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) | Dan MacDonald (Toronto) & friend/s |
| Jan 11th | mask-mandatory | Bob Fabinski (Rochester) | Rob Rohr/Brian Taheny (Toronto) |
| Jan 25th | mask-optional | Penelope Weinberger (Washington, DC) | Tom Santarsiaro & 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) | Dan MacDonald & Friend (Toronto) |
| Mar 8th | mask-mandatory | Bev Bernbaum (Peterborough) | Daev Clysdale and Susanne Maziarz (Toronto) |
| Mar 22nd | mask-optional | David Smukler (Syracuse) | Sister Haggis: [Eileen Kalfass & Jane Knoeck] (Syracuse) |
| Apr 12th | mask-mandatory | Rick Szumski (Michigan) | Tom Santarsiaro & Saskia Tomkins (Buffalo & Port Hope) |
| Apr 26th | mask-optional | Drew Delaware (Toronto) | House Band w. Jon Cannon & Lea Kirstein (Hamilton/Toronto) |
| May 9-10th - Spring Thaw (details coming later) | mask policy not yet decided | Will Mentor/Rick Szumski (New Hampshire/Michigan) | Stomp Rocket (Glen Loper et al) plus second band for Sat afternoon: Jon Cannon & Adam Iredale-Gray (New England/Hamilton) |
| May 24th | mask-mandatory | Tom Caldwell and Myra Hirschberg (Peterborough) | Big Fun (trio) (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
