Responding to COVID-19

The past few months have been filled with difficulty and uncertainty for everyone. And while we’ve had to take a little break, here at Turners we have been working as hard as we can to get everyone back on their feet and dancing as soon and as safely as possible. Here are a few changes that we’ve made at Turners in the interest of our students and staff.
You’ll notice as soon as you arrive that we have changed our entrances and exits and we will be operating a one way system for the foreseeable future. In order to cut down on overcrowding, the entry will now be drop off only, so we request parents to leave their children at the entrance and pick them up at the exit after lessons.
Our payment system will remain the same as before with payment being taken before class. Cash payments are still being accepted but we kindly request that parents try to have the correct change so we can minimize the handling of money.
Both of our studios have been reformatted, re-choreographed and are ready to go! We have clearly marked dance boxes on the floor for all the students to occupy during lessons, this will make sure we still have enough pupils to keep up the energy of the classes but also be properly spaced apart from each other so everyone can be free to really go for it and have fun!
Both studios are also equipped with wall mounted sanitizer stations. Although we will encourage our students to wash their hands as often as possible, students will be required to use the stations upon entering and exiting the studios and both spaces will be fully sanitized and reset in between each lesson. Students will also be required to sign in as part of the government contact tracing initiative. If any student or anyone in their household show any symptoms or feel unwell, please do not attend lessons and please inform the staff immediately. There are clearly marked signs on the walls of the studio which will be there to help remind the students to stick to our new guidelines. 
We’re all excited to have you back at Turners and to start dancing again, but your safety is our number one priority. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to get in touch through our website or on social media. And keep an eye out for any updates and some new content heading to our channels soon!
Although we won’t be able to operate the way we used to, we will do everything we can to make this as smooth a transition as possible so our students can feel safe but more importantly have fun. Together, we will keep Rochdale dancing. We look forward to seeing you soon at Turner’s Dance studio.