On the evening of June 13, the topic of "5km's closure" topped the list of hot searches on Weibo. A Shanghai netizen posted: "Who knows, my dance studio may have disappeared. I'm convinced, the 5km of more than 30 stores in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai has actually disappeared, and the owner Fu Xinyu has lost contact."
5km dance studio belongs to Shanghai WeChat Shanstrontium Culture Communication Co., Ltd., its brands also include sinja and kimo hip-hop studio, etc. Its legal representative is Fu Xinyu. 5km Dance Studio has opened more than 30 stores in major business districts in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, with more than 10,000 classes every month and as many as 670 teachers.
Ms. Chen from Shanghai told Chengshi Express reporter that she has been learning to dance at 5km Dance Studio for 5 years. She has not been there for two months recently because of her busy work schedule. "The annual card I bought on June 18 last year cost more than 6,000 yuan. It usually costs more than 10,000 yuan." She said that three days ago, the salesperson suddenly told her that she could get a refund if she wanted. She applied for a refund, but there is no news yet. .
Yesterday, many students came to the store
to request a refund.
5km has 10 stores in Hangzhou, namely Joy City store, Kerry Center store, Raffles store, Hangzhou Tower store, Binjiang Longhu Tianjie store, Binjiang Kaiyuan store, Xiaoshan Wanxianghui Store, Xiasha Sands Impression City Store, Yuhang Oumei Plaza Store, Linping Yintai Store.
html On June 1, the "5km Dance Studio" public account released a "Letter to Everyone", introducing the "5km Dance Studio Business Plan for the Second Half of 2024". mentioned that 5km will "have to make some changes" "To complete our cost reduction and control", including withdrawing from luxury shopping malls with high rents, withdrawing from shopping malls with unreasonable layout and poor conditions, etc. The adjustment in Hangzhou area is: the 5km Kerry Center store is merged into 5km Hangzhou Tower store, and added nearly 300 square meters of area in Hangzhou Tower to undertake the 5km Kerry Center store course.Yesterday at 10 o'clock in the morning, a reporter from Chengshi Express came to the 5km Hangzhou Tower store. The 5km store located in b2 of Hangzhou Tower Central Mall was open for business normally. There were 12 students taking classes in the first dance studio.
Around 11 o'clock, three students came one after another, and they all came to get a refund.
In February this year, Ms. Li applied for a 100-time card worth 6,800 yuan for her son, who is studying hip-hop. However, something happened and she never came to open the card. I heard a friend talk about the 5km trip, so I rushed over to refund the card. The salesperson who originally received Ms. Li has resigned. She asked for the consultant's phone number, but she has been unable to get in touch. She planned to wait in the store for the sales consultant to come to work.
Ms. Zhang, born in 1995, has 86 times left on her card, and she also received a message that she had reached 5km. She came over to see if she could refund it, but she also couldn't contact the sales consultant. She tried to book a course on her mobile phone, but it was no longer available in the mini program. She told reporters that she has been dancing for two years and feels that the teachers here are very good. If this incident had not happened, she would have continued to dance here and now "just take as many classes as I can."
Ms. Wang also came to help her son get a refund. She applied for a 32-time card. She runs a snack bar in a shopping mall, and teachers from 5km often go to her place for lunch at noon. "Yesterday I saw them playing and playing around, and the store was normal. But today I can't get my card back."
At 1 p.m., the sales consultant came In the store, many students inquired about refunds, and the reply was that they must register first, and refunds need to wait for approval from the leadership.
Some teachers claim that they are owed private lessons and have not been paid.
Xiaoyue (pseudonym) is a part-time dance teacher at 5km. He has been working as a dance teacher for 6 years. He teaches about 10 classes a week at 5km and earns about 15,000 yuan a month. .
Yesterday, Xiaoyue told Chengshi Express reporter that he was owed 27,200 yuan in wages. April's salary was supposed to be paid on June 1, but it has been delayed, and teachers have also made trouble. It was not until June 7 that the company paid April's salary, but the private tuition fees were not paid.
Xiaoyue said: "Yesterday I heard that a store in Shanghai suddenly closed down, which caused teachers in Hangzhou to become emotional. Many teachers have asked for leave today."
" Originally I thought about teaching as usual today, but last night the managers and teachers in Hangzhou District got together in a group. Everyone thought that the leaders wanted to arrange teaching plans for each store. As a result, at 12 o'clock in the evening, the district leaders suddenly He said that the company also owed him three months' salary, so let's protect our rights together. "
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, Xiaoyue sent a screenshot to the reporter of Chengshi Express. It seemed that the management of 5km said in the circle of friends: It is negotiating with various capitals and brands.
"In early June, wages were owed. The same thing was said when. Xiaoyue added.
In the afternoon, in the 5km student rights protection group, someone created the "5km Rights Protection Information Form". As of 7 o'clock last night, 1,520 students had registered.
Chengshi Express reporter learned that, At present, the 5km Xiasha Sands Impression City store has closed. A teacher at the Joy City store said that classes will be resumed tomorrow. At 7:30 last night, some students made reservations for tomorrow’s classes. The other five stores in Hangzhou are open as normal and can be found on the 5km mini program. Book a lesson.
“Why is it so difficult to simply dance! Ms. Liu, who was born in 1995, complained that she still has 40 classes left to attend, "I have been dancing for two and a half years, and it has many benefits. I used to suffer from back pain after sitting for a long time. After exercising, my body has improved and I have made new friends." Other sports are not as fun as dancing. "