In the previous season, we made community-involved decisions regarding COVID policy. After a survey of members' widely different opinions / circumstances and lots of deliberation, we decided to drop the Covid vaccination requirements for all dances. In terms of the mask requirement, however, we chose to offer participation chances to people on both ends of the spectrum. It meant that some of the dances were be mask-mandatory, and some others mask-optional.
For the coming season, we based our decision on the August 2024 survey of 71 of our members. Accordingly, the designation of individual dances as either mask-optional or mask-mandatory is as shown in the table below.
Regular times to remember:Afternoon dances: from 2 pm to 5 pm
Intro lessons: from 7 pm to 7:30 pm
Evening dances: from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
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| Date | Entry | Caller | Musician/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14th | mask-mandatory | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | Jon Cannon & Lea Kirstein (Hamilton) |
| Sep 28th | NO DANCE | NO DANCE | NO DANCE |
| Oct 12th | mask-optional | Peter Simonyi (Ottawa) | Daev Clysdale & Susanne Maziarz (Toronto) |
| Oct 26th - Afternoon Dance | mask-mandatory | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Jonathan Werk, Jacob deGroot-Maggetti, Antonie Beaudet (Montreal) |
| Oct 26th - Halloween Evening Dance | mask-mandatory | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Jonathan Werk, Jacob deGroot-Maggetti, Antonie Beaudet (Montreal) |
| Nov 09th | mask-optional | Dave Smukler (Syracuse) | Jon Cannon (Hamilton) & friend/s |
| Nov 23th | mask-mandatory | Grace Hendrickson-Jones (Montreal) | Adam Iredale-Gray & Adrianna Ciccone (Toronto) |
| Dec 14th | mask-optional | Tom Calwell, Myra Hirschberg (Peterborough) | Daev Clysdale & Susanne Maziarz |
| Dec 28th - CHRISTMAS DANCE | mask-mandatory | Cathy Campbell (Toronto) | Brian Taheny and Ross Griffiths |
| Jan 11th | mask-mandatory | Bob Fabinski (Rochester) | Rob Rohr/Brian Taheny (Toronto) |
| Jan 25th | mask-optional | Penelope Weinberger (Washington, DC) | Tom Santarsiero & Saskia Tomkins (Buffalo & Port Hope) |
| Feb 8th | mask-mandatory | Kris Rosar (Guelph) | House Band w. Jon Cannon & Lea Kirstein (Hamilton/Toronto) |
| Feb 22nd | mask-optional | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | Brian Taheny & Pat Simmonds (Toronto) |
| Mar 8th | mask-mandatory | Bev Bernbaum (Peterborough) | Daev Clysdale and Susanne Maziarz (Toronto) |
| Mar 22nd - Afternoon Dance | mask-optional | David Smukler (Syracuse) | Sister Haggis: [Eileen Kalfass & Jane Knoeck] (Syracuse) |
| Mar 22nd - Evening Dance | mask-optional | David Smukler (Syracuse) | Sister Haggis: [Eileen Kalfass & Jane Knoeck] (Syracuse) |
| Apr 12th - Evening Dance | mask-mandatory | Rick Szumski (Michigan) | Tom Santarsiero & Saskia Tomkins (Buffalo & Port Hope) |
| Apr 26th - Evening Dance | mask-optional | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | House Band w. Jon Cannon & Lea Kirstein (Hamilton/Toronto) |
| May 9-10th - Spring Thaw (early bird registration until Mar 31) | mask policy: mixed, ... see reg. page | Will Mentor (New Hampshire) | Stomp Rocket (Glen Loper et al) plus second band for Sat afternoon: Jon Cannon & Adam Iredale-Gray (New England/Hamilton) |
| May 24th - Evening Dance | mask-mandatory | Tom Calwell and Myra Hirschberg (Peterborough) | Big Fun (trio) (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| June 14th - Evening Dance
Free dance hosted by Wesley and Aili |
mask-optional | Drew Delaware | Les Quatre Patates: Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Jonathan Werk, Jacob deGroot-Maggetti, Antonie Beaudet (Montreal) |
