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8/19/2020

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!

Ferocity Shines (Virtual) September/October 2020

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Re-Opening Plan

6/23/2020

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We Will Be Re-Opening To The Public in a Few Stages:

FIRST STAGE: JULY 1st
In Person Private Lessons

SECOND STAGE: JULY 15th OR AUGUST 1st
In Person Private Lessons / Ferocity Company Rehearsals, No Partnerwork

THIRD STAGE: AUGUST 1st OR SEPTEMBER 1st
In Person Private Lessons / Company Rehearsals, No Partnerwork
In Person Group Lessons, No Partnerwork / Small Studio Rentals

FOURTH STAGE: SEPTEMBER 1st OR OCTOBER 1st
In Person Private Lessons / Company Rehearsals, Limited Partnerwork, No Rotation / In Person Group Lessons, No Partnerwork / Small Studio Rentals

FIFTH STAGE: OCTOBER 1st OR NOVEMBER 1st
In Person Private Lessons / Company Rehearsals, Limited Partnerwork, No Rotation / In Person Group Lessons, Partnerwork With Set Partners, No Rotation / Small Studio Rentals

Please Note:
These Are Our Currently Projected Timelines and
Can Change At Any Time Depending On The
Progression of the Pandemic.
Firm Stage Changes will be announced as we get ready to change over.

What To Expect

COVID-19 LIABILITY WAIVER
This is a one time form to fill and sign, done electronically - no waiver means no admission to our studio. You can request to have this e-mailed to you if you want to go ahead and have it done early, or we send them out as appointments are made.

QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE EVERY VISIT
An online questionnaire asking about symptoms, recent interactions and travel must be filled out before every visit to the studio. You can save the link to this and fill it on the day that you are coming to see us, or you'll be able to access via our website after tonight. Anyone experiencing symptoms will not be allowed to enter.

ONLINE REGISTRATIONS ONLY
In order to avoid exchanging of surfaces from one party to another, all payments and registrations be handled before your visit. We were mostly Green before but this will be more efficient for us all, and safer for you.

MASKS REQUIRED
All entering the building must have masks on, and they must remain on once inside the studio. Staff that are conducting classes can lower their masks while teaching. If you have a medical condition that prohibits you from wearing a mask, we will request to see a Doctor's Note stating such.

HAND WASHING & SANITIZING REQUIRED
We will have various touch free hand sanitizer stations set up throughout the studio including one outside in the hallway by our door. Make sure to practice proper hygiene, all hands must be sanitized upon entering studio and again before leaving. Hand washing for periods of 20-30 seconds required after using the restroom.

TEMPERATURE CHECKS
We will check everyone's temperature with infrared no touch thermometers as they enter the studio, if you have a temperature higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, you will not be permitted to enter.

NO SOCIALIZING
You may enter five minutes before your scheduled appointment time, and find a prefixed spot to dance in (take your water bottles) and you must exit the studio and building immediately at the conclusion of your class. No socializing in the hallways either. The spots we have prefixed to the ground are

NO FOOD
You may bring your water bottles but no eating will be permitted in the studio.

NO SHARED EQUIPMENT
There will be no using of any rollers or mats, these items have been removed.

NO STORING ITEMS
Please come with only what you need for class, at the end of each day if items are left behind we will dispose of them. Half of the storage cubbies we currently have available will be blocked off to limit proximity to someone else's belongings.
Please Note:
Our expectations and rules for being in the studio will be posted in the studio and can change at any moment in time.

*Studio Rentals Are Never Guaranteed
As we are under tight restrictions on how many people can be at the studio, our needs as a studio must be met before we can share the space. We will let you know when you ask for a specific day/time if we can accommodate you.

What Will We Do?

CLEAN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS EVERY HOUR (TWO HOURS IF A LONGER SESSION IS OCCURRING)
After classes, lessons or rehearsals we will clean all door knobs, cubbies, and surfaces

PREFIXED DANCE SPOTS
We have put in spacing where most students will have six feet of space between them and the next person in all directions. A few spots have three feet in one direction, but six in all others, these are meant for usage later when we can have more people.

SOCIAL DISTANCING
In order to be as safe as possible for my students, I myself am very limited in my interactions with the public and public spaces.

SMILING FACES
We have spent most of quarantine working in the studio and have invested in getting our studio as ready as possible by removing things we don't need, and stocking up with purifiers, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, touchless pumps and anything else we could think of to make this experience as safe as possible for you. We promise to smile and try to make you enjoy the time we have together albeit a different experience than before.

VIRTUAL OPTIONS
For those not ready to return physically, we will offer virtual options for all of the programs in the studio. You're our family, and we want it to be as comfortable as possible for you and that means catering to as many comfort levels as we are able.

Keep slaying,

Kat Arias
Owner, Director
Ferocity Dance Company

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Black Lives Matter

6/12/2020

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I would like to take a moment to communicate our stance regarding Black Lives Matter.

While my studio and Ferocity community may not be a large one, I want you to know that racism has never and will never be allowed in our doors, or around us. This behavior is deplorable and we must all do our part to take a stand against this way of thinking and follow through with actions. The lack of doing so will lead us towards many more future injustices and deaths.

The injustices endured by the Black community are unimaginable - for far too long their cries and pains have gone disregarded and left unattended to. These injustices are all of our problem, these are crimes against our friends, our family and our people.

One thing is to say you're an ally and it's another to be one - we need to BE allies. It's not enough to "not be racist," we must be anti-racist. I want you to know that I stand by my values and I see what's happening and it's not right, I will do my part in educating myself on how to be a better ally.

While we stand here at this juncture of change, I want you to know that while we can have differences of opinions when it comes to many things, we can't when it comes to racism. Not in my studio, not in my Company, and hopefully soon, not in my country. We need to start with ourselves and push for change. People shouldn't have to fight for the basic human right of being seen, and treated equally as all other human beings on Earth.

Ferocity stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if that is a problem, this is not the correct studio for you, and I am not the right teacher for you.

Keep slaying,

Kat Arias
Owner, Director
Ferocity Dance Company

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NEW OFFERING: Virtual Choreography Project

6/11/2020

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Choreography By:
Kat Arias

Bachata Style:
Varies amongst Fusion, Modern, Sensual & Traditional

Next Season Starts:
July 7th, 2020

Subsequent Seasons:
September 1st, 2020
November 3rd, 2020

Virtual Rehearsals:
Tuesdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty about when it's safe to have In-Person rehearsals, we have split up our second half of the year for Amateur Ladies into three, All Level two month choreography challenge courses. We will have weekly rehearsals for two months, and then create a video montage of everyone's final runs of the choreography learned (participation in final video is optional.)

During this two month period you will have weekly 1.5 hour long live practices that focus on choreography, styling and technique.

I look forward to training with you and creating memories even during difficult and uncertain times!

Ferocity Ladies (Virtual) July/August 2020

$150.00

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Virtual Classes Are Here!

5/21/2020

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Hi everyone,

I wanted to send a note out for those who have been asking about virtual group classes - we got together and figured out four group classes to start offering in two weeks - official start date is June 1st! You can see the details for each class in the images below.

Thank you again for all your support, your kind messages and for wanting to be a part of us even when not in the studio. It's things like that and people like you that motivate us to keep going, keep creating, and keep on dancing.

Keep slaying,

Kat Arias
Owner, Director
Ferocity Dance Company

P.S. If you have a moment check out our network here to see some businesses that our students and Ferocity friends have in case you need or want to support during these times!

https://www.ferocitydance.com/our-network.html

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Our Eight Year Anniversary

4/30/2020

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Hi everyone,

Even though we are all living this COVID-19 reality, for this post I would like to focus on our anniversary because Ferocity will have officially finished its eighth year in less than twenty minutes! Our 8-Year Anniversary would have happened on May 8th, but I created the company on May 1st, 2012 because I'm one of those people that needed an easy date (don't judge me, haha!)

I would like to take a moment to attempt to describe what Ferocity means to me: I felt like I didn't really begin to live until I found dance. But even so, I learned about true love not through a relationship with a person, but with my journey with Ferocity. Once I created Ferocity, I started the fight of a lifetime. I fought for a place in this world that I felt wasn't made for someone like me. I always said that if it was only me, then it would be only me - but I felt the need to find this home for myself. I have fought for this Company more than I have anything else in this life - it's been countless ups and just as many downs. There's lots of happy moments captured on camera, and lots of tears and sadness saved for in private. All of what my parents taught me in life, and things I learned in school and in my first business ultimately led me to here - to my place and this reality that I chose for myself.

Ferocity for me, is not just home, it is an experience. A place my heart knows where it can be free. It is the safe place where my mind knows it can explore and create. It is the safe embrace that I need when my fears and insecurities flare up. Ferocity has become synonymous with me, and the person I am directly molds the Company - hopefully, for the better. I have been going through memory lane and I will continue to do so and in doing this I am so grateful for the many people who have entrusted me in one way or another with their dance journey. Whether we only existed in the same space for an hour, or for years, I am forever grateful for you all and know that I don't take your trust in me lightly. I have met some of the most amazing people along the way and I know I wouldn't have met you were it not for this experience.

While we are living in uncertain times, one thing is for sure - I didn't fight every step of the way to get here and stop fighting now.

Happy 8th Year Anniversary Ferocity,
my everything!

Keep slaying,

Kat Arias
Owner, Director
Ferocity Dance Company

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P.S. - IF YOU LIKE FOOD: There's a special Ferocity Empanada on Noles Kitchen's menu this week - get you one dozen or more - menu is posted below! I love the Buffalo Chicken empanada as well, mama's gonna eat good this week. You can find Noles Kitchen on Facebook, or Instagram: @Noles_Kitchen

P.S.S: - IF YOU LIKE MUSIC: We are sponsoring DJ Emerzive's live set on Friday, May 1st from 5pm to 7pm for our Anniversary - flyer is below!