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  | Hi everyone, I hope that you were able to enjoy a Happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday. Although I know that this year is much different than other years as far as who you could safely meet with, the spirit will always be the same. I am sure we have all found many new things to be grateful for, and I hope Thursday was just one of many days we show gratitude for what we have. It's crazy to believe that we are entering the last month of 2020, for as wild of a ride as this year has been, it almost seems to have flown by so incredibly quickly - especially this last month! The end of the year also symbolizes audition time at our Company, and this year is no different! Most of our teams for the New Year are footwork / solo work focused. It is also important to note that I cannot and will not guarantee In Person performance opportunities. If you want to join our Company, understand that this may mean that everything we do may be virtual or video based, as my decisions will always be rooted in what's best for public health first. Read on to see more information about our AUDITIONS inDecember, make sure you register - first come, first serve as we cap the attendance at our studio! We are currently finalizing dates for our Intensives that will start back up in January / February so make sure to keep an eye out on our website and social media for that! Keep slaying, Kat Arias Owner, Director Ferocity Dance Company P.S: Make sure to support all of your Small Business friends throughout the Holiday Season, it's been a hell of a year and we're all trying to make it as best as we can! Support doesn't have to be financial, you can share and/or leave a review - every little bit helps! |
 Photo Credit: Franklin Liranzo | Hi everyone, I am so looking forward to seeing some of you back in the studio again as we prepare to bring back In Person Group Classes and have brought back a program in a new way. Remember that all of our Studio Happenings are available for virtual participation as well as In Person attendance and we look forward to seeing you in whichever way makes you most comfortable! We were completely closed to the public from March 12th to June 30th, on July 1st we opened to the public for private lessons only, and on July 15th we opened for our rehearsals. On August 1st we allowed small rentals to return to the studio, and we stalled this current part of the reopening until October because I didn't want to start group classes or workshops coming off of a Holiday weekend. I believe that our strict COVID measures have made the experience of coming back a safe one for us, and we have not had any issues so far! Thank you to everyone for their understanding. All of our In Person classes and workshops will have capped attendance limits and no rotations will be allowed for partnerwork. For partnerwork workshops you must register with your partner, if you don't have a partner, you can contact us and we can see if anyone else needs a partner and doesn't have one. Our full list of COVID requirements are listed on our website on our COVID-19 page and all the pages where our workshops and classes are listed. Please know that we have everyone's safety at the forefront of our planning process. We are also excited to announce that our Special Workshops / Boot Camps and Intensives all have ASL Interpreters available onsite now! Thank you for your patience as we continue our journey in becoming as inclusive as possible. Keep slaying, Kat Arias Owner, Director Ferocity Dance Company |
   | Hi everyone, I wanted to send an update about a couple of things and I'll begin by detailing where we are in our re-opening plan as we are approaching the fifth stage which is the re-introduction of Ferocity Group Classes & Workshops to the studio. As you know this was previously planned to happen in September, but I wanted to wait another month to ease out of Summer instead of jumping into something. Please know that before we talk about opening more to the public, there will be a virtual option for everything, so if you want to dance with us but aren't comfortable coming in, you can still join in on the fun! We were completely closed to the public from March 12th to June 30th, on July 1st we opened to the public for private lessons only, and on July 15th we opened for our rehearsals. On August 1st we allowed small rentals to return to the studio, and we stalled this current part of the reopening until October because I didn't want to start group classes or workshops coming off of a Holiday weekend. I believe that our strict COVID measures have made the experience of coming back a safe one for us, and we have not had any issues so far! Thank you to everyone for their understanding. All of our In Person classes and workshops will have capped attendance limits and no rotations will be allowed for partnerwork. For partnerwork workshops you must register with your partner, if you don't have a partner, you can contact us and we can see if anyone else needs a partner and doesn't have one. Our full list of COVID requirements are listed on our website on our COVID-19 page and all the pages where our workshops and classes are listed. As promised, all of our In Studio programs will be live streamed for those that want to attend from the safety of their homes or if you end up being quarantined from the studio and can't attend in person. We are getting everything set up now so we are good to go come October! Please know that we have everyone's safety at the forefront of our planning process. I'm sure by now most of you have heard, but I wanted to give a little detail about what happened to me a little over a week ago. I started having some pretty severe pains a little after midnight on Thursday, August 27th, they were so severe that even though I'm not the type to go to the hospital, I drove myself over to the ER within 40 minutes because I felt myself getting increasingly weaker. While I won't go into the specifics of what was wrong, four hours of pain later the Doctors realized that what was wrong with me required an Emergency Surgery and they rolled me into the OR within an hour. 12 hours after I left my house to go to the ER, I was home and started my recuperating journey. Recovery time is 2-4 weeks, and I'm really happy to say that I feel I'm closer to the two week part rather than the four! It was an incredibly scary moment in my life, and every possible thought went through my mind along with endless tears. But I wanted to share because I know there's a lot of people like me, we "tough it out" or ignore little pains here and there, but then something like this can happen! I am definitely glad that this time I listened to my body, because six weeks before this happened I had actually had a pain very similar to it, but it went away so I never thought to have it checked. Listen to your body, its only job is to protect us and keep us safe. Thank you all for so many kind words and thoughts, you keeping me in your daily thoughts has been amazing and I can't wait to come back soon! Keep slaying, Kat Arias Owner, Director Ferocity Dance Company P.S: I am thinking to bring back the Training Team in October as well, if you'd be interesting in being a part of that please let us know so I can make a decision. It's partner work focused and like all other programs, partnerships would need to be set and no rotations would be allowed. |
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| I wanted to send an update about where we are in our re-opening plan as it's been six weeks since we re-opened on a limited basis and to let you know how things are going on our end! It has been really wonderful seeing my teams again, I truly missed them. I decided to push back opening for In Person group classes which was originally scheduled for August due to various COVID spiking trends around the US which made me a little nervous to bring the general public back at this time. So we are currently only open to the public if it's private lessons, and for Company members that are in rehearsals.This allows me to keep a better eye on the situation and to continue being slow and cautious as we move forward. This also has been good for those back at the studio (about half of my current students are attending in person, and the other half choosing to do our virtual option,) as it allows them time to get used to this new normal of ours. Dancing with masks can be challenging, but having the best kind of mask can be a great help! Whether you're coming to us or not, I wanted to pass along this link: Reebok Athletic Face Masks - I have started using these masks when I'm at the studio and it's a huge difference. I believe Adidas and UnderArmour also make these - I hope that helps! Also, wanted to clarify for transparency's sake - my students are required to wear masks from the second they enter the building until they leave, my management staff does not have to wear them when we are working on something and we are the only ones in the studio (four of us total,) but they do have to wear them when they're in rehearsal and/or not teaching. I'm sure you've seen pictures of me without my mask on, and they're usually taken at the end of my practices - when I'm not teaching groups I put the mask on. I assure you we are doing everything we can to navigate this pandemic in a way that's most safe for you and us, while allowing us to make it through to dance another day - thank you for your patience and understanding through these times. Keep slaying, Kat Arias Owner, Director Ferocity Dance Company |  Next Season Starts on September 8th! |
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