Dancing suspend for two weeks after March 17th 2020
Greetings all Cane Country Squares members and friends,
It is with great sadness that we have decided to suspend all square dancing after Tuesday 17th March for two weeks with a proposed recommencement of Tuesday 31st March.
With the new developments announced Sunday regarding restrictions for international visitors, mass gatherings and “social distancing” we feel we should take this action until we can get more information and clarity.
The last thing we want to appear to be doing is creating panic so this is just a temporary measure until we can get more information.
Like many of you, I would like life to go on as normal but while things are uncertain we believe we must be seen to be putting the well-being of our members and dancers first and taking no chances.
One reason the government is taking this action is because other countries admit they did not take action quickly enough so for the present time we must take their word for it.
We have been sent information from The Australian Government Department of Health explaining guidelines and things to consider when organising public gatherings and we feel that we need time to look at and understand this information.
It does appear though that under present conditions, we should be able to continue activities after we take some necessary precautions. We will take this time off to look into this then discuss what we must do to be able to continue club activities if possible.
Over the last few days, we have also seen many square dance clubs go into temporary recess to navigate these waters. Their shutdown times have been from a week, to a month to who knows when. This is new territory for everyone and the decision is something the Cane Country Squares committee has not taken lightly.
This temporary closure would mean many things will be postponed like our March discussion night and last year learners completing mainstream by August 2020.
For our learners, we hope that you have enjoyed your time dancing with us and when we are able to start back, we hope you will all feel safe to return.
We will be monitoring the situation closely and we will keep you all updated.
The proposed return date will depend on the current situation and the advice given by the Government. As much as we don’t want to increase this time off, we have to be realistic and understand this could be possible.
Due to the well-being of the dancers, the National Convention and Caller Conference I was going to attend in the Blue Mountains has also been cancelled. This means I will not be holidaying in April so if we are in a position to recommence by then, I will be here ready to go.
If you have any further suggestions or feedback on how we could still operate safely in the future, we would like to hear from you.
Please stay safe and keep calm and keep us up to date with any illness you or someone you know may be experiencing.
Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.
Regards
Matthew, Pam, Jo K, Jo L, Jo R & Marilyn
It is with great sadness that we have decided to suspend all square dancing after Tuesday 17th March for two weeks with a proposed recommencement of Tuesday 31st March.
The last thing we want to appear to be doing is creating panic so this is just a temporary measure until we can get more information.
Like many of you, I would like life to go on as normal but while things are uncertain we believe we must be seen to be putting the well-being of our members and dancers first and taking no chances.
One reason the government is taking this action is because other countries admit they did not take action quickly enough so for the present time we must take their word for it.
We have been sent information from The Australian Government Department of Health explaining guidelines and things to consider when organising public gatherings and we feel that we need time to look at and understand this information.
It does appear though that under present conditions, we should be able to continue activities after we take some necessary precautions. We will take this time off to look into this then discuss what we must do to be able to continue club activities if possible.
Over the last few days, we have also seen many square dance clubs go into temporary recess to navigate these waters. Their shutdown times have been from a week, to a month to who knows when. This is new territory for everyone and the decision is something the Cane Country Squares committee has not taken lightly.
This temporary closure would mean many things will be postponed like our March discussion night and last year learners completing mainstream by August 2020.
For our learners, we hope that you have enjoyed your time dancing with us and when we are able to start back, we hope you will all feel safe to return.
We will be monitoring the situation closely and we will keep you all updated.
The proposed return date will depend on the current situation and the advice given by the Government. As much as we don’t want to increase this time off, we have to be realistic and understand this could be possible.
Due to the well-being of the dancers, the National Convention and Caller Conference I was going to attend in the Blue Mountains has also been cancelled. This means I will not be holidaying in April so if we are in a position to recommence by then, I will be here ready to go.
If you have any further suggestions or feedback on how we could still operate safely in the future, we would like to hear from you.
Please stay safe and keep calm and keep us up to date with any illness you or someone you know may be experiencing.
Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.
Regards
Matthew, Pam, Jo K, Jo L, Jo R & Marilyn
