One Dance UK is running weekly Return to Dance Q&A webinars, co-hosted by the Dance Medicine and Science Expert Panel. At every webinar, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, and all questions and answers will be added to an online knowledge base available soon below. Each webinar will be recorded and made available to view on this page. Webinars will also feature BSL interpreter, should you have any concerns around access you can email the team by clicking here.
You can catch up on all the webinars so far and download slides, Q&A’s and other documents in the Catch Up Section below.
LATEST NEWS
On 31st July, the government announced a delay to lockdown easing measures, read more here:
indoor performances will not resume from 1 August, and will be delayed until at least 15 August. This is a delay to the move to stage 4 of the government’s 5-stage roadmap for the return of professional performing arts, which would have allowed audiences adhering to social distancing will be able to return to indoor theatres, music and performance venues announced previously
face coverings are now recommended and will be compulsory from 8 August in more indoor settings where people are likely to come into contact with people they do not know, such as museums, galleries and cinemas
However, employers are still allowed discretion over how employees can work safely – whether by continuing to work from home or attending a Covid Secure workplace.
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From 25 July, dance studios can fully reopen and should follow government guidance for out of school settings and grassroots sports and gym/leisure facilities:
On 17 July, DCMS provided specific guidance regarding Couples/Partner dancing to The British Dance Council – to read it click here
From 11 July, outdoor performances with a socially distanced audience present are allowed marking the move to stage 3 of the government’s 5-stage roadmap for the return of professional performing arts: 5-stage roadmap for the return of professional performing arts
On 25 June, the UK government published five stages of the phased return to professional performing arts guidelines in England
WHAT NEXT?
Subsequent sessions are themed for different working contexts and different parts of the sector. Click the tabs below to register for upcoming sessions:
The first session on 9 July addressed frequently asked questions on returning to dance activity, gave background on the virus, and provided an introduction to government guidance. The second session on 15 July discussed preparing to return: risk assessment, legality (liability and insurance), responsibility when hiring a venue, and cleaning. On 17 July, the session focussed on social distancing including fixed groups and bubbles, indoor exercise, ventilation and face covering and on 24 July on specific dance activities and risk, class structure, floorwork and contact.
Return to Dance: webinar 1
Slides and Q&As: webinar 1
Return to Dance: webinar 1
The first in our series of Return to Dance webinars.
Slides and Q&As: webinar 1
For a full list of questions asked during this webinar and the relevant answers, please click here.
To see the slides from the Introductory session (9th July), click here</a>
Return to Dance: webinar 2
Slides and Q&As: webinar 2
Return to Dance: webinar 2
TOPIC: Preparing to return to dance
Slides and Q&As: webinar 2
All questions asked in the webinar are answered by the expert panel and published here. Please click here to view.
To access the slides for session 2 (15 July), click here
To access a list of risk assessment templates, click here
Return to Dance: webinar 3
Slides and Q&As: webinar 3
Return to Dance: webinar 3
TOPIC: Social distancing in dance, part 1
Slides and Q&As: webinar 3
All questions asked in the webinar are answered by the expert panel and can be viewed by clicking here. To access the slides for session 3 (17 July), click here
Return to Dance: webinar 4
Slides and Q&As: webinar 4
Return to Dance: webinar 4
TOPIC: Social distancing in dance, part 2.
Slides and Q&As: webinar 4
All questions asked in the webinar are answered by the expert panel and can be viewed by clicking here.
To access the slides for session 4 (24 July), click here
Return to Dance: webinar 5
Slides and Q&A: webinar 5
Return to Dance: webinar 5
TOPIC: Considerations for Children and Young People
Slides and Q&A: webinar 5
All questions asked in the webinar are answered by the expert panel and published here. Please click here to read.
