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Coronavirus: Quebec dance academies say government has left them out in the cold
COVID-19 red zone were ordered to shut their doors once again at the beginning of the month.“$20,000 left my bank account in a matter of minutes,” Figsby said.The director of Quebec’s Dance Education Network says 430 dance schools are closed.“130,000 students are without dance classes right now,” said network director Véronique Clément.She says dance schools are getting no help from Quebec.“Since the beginning of the pandemic we are stuck in this limbo,” said Clément. She said it’s unclear if dance schools fall under the responsibility of the culture, economy or sports ministries, complicating matters.