Yes, all people entering the Joan Weill Center for Dance must be fully vaccinated (i.e., two weeks following receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine considered effective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and/or the World Health Organization) and receive a COVID booster dose as of April 1, 2022.

Students must upload their vaccination information to their Mindbody account before arriving to class. Simply log into Mindbody on a desktop here and follow this link here. From there, you can upload an image (.jpg or .png) of your vaccination card.

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

Simply log into Mindbody on a desktop here and follow this link here. From there, you can upload an image (.jpg or .png) of your vaccination card.

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.

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

Because of social distancing measures, in-person classes will be limited to 25 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 are now reopened and students can use dressing rooms at a limited capacity, please ask the front desk for more information.

Lockers are still unavailable.

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. 

Regardless of your vaccination status, anyone who tests positive must do the following:  

• Send an email immediately to aileyforward@alvinailey.org to inform us of your positive test result. 

• Isolate yourself at home for 5 days. 

• If you have been fever-free for 24 hours and have no symptoms, or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house. If you still have a fever or your symptoms are not resolving, you are required to remain in isolation until your fever resolves. 

• All those who test positive, as well as those who have been in direct contact with a someone who tested positive, will receive communication from The Ailey School further instructions.  

• If you have been cleared by The Ailey School to exit isolation and return to the Ailey building after 5 days of isolation, you will be required to double mask (2 layers of mask protection) for 5 additional days.   

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.