Yes.

Students can upload their vaccination information to their Mindbody acount. Simply log into Mindbody here, click the "My Account" tab, then the "Documents" subtab. From there, you can upload an image of your vaccination card.

If you are unvaccinated looking to receive a vaccine, consult with your medical provider, NY Forward, and NYC Health Department.

Students for Ailey Experience NYC must receive their second dose by July 26, 2021.

Yes.

Ailey requires all people who enter The Joan Weill Center for Dance to acquire a PCR COVID-19 test (NOT antigen) 5 days or less before entry.

You can get a free COVID-19 test throughout the five boroughs at one of the sites listed at the links below or by calling 1-844-NYC-4NYC or 1-212-Covid19. 

• https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/ 
• https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/get-tested/covid-19-testing.page 

Once you have received your test results, you must upload the results to your Mindbody account. Simply log into Mindbody here, click the "My Account" tab, then the "Documents" subtab. From there, you can upload an image of your results.

Yes, all students must complete our health screening every time before entering the studio.

To complete our health screening, you must download the HealthCheck application to your phone. The app has a survey that must be completed before your entry. Please follow the user instructions guide that you can view here for more information.

Yes. For the safety of everyone in the building, all dancers, students, faculty, musicians and staff are always required to wear a mask in class and in public spaces. All staff in The Joan Weill Center for Dance are always also required to wear a mask including Faculty, Administrative Staff, and Staff who are required to circulate in public areas of the building. 

Ailey asks that students bring their own mask but Ailey will have enough disposable masks, gloves, face shields upon special request, hand sanitizers, and wipes on hand for everyone in the building. 

Ailey recommends that everyone returning to the building consult NY Forward and CDC to learn about cloth masks in order to make personal decisions. However, Ailey does NOT recommend Gaitors, fleece, or bandanas.  Fabric masks should be washed at home frequently.

Yes. You will be required to take your no-contact temperature prior to proceeding into the building as a part of the HealthCheck app. If you register a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, you will not be permitted to proceed into the building.

Late arrivals are not permitted and class will not be refunded.

Ailey Experience NYC students are granted late arrivals but are asked to please contact us in the case of a late arrival at Ailey.

Because of social distancing measures, in-person classes will be limited to 12 vaccinated students per class.

Yes. Studios are designed for 6-foot social distancing measures for students, instructors, and musicians.

Parents are not permitted in the Ailey building. For all Kids & Teens classes and Ailey Experience workshops, an Ailey Extension staff member will check your kid in outside of the Ailey building and guide them inside to their class.

Dressing rooms and lockers rooms are currently closed. Students must arrive to the building with their dance clothes either on or underneath their street clothes. Students are strictly forbidden to change clothes in the bathrooms.

Due to social distancing requirements and safety precautions, all common areas are unavailable and students are asked to not loiter outside of the studios or in the lobby. 

When Ailey is informed that an individual who has been at The Center has tested positive for COVID-19, Ailey will identify anyone who might have been exposed to the infected individual while at The Center for long enough to have put them at risk of infection. In coordination with the NYC and NYS contact tracing programs, Ailey will implement a contact tracing tool via its app deployment and/or through its above-mentioned partnerships to assist personnel in the notification of members of the Ailey community who have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive while at The Center.

Should an individual feel ill while at The Center, that individual will be isolated until they can be safely exited The Center with compliant instructions for testing; should that individual test positive for COVID-19, the above contact tracing protocol will be deployed. 

All who test positive will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Other non-vaccinated students who have been in contact with someone who tested positive will also need to quarantine. In both cases, Ailey has a protocol to trace and communicate to the Ailey community. 

Ailey is following all Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Dance USA guidelines on cleaning and air flow. Details can be found in Ailey Forward. In brief, Ailey will clean all studios with electrostatic sprayers, use CDC approved cleaning supplies, and maximize airflow and air filters (Merv 13 and higher) in the HVAC system. Bathrooms are fully hands-free including toilet seat activated flushing devices.