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Joffrey Ballet School

Covid-19 Information

Updated - August 29, 2022

Academic Year Programming - September 2022 - May 2023

The Joffrey Ballet School studios and residence halls are designed to provide our community with safe in-person instruction as well as clean & healthy boarding. The following information represents an overview of the COVID-19-related safety and sanitation protocols we are following for on-site participation during the 2022 – 2023 academic year. No student is required to participate in any program or environment in which they are not comfortable.

Vaccination and Mask Requirements

Please refer to the table below, outlining the requirements for all Joffrey Ballet School intensives held worldwide this summer. We will provide updates via email and our website as policies continue to shift to align with local COVID-19 recommendations.

Program Orientation
Intensive	Month	Intensive Dates (Hidden)	State (Hidden)	Masks	Vaccination
NYC Ballet Intensive	June	June 6, 2022 - July 22, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey South (Ballet)	June	June 6, 2022 - July 1, 2022	Georgia, USA	Optional	Optional
NYC Pre-Professional Jazz & Contemporary Intensive	June	June 13, 2022 - June 24, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
NYC Musical Theater Intensive	June	June 13, 2022 - July 8, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
NYC Children’s Dance Camp (3 - 4)	June	June 13, 2022 - July 15, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Not Applicable
NYC Children’s Dance Camp (5 - 7)	June	June 13, 2022 - July 15, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey South (Jazz & Contemporary)	June	June 20, 2022 - July 1, 2022	Georgia, USA	Optional	Optional
NYC Hip Hop Intensive	June	June 27, 2022 - July 15, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey Colorado	July	July 4, 2022 - July 22, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Optional
Joffrey Miami (Jazz & Contemporary)	July	July 4, 2022 - July 15, 2022	Florida, USA	Optional	Optional
Joffrey Mexico	July	July 4, 2022 - July 8, 2022	Cancun, Mexico	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Optional
JoffreyRED (Contemporary Ballet)	July	July 5, 2022 - July 15, 2022	California, USA	Optional	Optional
Joffrey Dallas	July	July 11, 2022 - July 29, 2022	Texas, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Optional
Joffrey Cirque Arts Las Vegas	July	July 11, 2022 - July 22, 2022	Nevada, USA	Optional	Optional
Joffrey Miami (Ballet)	July	July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022	Florida, USA	Optional	Optional
NYC Jazz & Contemporary Intensive	July	July 18, 2022 - August 12, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey Las Vegas	July	July 18, 2022 - July 29, 2022	Nevada, USA	Optional	Optional
Joffrey West	July	July 18, 2022 - July 29, 2022	California, USA	Optional	Optional
NYC Pre-Professional Ballet Intensive	August	August 1, 2022 - August 19, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey San Francisco	August	August 1, 2022 - August 12, 2022	California, USA	Required	Required
NYC Tap Intensive	August	August 1, 2022 - August 12, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
NYC Pre-Professional Jazz & Contemporary Intensive	August	August 15, 2022 - August 26, 2022	New York, USA	Optional in Classes. Required in Common Areas	Required, with Philosophical, Religious, and Medical Exemptions Permitted
Joffrey Italy	August	August 16, 2022 - August 20, 2022	Comacchio, Italy	Optional	Optional

NYC Trainee Division

All dancers are required to be fully vaccinated, as well as receiving a booster dose upon eligibility, with approved exemptions.
Multi-layer masks are required at all times within the building common areas, but are optional while taking class. N95, KN95, and N94 masks are recommended. Masks with valves are not permitted.
A negative COVID-19 diagnostic test must be submitted for the start of each semester. A PCR or RAPID ANTIGEN result from testing within the 4 days prior. Tests must be professionally administered.
Dancers must follow Joffrey’s Zero-Tolerance Contagious Illness Policy. Failure to disclose illness or to properly/timely report symptoms could result in expulsion or removal from the program.

NYC Children’s & Youth Division

All dancers 6 months and older are required to be fully vaccinated to attend in-person classes.
Multi-layer masks are required at all times within the building Common Areas, ie: Bathrooms, Lobbies, Stairwells and Elevators for anyone in the building, including parents and caregivers. N95, KN95, and N94 masks are recommended. Masks with valves are not permitted.
A negative COVID-19 diagnostic test must be submitted for the start of each semester. A PCR or RAPID ANTIGEN result from testing within the 4 days prior. Tests must be professionally administered.
Dancers must follow Joffrey’s Zero-Tolerance Contagious Illness Policy. Failure to disclose illness or to properly/timely report symptoms could result in expulsion or removal from the program.

TX Trainee Division

All dancers are required to be fully vaccinated, with approved exemptions permitted. Booster doses are strongly encouraged upon eligibility.
Multi-layer masks are optional, but not required.
A negative COVID-19 diagnostic test must be submitted for the start of each semester. A PCR or RAPID ANTIGEN result from testing within the 4 days prior. Tests must be professionally administered.
Dancers must follow Joffrey’s Zero-Tolerance Contagious Illness Policy. Failure to disclose illness or to properly/timely report symptoms could result in expulsion or removal from the program.

NYC Open Program

Vaccination and boosters are recommended, but not required to attend classes.
Multi-layer masks are required at all times within the building common areas, but are optional while taking class. N95, KN95, and N94 masks are recommended. Masks with valves are not permitted.
Dancers must follow Joffrey’s Zero-Tolerance Contagious Illness Policy. Failure to disclose illness or to properly/timely report symptoms could result in expulsion or removal from the program.

All of our dance studios, restrooms, offices and common areas at Joffrey Ballet School are furnished with a HEPA Air Filtration system that is designed to filter pollution, bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, out of the air. These advanced systems filter the entire air volume of a room five to seven times an hour.

We are dedicated to promoting safety and have mandated practices at all of our locations that include social distancing in common areas and requirement of masks and PPE (when necessary).

Due to the high risk for spread in group dance activity, Joffrey Ballet School continues to require a minimum of 5-day isolation period for any student who tests positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination or symptom status. Starting on day 5 they can test to return with a negative rapid test as long as they are asymptomatic. The maximum days they will not be allowed on site is 10 days as long as they are symptom free. This policy will be upheld for faculty, staff, and musicians whenever administratively feasible.

Asymptomatic individuals who are close contacts will be not required to isolate. Frequent testing is highly encouraged, especially 5-7 days following exposure.

Our Zero-Tolerance Contagious Illness Policy for onsite participation remains intact for contagious illness that is not COVID-19: All must be fever free for at least 72 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and free of contagious illness symptoms (other than possible lasting loss of taste/smell). After illness or close contact exposure, well-being and test results must be confirmed by 5pm ET on a dancing day to return onsite for the following dancing day. There are no same-day sick clearances.

The safety of our community is always of utmost importance, and we appreciate your support to keep our community safe. Our policies are subject to change as the situation and guidance of best practices evolve. We will continue to follow state and federal requirements, as well as referring to the best practice recommendations of Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health, World Health Organization, and more as we develop and maintain our School safety policies.