Hi, CFOOTMAD in Colorado started a while ago. Vaccinated only + masks.
https://cfootmad.org/ Cheers, Ben Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2021, at 6:27 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers > <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Our local contra dance group has not started dancing again. In June and > early July we were discussing starting again in the fall and trying to figure > out how that would work. It was likely going to be for vaccinated only, but > wearing masks seems less useful when you are in physical contact with a large > group of people. However, the Delta surge has made us put all these plans on > hold. I'm not sure what conditions will need to be in order to start up > again. Certainly I think we would want to wait until the transmission level > is below "High". Whether we need to wait for it to be "Low" I don't know. > > However, our local English group did hold 3 dances in the late spring and > summer. These were for fully vaccinated dancers (and band members). They > were held outdoors and everyone wore masks (except the woodwind player in the > band). Under those circumstances we felt comfortable enough to do some > dancing. We didn't have any negative occurrences. We didn't specifically > slow things down due to masks, but we did go a bit slower since it had been > over a year since any of us had been dancing. Whether that made a difference > with the masks or not I can't say. > > Jonathan > >> On 10/15/2021 7:14 PM, Greenleaf via Contra Callers wrote: >> Those of you who are sponsoring live contra events, can you answer Becky’s >> other question: >> "But it would be very useful to us if we knew of other dance organizations >> that had already begun vaccinated-only dances, so we could learn how that’s >> going. (Do they require masks? Can people enjoy the dance with masks? Has >> anyone gotten sick? What adaptations, e.g., slowing down the music, have >> they needed to make to accommodate mask-wearing? What systems have worked >> well for verifying vaccination status?)” >> For many of us, it’s the mechanics of Covid regulations that are tricky. >> Thanks, >> Lisa Greenleaf >>>> On Oct 15, 2021, at 12:39 PM, Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers >>>> <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: >>> >>> we are going to one tonite >>> U of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall >>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 10:51 AM Becky Liddle via Contra Callers >>>> <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi caller friends, >>> >>> I’m the president of Toronto Contra Dance and we’re about to survey our >>> membership about when they’ll feel ready to return to in-person dancing, >>> and under what circumstances. We’re expecting that at first dances will be >>> vaccinated-only spaces, probably with masks required. But it would be very >>> useful to us if we knew of other dance organizations that had already begun >>> vaccinated-only dances, so we could learn how that’s going. (Do they >>> require masks? Can people enjoy the dance with masks? Has anyone gotten >>> sick? What adaptations, e.g., slowing down the music, have they needed to >>> make to accommodate mask-wearing? What systems have worked well for >>> verifying vaccination status?) >>> >>> I had hoped CDSS would be monitoring back-to-in-person dances to inform >>> the rest of us how those ventures are going, but as far as I can tell, >>> they’re not doing that. >>> >>> Any information anyone can provide would be most appreciated! >>> Back-channel messages welcome! If I’m re-inventing the wheel here, please >>> put me in touch with whatever group is looking into this! >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Becky Liddle >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> / >>> /Elizabeth Bloom Albert / >>> >>> / >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
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