Expectations of Dancers for Covid Safety at BACDS Events

This web page is based on the policy adopted by the BACDS Board at the March 2022 meeting. This version is April 24, 2022. The Board will monitor the situation and change policy as needed.

In late February 2022 the CDC released a new set of color-coded maps with three tiers to convey varying risk levels. California Department of Public Health has deferred to the CDC's color-coded risk tiers, so BACDS is basing its reopening requirements on these risk tiers (green, yellow, red).

This link explains the tiers and general CDC recommendations for safety at each tier.

This link preselects a California view; the map shows relevant Bay Area county levels.

This link gives an up to date printout of COVID vaccinations so you don't have to carry that card around with you. It can be saved/downloaded to a smartphone to show as proof of full vaccination.

Dancers at BACDS events should:

show proof of full vaccination (initial vaccination + at least 1 booster).
fill out the checklist at each BACDS dance, be able to attend according to those criteria, and agree to follow BACDS procedures and to notify BACDS if they become infected (tests positive or shows symptoms) within two days after attending that dance.

MASKS: In red or yellow levels, dancers must wear a KF94, KN95 or N95-comparable mask at all times in the dance space. At the green level, dancers may wear a surgical or cloth mask so long as it is well-fitting, and may briefly remove their mask to eat or drink so long as they are 6 feet or more away from other dancers, and put their mask back on immediately afterwards.

TESTS: In yellow or green levels, dancers are advised to:

test less than 24 hours before attending a dance, or
follow CDC guidance in regards to testing, using the CDC’s When to Test app for individuals (whentotest.org). This app is a decision-support tool intended to help decrease the spread of COVID-19 and includes questions about vaccination status, masking, average number of close contact interactions per day, and social gathering attendance frequency.

At red levels, dancers are required to test less than 6 hours before attending a dance event. This could be with an antigen at-home rapid test or NAAT test (a PCR test, if it can be processed quickly enough, would also be acceptable). Dancers should bring their negative test, or a photo of the negative test, to the dance. (Note that testing supplies are not considered medical waste when the test is negative and may be thrown in the trash).

Request free home antigen COVID tests by mail