Our goal is to provide a safe environment for our clients and staff. This document provides information we ask you to acknowledge  and understand regarding the COVID-19 virus.  The COVID-19 virus is a serious and highly contagious disease. The World Health Organization has classified it as a pandemic. You could contract COVID-19 from a variety of sources. Our studio wants to ensure you are aware of the additional risks contracting COVID-19 associated with being in the studio.  The COVID-19 virus has a long incubation  period. You may have the virus and not show symptoms and yet still be highly contagious. Determining who is infected by COVID-19 is challenging and complicated due to limited availability for virus testing.  Due to the frequency and timing of visits in the studio, characteristics of the virus, and the characteristics of how classes may be held, there is an elevated risk of you contracting the virus simply by being in the studio. In addition, if you are traveling out of state during this time, we ask that you notify us  via email at least 48 hours  in advance before entering our doors to help keep all of our clients safe and healthy as best as possible. We may ask you to stay at home to quarantine after your trip.  By signing this agreement, I hereby acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that I may be exposed to, or infected by COVID-19 by entering Elements Dance Space and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at Elements Dance Space may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, Elements Dance Space management, employees, volunteers, and other clients. I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I may experience or incur in connection with my attendance at Elements Dance Space, or participation in classes. I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless Elements Dance Space, as well as all employees, agents, and representatives, of and from all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto. I understand and agree that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of Elements Dance Space, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after attending in any Elements Dance Space classes or lessons.