FYI, here are some recent (scientific) journal articles about the effects of
masking:
Revisiting the Protective Value of Barrier Face Coverings After the COVID-19
Pandemic
Theodore J. Witek JrDrPH, James A. ScottPhD, and John R. BalmesMD
American Journal of Public Health (ajph) June 2022
It’s now been quite a while since I was on our board and organizing dances. So
I think it’s time for me to leave the list. I can be reached at
teds...@icloud.com
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I think the young people are staying away in some places for other
reasons. It seems many of the weekends that don't require masks also don't
have their core of young dancers anymore. I'm not sure they are
related though, as it seems to be the "cool hip dancer" group that
hasn't returned.
On
"Our dance organizing team — for the Montpelier, VT, contra series — will
be revisiting the issue of COVID protocols at our February meeting, so this
thread is well timed. Our attendance has actually gone UP compared to
pre-pandemic levels, including an influx of young and largely queer
dancers,
Great information in this discussion! Thanks all for sharing.
Similar to the VT dance, our numbers in Olympia, WA have gone up or been more
steady since pre-pan times - largely due to younger, queer, and/or new dancers
(we just switched to non-gendered roles). Like other contras in the region,
Thank you, everyone, for a thoughtful, kind, and nuanced conversation about
COVID, which is not a given when you dive into this subject. I really
appreciate it.
I have a friendly request to make: I'd love for there to be plenty of space
for organizers who have not yet shared their thoughts to
Yes, it's a re-hash, with a marketing twist.
That I recall, I haven't seen any data from young people that says they
won't show up if there is a masking policy. BIDA has a demographic with a
higher percentage of young dancers than other local dances, and they still
have a masking policy after
Great thread!
In Philadelphia the Mt Airy Contra dance has no shortage of 20-30ish year old
dancers. The attendance varies between 40-60 dancers every other week
(pre-pandemic we were weekly) and our age demographic has dropped 20-25 years!
Many of our older long term dancers have not yet
I think the argument about whether masks protect only the wearer or other
people is kind of a red herring (although my opinion is that a well-fitting N95
or better protects other people and I know my Airgami has enough of a seal that
if I breath out I can see the mask puff up). I don't really
I think others who have criticized contact-tracing for individual dance
events as ineffective have a valid point. As Joe said, people are going
about their daily lives without masking, for the most part, in most parts
of the country. Like Perry, I've seen commuters on the DC Metro wearing
masks
In case someone else is having the same issue…
For some reason I’m not getting all the list emails, but I have discovered the
list archives where I can get caught up:
https://lists.sharedweight.net/hyperkitty/list/organizers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Thanks for making those available!
Mask taping is a real thing, and can work well for some face shapes with
high filtration masks: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35038414/
"Taping of the upper mask edge resulted in significantly better ocular
surface stability, which correlated well with decrease in dry eye
symptoms." Presumably
The other thing I'd like to investigate is the cause for the reduced
attendance of younger dancers. Is it true that requiring masks is reducing the
proportion of younger dancers to the dance?
In my recent experiences of organizing dances for the past decade or so, and
also participating in
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