September 2020 Class # 2

 Class number 2 for the 2020/21 season is coming up on Tuesday the 22nd. See you at 7:00 pm at the Anglican Church basement. Please check the previous post for the COVID-19 requirements.

We will be looking for volunteers to help with before and after class cleaning. Please come early if you can to help wipe down everything.

Classes starting

 Our first class of the year will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the Anglican Church. Please come a little before 7:00 for a COVID-19 briefing.

• Please self-screen before coming to class. Do not come to class if you have symptoms of COVID-19, or if anyone in your household has a confirmed or presumptive case of COVID-19.
• Masks will be required at all times within the Church. A face shield may be worn if you cannot wear a mask for some reason.
• Bring your own filled water bottle to class. The kitchen and stage are off limits, so water refills will not be available.
  
• To avoid using shared spaces, such as the restrooms, please come dressed for dancing.
• Only one person at a time at the coat racks.
• Dancers will be asked to stand on a marked spot on the floor and stay at that spot throughout the class. This is to ensure a 2 metre separation between dancers.
• You will be asked to sign in. Attendance is being kept for contact tracing and statistical purposes. Please use hand sanitizer or wash your hands before and after signing in.
  
• If you use the restrooms, please wipe down the toilet and faucets with sanitizing wipes after use. 
• At all times maintain a 2 metre distance between you and other dancers.
• Please remember some of our members are in a demographic which is vulnerable to COVID-19. It is up to all of us to keep each other healthy.

More detail is available in our Exposure Control Plan.

This would have been our first class of the 2020/21 season

Today would have been the first day of our 2020/21 season. Unfortunately, the current COVID-19 situation has prevented us from starting on time. 

The YKEFDC Board is working on a plan to get us back in the dance studio safely.

 In the meantime, here are some dances to practice at home.

Warm Up

But first, let's start with a warm-up video.

Next up - Alunalul

If you get tired of doing it on the spot, try making a 1/4 or 1/2 turn at the end of each repeat to face a new wall.

 

 Club favourite - La Bastringue

Now for a club favourite - La Bastringue. This may take a bit of creativity to perform without partners. It's not a COVID-19 friendly dance! But hey, if you are dancing at home, who will know your partner is curling broom? And you can at least practice the sequence of steps.

 

And for those of us dreaming of a Caribbean Vacation - Bele Kawe 

This video shows slightly different arm movements than we practiced in class.

That's it for now. Keep dancing.