Do your part to keep dancing alive.
Whatever your beliefs or feelings about mask-wearing and vaccinations, please be considerate and do your part to keep others safe. It sucked to not dance for over a year, and even now, many dance venues and events have not re-opened. All it will take is a well-publicized outbreak for dancing to get shut down again.
GET TESTED
DO get a COVID test frequently, anytime there is any reason to do so.
DONT come to a dance event until you have a negative COVID test result, if
- you are sick/have any symptoms,
- you might have been exposed,
- you have been in close proximity to a large number of people (airplane, festival, etc)
It is very quick, easy and usually free to get a COVID test.
In Santa Clara County, schedule your FREE COVID TEST at: https://scl.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment/screen/landing
NOTIFY
DO contact people personally
DO respect people’s privacy
DONT blame or judge
If you test positive for COVID, notify everyone you came in close contact with, and especially organizers/hosts of any events you’ve been to recently. There is no shame in testing positive. It is not your fault that you got exposed. You are being community-minded by reaching out and proactively notifying people of possible exposure.
Suggested language: Hey I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but I just tested positive for COVID. I suggest that you get tested ASAP to make sure you don’t have it too. Testing is free and easy. Do you know how to get tested?
Event organizers/hosts: when someone notifies you of a positive test result, please treat this transactionally, without emotion or judgement. Thank the person for notifying you, wish them a speedy recovery, and then notify everyone this person may have been in close contact with, using all means possible. Respect people’s privacy / keep people’s names confidential. In addition to any social media posts you may choose to do, contact people personally via phone/text/email. The sooner you notify them, the sooner they can get tested and the quicker the spread will stop.