Closed

It is quite different nowadays. When we arrive at the studio, now only Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we immediately review the changes with the few dancers before classes started. Sensing fear from the dancers, we can assure them that we are being careful. If we used any prop, we lay it aside, making it clear that it would be cleaned before being used again, and we wiped down any other items used between every use. And we recommend that you bring some napkins to wipe anything you wish to help with. The Waste baskets are emptied outside after every session.

“Social dancers are not going to let their heads hang down. They will never give up

and sit down and grieve. They will find another way. - And don’t pray

when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”

I have heard of studios asking dancers to bring in towels. Actually anything that minimizes the possible transfer of the virus. The evening that the governor announced that all Hawaii schools would be closed, we temporarily shut down the studio. We issued an email informing students that we were closed for the eight days preceding spring break and tentatively planned to add the canceled days some time later. Most adjustments should be made when we begin to bring down the cases. For now they are still going up. Hawaii has a Democratic Governor and we are not getting much help from Federal Government.

 "In This Life" by Amy Hanaiialii

The Good Old Days

Trump's six week delay will be responsible for thousands of deaths. We promise to be in touch about our definite plans as the situation continues to unfold, we emailed that we would likely follow the public schools in re-opening at a future date, and reassured students that we did not have any known coronavirus cases in our studio. I included a bit about talking with your relatives and near friends about the Covid 19 also known as the Trump Plague. We can help each with knowledge. Check the Internet, many ways to make a face mask.

"Social dancers may not be praying for a lighter burden but for broader shoulders."