The ten sets of dance organizers running regular series at the Guiding Star Grange in Greenfield, MA have agreed to a Covid policy for all of our dances. You can see it here: http://www.friendsofgreenfielddance.org/covid-19-policy
It includes mandatory masks, proof of vaccination, signing a waiver, and contact information. Testing is not required but highly recommended. Liz Sturgen On Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 11:39 PM Joe Harrington via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > Actually, I read Donald Perley's comment apolitically, not as a statement > that policies should recognize COVID's severe threat to humanity and thus > be severe themselves (that's politics), but rather that the severity of > COVID in your community at any given moment varies, and so should your > policy, for example, to relieve the stress on hospitals. > > For example, Contra Knights in Orlando is a new group that just started > holding public dances this summer. It is illegal here to require > vaccination ($5000 fine per person denied, per occurrence, even if you're > an unincorporated association or a nonprofit), and there is significant > local resistance to mask requirements. So our policy is to recommend masks, > to supply KN95s free, to require masks if the case numbers spike, and to > cancel dances if the hospitals are stressed, on the presumption that we > WILL spread COVID if it's around and adding to hospital stress would be > particularly bad. > > We don't advertise that on our website, we just do it. When BA.4/5 > started spiking this summer, we required masks and said that we very > strongly urged and expected vaccines, and asked unvaccinated people not to > come. But, we didn't check cards or refuse anyone admission, so we were > compliant with the law. Attendance was 30% lower at that dance than the > prior one, and I heard it from unvaccinated people, but hospitals were > starting to get stressed. A month later, we were back to merely > recommending masks, as the numbers had gone down and hospitals were no > longer stressed. > > --jh-- > Joe Harrington > Organizer, Greater Orlando Contra Dance > Faculty Advisor, Contra Knights, the UCF contra dancing club > contraknights.org > FB, Ig: Contra Knights > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 4:25 PM Jeff Kaufman via Organizers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree that how important it is to avoid getting or spreading covid >> should be a major driver of dance policies. But I don't think this list is >> a good place for discussion evaluating that importance: there's no "dance >> organizer" perspective on that, so there's not much reason to have the >> discussion here. >> >> Jeff >> >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 4:05 PM Ron Blechner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Seconding Donald's comments. >>> >>> If this were about say, dealing with harassers, or an alcohol policy, or >>> any other safety issue, my assumption is that we wouldn't be looking to >>> avoid discussion if there was a major difference on the perception of harm >>> or danger. >>> >>> This is one of the few places online where people mostly still are being >>> fairly civil; those "other places" I've almost entirely left or muted >>> because the debate has been so hostile. In contrast, what I read here are >>> people of some fairly differing opinions and no one is shouting or making >>> personal attacks. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 3:18 PM Donald Perley via Organizers < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> How serious COVID is should be the driving force behind any COVID >>>> policy. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 2:03 PM Jeff Kaufman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Discussion of covid policies and implementation are a good fit for >>>>> this list. >>>>> >>>>> Discussion of how organizations have navigated conflicting needs and >>>>> preferences around covid in their communities is also good fit for this >>>>> list. >>>>> >>>>> General "how seriously should you take covid at this point" discussion >>>>> is not a good fit: there are lots of other places to have that debate. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 1:39 PM Donald Perley via Organizers < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Re COVID in general in the US, we are still seeing around 500 deaths >>>>>> per day. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:29 PM John Sweeney via Organizers >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Hi all, >>>>>> > Is COVID still that much of a problem in the USA? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Our current policy is: >>>>>> > "Vaccinations and LFTs are appreciated, but not required. Please >>>>>> stay at home if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or you feel unwell in any >>>>>> other way." >>>>>> > >>>>>> > We still provide sanitisers and remind people to use them. >>>>>> We have never required masks as they can be counter-productive when >>>>>> exercising. We have been dancing again since July 20th 2021, when >>>>>> lockdown >>>>>> ended. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I don't know of any UK dance organisations that take any >>>>>> more precautions than us. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Happy dancing, >>>>>> > John >>>>>> > >>>>>> > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 >>>>>> & 07802 940 574 >>>>>> > http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs >>>>>> > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent >>>>>> > http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] >>>>>> > To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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