact with our teachers.

Throughout this time we have listened to student feedback, as well as looking at how other businesses have reacted. Looking at various factors we feel now is the time for some relaxation of our entry requirements.

We have been using the COVID-pass, proof of vaccination status, or a negative COVID test as an entry requirement. The majority of the students that have been attending are double vaccinated and many aren’t actively testing for COVID. This leads us to feel that actually it only reduces the risk to the individual of serious complications; as opposed to lowering the chance of a student bringing it in.

Therefore we have made the decision to suspend requiring these proofs upon entry, however will continue to take temperatures.

Will the Relaxation of Entry Requirements apply to everything?

This relaxation of entry requirements will apply to all classes, workshops and lessons.

However we do feel that our upcoming September Social and October Bournemouth Dance Break should still have some entry policies. Both events are likely to see students sitting and interacting in close proximity for extended periods of time.

We feel it would be prudent for these two events for us to ask that all students take a free lateral flow test before attending. Lateral Flow Tests can be collected from most pharmacies, ordered online, or you can visit a rapid test centre.

If you’re performing the test at home you can report the test result online and the NHS will send you the text and/or email confirmation. We would then ask to see this on the door to permit entry (in the case of Bournemouth results will be asked to be sent in advance). The test will need to have been taken within 48hrs of your visit.

Our hope is that it will just be for these first two social events, as we continue to navigate our way through this pandemic.

We appreciate not everyone is comfortable with the idea of taking the tests but we feel it is the best option. This is especially in the case of our September event, where students normally sit close together and chat amongst tables.

All things being well we plan further relaxation of our entry requirements over the next few months.

We hope you will support us as we continue to try and relax our restrictions whilst maintaining a COVID-secure environment.

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Antony, Emma & Denise are all fully vaccinated, and carry out twice-weekly COVID testing. With the restrictions on self-isolation being removed from Monday 16th August we feel this is the right time to trial reintroducing full contact with our teachers.

We do ask any students that wish to dance with our teachers to please wear a mask, as will we, and would recommend you also partake in regular free COVID testing.

Personal Tuition Sessions

Since Monday 19th July we have been trialling limited contact in personal tuition ‘private lessons’. During this time we have been gaining student feedback as well as discussing with medical professionals.

We are now happy to begin reintroducing full dance teacher partnering if students wish to; though you may continue to have solo dance lessons if you prefer. Our teachers will still wear masks and sanitise before and after and we ask that you also do the same.

There will still be 15 minute gaps between sessions to allow us to continue to sanitise the studio. This also allows us time to check COVID-pass or test results as part of our entry procedures.

You can search our availability and book online using the below options:

Dance Teacher Partnering in Group Classes

Initially we only reintroduced partnering in group classes between students when the lockdown restrictions were [mainly] lifted on 19th July.

However we are now happy to begin partnering again in group classes once the self-isolation rule changes are introduced.

Any students wishing to take advantage of dance teacher partnering may be asked to do so whilst wearing a mask. This is for the continued safety of both our staff and students.

There will still be a limit on numbers for our classes so we recommend booking in advance! You can book into our classes below:

Don’t forget we won’t be permitting contact with our teachers before Monday 16th August at the earliest; and dependant on the changes to self-isolation being confirmed. Also you are still required to bring proof of vaccination status or a negative COVID test result with you.

Dance Breaks and Social Events

We hope to begin reintroducing social events and dance breaks from September, including dance teacher partnering.

With the virus still prevalent we are considering asking for negative COVID tests to be produced, to attend social events.

Our consultation with students booked into our Bournemouth Dance Break in October has so far been agreeable to testing. All attendees would be asked to produce a negative COVID test taken within the 48hrs before attending the weekend.

Over the next few weeks feedback from students will be requested on testing before, for example, a Friday night social. We currently plan to reintroduce our Friday socials from September 24th and they are available to book now.

We welcome all feedback on these changes and remind you to respect an individual’s choice on partnering.

Our COVID policies are constantly evolving and we recommend you check our Procedures and Policies page before each visit.

We are currently in the process of updating our website and booking confirmations. We please ask you to bear with us if out-of-date information is still showing.

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This means we can finally reopen our studio doors to all of our dance students again! We will have to limit the numbers in our classes, to about a third of normal capacity. However this does mean we’ll be able to give each student a bit more of our time (whether they want the extra attention or not ).

The Prime Minister has also said the, subject to the impact this next stage has, we are on track to move to Step 4 on 21st June. This could mean that we can begin planning to return to contact lessons, but further details will be released as the information is made available to us.

We’re COVID-Secure!

Our dance studio follows COVID-secure guidelines and has been awarded a ‘We’re Good To Go‘ certification. This is the official UK mark to signal that a hospitality business follows Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines; and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.

You can read up on our COVID-secure policies & procedures if you have any questions before coming back to visit us. Alternatively you can contact us with any questions.

What Changes Affect The Dance School Reopening in May?

Whilst the indoor limits for social gatherings are 6 people this limit doesn’t apply to our dance classes. Following government restrictions we have limited our class sizes to 12 people.

However no group ‘socialising’ inside the studio can be bigger than 6 people so social distancing should still be maintained. This includes those who have been vaccinated.

With Hugging Allowed, Is Contact for Dancing too?

The government have announced that hugging will be permitted again from Monday 17th May. This is aimed at family members and close friends and does not stretch to close-contact businesses.

Answering a number of queries from students you will still not be able to partner our teachers, or other students. At present, and until at least 21st June, there will still be no contact permitted outside of same household/bubbles.

We would love to be able to welcome you all back to our studio with a hug; but the last thing we want is the next variant to be called the Learn To Dance variant!!!

Revised Timetable for our Dance School Reopening in May

If you haven’t been back to see us recently, or taken part in our online offerings, we have revised our class schedule.

Classes now take place from Sunday to Thursday and generally get progressively higher in level as the week progresses.

All classes are currently pre-book only under current government guidance. You can choose to book for individual sessions, or we can reserve a set number of weeks for you. We have already been taking bookings in anticipation of the dance school reopening in May. Some classes are therefore at or nearing our current capacity and we recommend booking sooner rather than later.

See the Schedule

Our revised schedule for our Dance School Reopening in May is as follows:

[Beginner – Improver/Improver 2 – Intermediate/Advanced – Solo – Kids – Over 50s]

• Sundays (from 23rd May)
  • 7pm Beginner
  • 8pm Improver
• Mondays (from 17th May)
  • 7pm Refresher Classes (starts with Waltz and then follows our regular cycle of dances).
  • 8pm Beginner (almost fully subscribed)
  • 9pm Improver
• Tuesdays
  • 1pm Over 50s Mixed Ability (currently 45 minutes but will return to 90 minutes once socialising is permitted again)
  • 7.30pm Solo Routines (almost fully subscribed)
• Wednesdays
  • 10am Solo Routines
  • 12.30pm Beginner
  • 1.30pm Improver
  • 4.15pm Kids 4-8yrs (term-time only)
  • 5pm Kids Over 9s (term-time only)
  • 6pm Refresher Classes (starts with Waltz and then follows our regular cycle of dances). Some weeks fully subscribed.
  • 7pm Argentine Tango Course starts (initially 6 weeks, extends in 6 week cycles)
  • 8pm Improver (fully subscribed from 26th May, waiting list in operation)
  • 9pm Improver 2
• Thursdays
  • 1pm Improver 2
  • 2pm Intermediate
  • 7pm Improver 2
  • 8pm Intermediate
  • 9pm Advanced (currently postponed until contact can resume)

To book onto any of our classes or courses visit our Class Timetable. Use the Full Booking System to reserve a space for someone else, use account credit or redeem a gift card.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the studio next week.

About Learn To Dance

Learn To Dance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. We have been closed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic but look forward to the dance school reopening in May.

During our closed period we offered a number of different ways to dance with us from your front rooms. Offering regular live-stream classes, as well as useful dance uploads, subscribe to be kept informed when new videos are going live. Send us your suggestions of what you’d like to see us release and we’ll do our best!

Looking for more personal tuition? We provide both in-person and streamed lessons and classes. Check out learndance.co.uk/online for more information.

You can check out our website, or follow us online, at:

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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Social distancing from other students, and our teachers, will continue to apply during the Dance Studio reopening in April. At present we hope that social distancing rules may start to be relaxed towards the end of June. We will update nearer the time as information becomes available.

To read our analysis of the Lockdown Easing Roadmap check out our original blog post.

Will Adult Group Classes be indoors following the Dance Studio reopening in April?

Our adult group classes will continue to be streamed via Zoom or select sessions outdoors. Private Lessons can choose to be taken outdoors or via Zoom if they wish too.

Hopefully adult group classes can resume indoors from Monday 17th May. More details will be released as they are confirmed.

Private Lesson Bookings for Dance Studio Reopening from 12th April

Bookings for private lessons have already been coming in, in preparation for the dance studio reopening in April. We do still have good availability at present but enquiries are increasing.

You can search and book online via our Private Lessons page, or using the booking options below:

Kid’s Ballroom and Latin American Dance Classes

Our kid’s classes can also return in-person when the dance school reopens from 12th April. The classes will resume following the end of the Easter Break, from 21st April.

We have two kid’s classes that we run, for the Under 9’s and Under 13’s. Classes are scheduled on Wednesdays at 4.15pm for the Under 9’s and 5pm for the Under 13’s.

Our classes are charged on a half-term basis. The half-terms cost £18 for the Under 9’s or £25 for the Under 13’s.

You can book online, or contact us for more information.

About Learn To Dance

Learn To Dance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire.

We can now offer in-person Private Lessons and Kid’s Classes from 12th April, with the dance school reopening. However our group adult classes will have to remain online, or outdoors, until at least 17th May.

You can check out our website, or follow us online, at:

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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Hopefully from April 12th lockdown easing will be on track, allowing our ballroom dance lessons to resume in the studio. However the dates are not set in stone! So we have no guarantees at the moment that we will be able to welcome you back next month.

The guidance does however currently allow personal trainers to provide individuals, and same-household, with 1-to-1 sessions. That is so long as it is outdoors, and social distancing measures are applied.

This got us to thinking, as to whether this was something we could potentially provide as an option now the weather is improving. We are going to therefore trial some outdoor private lessons at the Cherry Orchard during the week.

Where will these outdoor lockdown ballroom dance lessons be held?

There is an overflow car park onsite that is only used during the football season at weekends. The gate is locked at all other times and we are confident that this should work for our purposes.

The car park is a short walk from the main entrance (less than a minute). You can park closer than that in the main car park.

The logistics of erecting a dance floor, that would need to be put away after every session, means we will not be using any type of outdoor dance floor. Instead we are going to rely on the fine gravel-type surface of the car park to allow flowing movement.

It goes without saying that we wouldn’t recommend wearing your dance shoes for these outdoor lockdown ballroom dance lessons!

You should also be aware that there is also the chance of members of the public walking past!

I’m up for trying it, how do I book?

At present only Antony is offering these outdoor dance lessons during our trial. When booking please select ‘outdoor’ and the lesson length required. Existing packages and sessions can be used.

Use the appointment search below to book. You can also choose Zoom lessons if you’d like to have us stream a lesson instead.

Please only book a weekday slot. We may be able to offer weekend slots on the next two Sundays but football resumes after that. Contact us first if you have any questions about potential sessions.

What about bad weather?

Obviously we cannot forecast for short-term changes in weather! But we will have a more flexible cancellation/reschedule policy should the weather take a turn for the worst.

We are happy to teach in all weathers, taking appropriate clothing precautions. However if we feel the surface of the car park would be dangerous we may have to cancel sessions.

Initially we are only thinking of offering these sessions during daylit hours (currently sunset is around 6.15pm). If there is interest in later sessions we can look into lighting options.

With that, you also accept that these outdoor lockdown ballroom dance lessons are taken at your own risk. We will do our best to select an area of the car park that is flat. We cannot however guarantee there won’t be unexpected changes in the surface. Extra care should be taken as the surface conditions may change as you move across the car park.

Why are you providing outdoor lockdown Ballroom Dance lessons?

There is a lot of uncertainty around when we will be permitted to reopen. We’re also still waiting on the detailed guidance to be released.

We feel that this is an option that may appeal to some of our students who are unable to Zoom!

This will also serve as a trial to potentially offering some outdoor group classes. The current roadmap may actually permit these from the end of this month!

We are already receiving bookings for this option and we hope more of you will be able to join us. Otherwise we look forward to welcoming you back to the studio as soon as it is permitted.

About Learn To Dance

Learn To Dance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire.

Our dance studio is currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However we are still looking at innovative ways to keep you dancing. From online streamed classes and private lessons, live free classes on YouTube, and now lockdown ballroom dance lessons outdoors.

You can check out our website, or follow us online, at:

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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I’m sure by now everyone has seen the draft plan released by the UK Government and announced on Monday 22nd February.

The roadmap out of lockdown is going to run on a minimum 5 week cycle between restrictions being lifted. This will allow the results of each lockdown easing stage to be reviewed, before deciding if the next step can be safely implemented.

There will be 4 tests evaluated by the government at each stage of the lockdown easing:

• the vaccine deployment programme continues successfully
• evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated
• infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS
• assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new Variants of Concern

Assuming these tests can all be passed satisfactorily, in the 4 weeks following a change in step, then a week’s notice is given to confirm the next stage being implemented.

Read on to find out a summary of each stage, but especially how the lockdown easing affects the Learn To Dance school.

Step 1 (8th & 29th March)

8th March

Schools are reopening for all children and Higher Education students doing practical courses also return.

Whilst this doesn’t change anything for Learn To Dance it does mean that Creative Academy are able to hire studio space from us again. This will provide us with a bit more stability financially and so will be most welcome.

You will also be able to meet with one person, for recreation or exercise, who is not in your household or support bubble.

29th March

From 29th March we should then be able to meet up with another household, or as the ‘Rule of 6’, outdoors (including gardens).

Outdoor sports, including football at the Cherry Orchard, are permitted to resume from 29th March.

The ‘Stay at Home’ rule will cease to be in law but they still recommend staying local and working from home where possible.

At this stage holidays abroad will still not be allowed.

Therefore Step 1 unfortunately does not result in any lockdown easing for the dance school. However we will continue to provide our online streamed lessons and dance classes.

Step 2 (12th April) – Start of dance school lockdown easing

In Step 2 is when we start to see some of the lockdown easing measures for the dance school. The earliest this will take place is from 12th April and its implementation will be confirmed a week before.

Boris has confirmed that the plan for step 2 is to allow the opening of a variety of businesses:

• non-essential retail
• personal care such as hairdressers and nail salons
• libraries and community centres
• indoor gyms and leisure facilities (but only for individuals or same household)
• outdoor attractions
• campsites and holiday lets (without shared facilities)

Pubs and restaurants will be able to serve outdoors with table service. Weddings and similar can take place with up to 15 people.

Whilst we haven’t received any detailed guidance at present the signs point to us being able to offer private lessons again in Step 2. These will continue to be for individuals or same-household and will be non-contact with our instructors.

We are taking provisional private lesson bookings at this stage, but flexibility will be maintained as the situation develops.

Step 3 (17th May) – more Lockdown Easing for Dance Schools

Should things go well than by 17th May (at the earliest) the country will enter Step 3 of the lockdown easing roadmap.

At this stage there is hope that limits on socialising with friends and family can start to be relaxed. Although gatherings outdoors in excess of 30 people will still be illegal.

Indoors the limits will be rule of 6 or 2 households at this stage. We anticipate this will be in line with the previous rule of 6.

Further business openings will be permitted at this point, including:

• Indoor pubs and restaurants
• Cinemas and children’s play areas
• The rest of accommodation
• indoor adult group sports and exercise classes
• indoor performances and sporting events (subject to capacity limits)

Weddings and other social events will be able to host up to 30 people.

At this point the government will begin looking into social distancing and other Covid guidance that could be reduced in Step 4.

Therefore in Step 3 we expect to be able to reopen for group classes. It is likely that this will still be with the capacity limits in place from last year.

Step 4 (21st June) – return to life as we know it???

By Step 4, which will happen no earlier than 21st June, lockdown easing for the dance school could see all social contact limits removed.

Subject to the rules at the time this may mean that we can resume contact lessons and solo dancer rotating. However this would be reliant on all of our teachers having had both their jabs!

At the moment we hope that by the autumn things will start to feel a bit more normal. In fact hopefully our Bournemouth Dance Break will be able to go ahead as scheduled.

All the dates quoted by the government do come with the caveat that these are the earliest they could happen. Any failure of the tests at a particular stage could see a slowdown of the lockdown easing. There will always be at least 5 weeks between Steps.

As much as we are hoping that lockdown easing will allow us to open up the dance school, sooner rather than later, we will always take into consideration the health and safety of our staff and students.

Therefore we may elect to keep certain sessions virtual until such time as we deem it possible to welcome students back safely.

Whilst Coronavirus is likely to be always with us let us hope that this is the start of the end of restrictions. With lockdown now easing we hope to open the doors of the dance school to you all again.

Stay safe and well and we look forward to welcoming you all back again soon!

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The government announced their Winter Plan to end lockdown from Wednesday 2nd December. We’ve been busy reviewing the details so we can answer those questions, and ensure Learn To Dance continues to operate in a COVID-secure way.

Tier 2/Tier 3, Learn To Dance & Me?

By now I’m sure most people have found out which tier they are living in. The majority of the local area have been placed in Tier 2. Those residents who fall under Slough Borough Council however will find themselves currently in Tier 3.

So you’re probably wondering “Can I go Dancing” if I’m in Tier 2 or 3? We have been in consultation with our local Environmental Agency, as well as the National Association of Teachers of Dancing.

The responses received will be positive for some, but disappointing for others.

I’m in Tier 2

Great news. We’ve had it confirmed that all of our lessons and classes can run under our current COVID-secure procedures. Existing rule of 6 still applies and we ask that students continue to refrain from ‘socialising’ unless socially distanced.

We will maintain our limit of 12 people to a class, the requirement to pre-book, and our 24hr cancellation policy.

Classes and lessons in-person will resume from Wednesday 2nd December at 6pm.

I’m in Tier 3, what does that mean for me?

The news here is less positive for most I’m afraid.

For our kid’s classes it’s actually good news. Classes for the under 18’s can continue so long as COVID-secure rules are followed. We may however contact parents to discuss the possibility of keeping these remote at present. This is because some of our students are in Tier 3 and often (especially the younger kids) social distancing can be hard to maintain.

The main issue for those residing in a Tier 3 area was raised by the Environmental Agency. Those in Tier 3, as you can see under the ‘TRAVELLING’ header, should avoid travelling outside their area. All non-essential journeys should be avoided (and EA don’t consider a dance lesson essential!)

Should South Bucks enter Tier 3 we would be required to close our doors again and return to full virtual lessons.

So What Now?

In summary, when wondering “Can I Go Dancing”, if you’re in Tier 2 then YES but if in Tier 3 NO.

We will be contacting those that are booked in for next month. We advise those in Tier 3 to cancel any plans to return to the studio. although tiers will be reviewed on 16th December.

Depending on numbers we may look at still running some of our sessions virtually. Those unable to attend the studio in person will still be able to continue their dancing. Anyone taking part in the adult virtual classes or private lessons will continue to receive complimentary access to our video-on-demand service.

Hopefully numbers will improve in the next two weeks and we can see areas moving back down to Tier 1 or 2.

Stay safe and well, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

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In contrast to the videos that we provided over the first lockdown, these will be live interactive classes. We will also have a video-on-demand service. Live class sizes will be limited so that you can still benefit from our attention – even if it’s remotely!

We’re sorry that it’s taken us a few days to update you, following the Prime Minister’s announcement at the weekend. There was some ambiguity in the legislation initially, as to whether we had to fully close. We wanted to get clarification on this before announcing our closure.

Online Streamed Lessons

We will be running our regular class schedule as an online option that is attended virtually. Those registered for a class will receive an exclusive link 30 minutes before the class to join the live stream.

Numbers will be kept limited to allow us to interact with our students and provide hints and tips.

We will adjust our lesson plans to fit within more confined spaces. Helpfully the next few weeks were scheduled to include Salsa, Argentine Tango and Merengue. These are generally much easier to keep compact.

The live online streamed lessons will be recorded (our teacher’s live feed only). These will then be uploaded to our brand new video-on-demand service that will be launching shortly.

Your attendance in the live class will also include weekly complimentary access to our video-on-demand library.

Whilst virtual lessons are not the same as those taken in-person, we hope that our live feedback, as well as the added benefit of the online library, will encourage you to keep your dancing up during this testing time.

Our plan is to launch these virtual classes starting from our Sunday night beginner class on 8th November.

Brand New Video-on-Demand Library

Part of our new online streamed lessons options will be an on-demand library of dance videos.

We will be offering both weekly and monthly subscription options that will give you unlimited access to all our videos.

As well as recordings of the live classes, we will also be uploading our back catalogue of online dance lessons. We will also be adding previously unreleased videos of workshops and dance breaks.

In addition we hope to re-launch our “Technique in Three” video series. The aim is to provide short videos on specific techniques to practice. We originally launched these during the first lockdown. Unfortunately practical issues led us to decide to drop the series at that time.

There will be two tiers available:

• a weekly pass for £10; and
• a monthly pass for £25

Both will have no minimum commitment required. We are also looking at offering a direct debit option to make it easier to manage.

Those that attend our live classes will receive a complimentary weekly pass. Unfortunately at this time this offer does not extend to our kid’s classes.

Further details on both online streamed lessons options will be released over the coming days.

“Zoom” Private Lessons

Both Antony & Denise will continue to offer private lessons via online streaming services.

Lessons can be booked as usual online, or by contacting us.

Those with existing in-person bookings have already been contacted to confirm if they wish to switch to virtual. Our availability may change as we settle into how this is going to work.

We’ll See You Soon

The timing is unfortunate, as things were moving in the right direction for the school, but the situation is unavoidable.

We hope you will enjoy our online videos options; and keep yourselves ready to come back as soon as we are allowed to reopen.

Stay safe and well and we hope to see you all again soon.

Antony, Emma & Denise
LearnToDance

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Our dance studio is located within the South Bucks area. The tier applicable to our area is separate to Windsor & Maidenhead or Slough (which has today moved into Tier 2). You can check what tier a particular area is in on the gov.uk website.

The main points applicable to Learn To Dance within the Three Tiers are as follows:

Tier 1 (Medium Level)

• Areas where national restrictions continue to be in place
  • no socialising in groups larger than 6, indoors or outdoors. Our Covid procedures ensure no groups larger than 2 are formed
  • businesses and venues can continue to operate, in a COVID-secure manner
  • exercise classes can continue to take place indoors if the rule of 6 is followed.
  • you must wear a face mask in areas where this is mandated. You are not required to wear a mask when dancing. But we do require masks on arrival, when leaving, and in communal areas.
  • you should continue to follow social distancing rules

Tier 2 (High Level)

• changes include:
  • you must not socialise with anybody outside of your household or support group indoors. Our Covid procedures currently allow for fixed partnerships. However if either of the partner moves into Tier 2 this will no longer be allowed.
  • businesses and venues can continue to operate, in a COVID-secure manner
  • exercise classes can continue to take place indoors if it is possible for people to avoid mixing. Unless this is with people they live with or share a support bubble with

Tier 3 (Very High)

• changes include:
  • exercise classes can still continue indoors if it is possible for people to avoid mixing. However please see details about additional restrictions below.
  • you should try to avoid travelling outside the very high alert level area you are in. You should also avoid entering a very high alert level area.

Additional restrictions in the Three Tiers guidance may be added in consultation with local authorities. Therefore Learn To Dance will only be required to close if the local authority deem it necessary. However we will review the situation if local areas begin to move into Tier 3.

In summary, we can stay open

Learn To Dance follow sufficient COVID-secure procedures to continue to remain open throughout all three tiers under current government guidelines.

However if you live in an area that moves into Tier 3 you may be asked to avoid group sessions.

Those currently forming a fixed partnership will not be permitted to continue that partnership if either partner lives in a Tier 2 (or above) area.

We will continue to review the ongoing situation and make any required adjustments to ensure a COVID-secure environment can be maintained.

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The new measures announced are designed to suppress virus transmission and keep the number of infections down.

As such they have announced that from Monday social gatherings will be limited to groups up to 6 people.

Does the Social Gathering Limit affect Learn To Dance classes?

Many of you have contacted us to ask what affect this will have on our reopening plans. Also how it would affect our class sizes and your ability to book a space if numbers were further limited.

We are happy to announce that we are a Covid Secure venue, following government guidelines to reduce transmission. This means we are not included in the social gathering limit.

The size of our studio, and the abundance of ventilation means we can have a few more than 6 people. Capacity calculations allow up to 16 students in a class – although we are limiting to 12 for increased safety.

Has the dance class schedule changed?

We have revised our schedule to offer a number of class options both during the day and in the evenings. Hopefully this means that there are plenty of opportunities for you to get back to the studio.

Currently the website still refers to the old pre-Covid schedule. However it is likely that our revised schedule may end up being permanent. We will be working at updating the website fully over the next few days.

All this means you may return to dance classes, confident that we are doing all we can to ensure a safe environment.

Please remember though that all classes are currently pre-book only. Whilst a Social Gathering Limit doesn’t apply to us, we are still limiting to a class size of 12. Therefore we can’t accept walk-ins at present.

Our online booking window for classes closes 2 hours before a class, but you can still ring to check availability.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the studio…although without hugs!

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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