Dear SANCA Community:

To better serve our community we are clarifying our open hours from our last announcement. As a reminder, all classes and workshops are cancelled for the remainder of Winter session through March 28. During March, SANCA will remain open from 10am-7pm on weekdays and 10am-5pm on weekends for office hours, and for private lessons and personal training. This is a day-to-day situation, so we reserve the right to shut down entirely and go dark if needed at any time without advance notice.

Call our offices if you wish to inquire about the availability of a private lesson in March – many of the canceled classes can be taught to individuals or small groups (4 or less): (206) 652-4433.

As you may know, yesterday Governor Inslee ordered all schools in King County to be closed through April 24. As an independent non-profit organization, SANCA is not required to follow this order. Historically, SANCA has followed Seattle Public Schools for weather and other closures. Our team will be gathering information for the Board meeting on Monday, when we expect to make a decision about SANCA’s status for the Spring session beginning March 29. At this point, I am hopeful that SANCA will re-open for Spring although it likely will include a changed approach to our operation.

For many days now, SANCA has been working under new procedures for operation:

• We require all staff and students to stay home if experiencing any symptoms.
• We disinfect all equipment before and after use, even if this reduces class time.
• We require all staff and students to wash their hands before and after each class.
• All high touch surfaces (door handles, faucets, etc.) are cleaned several times a day.
• We encourage social distancing; in cases where this is not possible such as partner acro, consent by all parties is required.

If you wish to make a donation to support SANCA’s work at this time, please visit our website to donate online. Thank you!

Amazon Smile is another great way to support SANCA! If you are ordering items for delivery during this outbreak, you can help SANCA by using the link below:

As long as our offices remain open, we will continue enrolling students for Spring session. Priority enrollment is currently open for any Winter session students who wish to sign up, and open enrollment for new students will begin March 15. Check our Spring Session class schedule.

We will do our best to send out regular updates and news as events warrant, by email and on our website.

Thank you for your support of SANCA and please stay safe!

Cheers,
John Tannous
Executive Director