Friday 13 March 2020

Coronavirus


Re Coronavirus (as of 13/03/2020)



Last night the government indicated that their response to the coronavirus pandemic had changed from ‘Containment’ to the ‘Delay’ phase.
I thought I’d update my position regarding the Salsa Rapido Intensive Salsa Courses.

Salsa is a self selecting group of healthy and energetic people. There is nothing about partner dancing that puts us at greater risk than any other social activity. Like other activities, we do all need to take one or two simple precautions in the light of coronavirus.

We all have to balance our personal needs with those of society and I imagine no two positions are identical. Here are mine, and I promise to respect those whose views differ:

All courses will go ahead as planned unless I am prevented from running a course by:
  • Government restrictions, which I will follow completely and any imposed by the venue.
  • My personal ill health. I promise to self isolate immediately.
  • Lack of demand.
At the course:
Please take every opportunity to wash your hands thoroughly upon arrival and during the day. I do :-)
I cannot guarantee hand sanitiser will be available, please bring your own if you wish.
Please understand that the balanced numbers will not be guaranteed, but I assume the bug affects men and women equally. I can guarantee you’ll have fun and learn loads.
Wearing face masks will not be allowed whilst dancing.
Couples may not stay together all day as per my usual T&C.

Before the course:Should you feel unwell due to Coronavirus symptoms in the days before the course please contact me and confirm you are self isolating. I will transfer you onto a holding list, where you can rebook at a later time. No transfer fee will be charged. All other reasons for transfer will be dealt with as usual.

My experience tells me that it’s highly unlikely that you will wake up on the morning of the course feeling unwell, so I ask you NOT to leave it until then. Ask yourself if you’re 100% well and decide. Everyone's health depends on people making honest decisions to self isolate sooner. Saying “I’m not sure if I'll be able to....” does not help anyone. You’re either coming or not!

In the event of a course being cancelled by me, I will offer the choice of holding your booking or a full refund. I will make every effort to contact you by text and email, please help by confirming you’ve received cancellation messages promptly.

As per the usual Terms and conditions: ‘No shows’ i.e. those who do not attend without prior notice will not be transferred or refunded.

I hope these precautions are reasonable and proportionate and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor.

Regards
Alastair 07939012231

Monday 24 February 2020

Troll!


A few days ago a nasty little creep under the handle ‘kemronirons’ commented on a Youtube Clip I’d posted of people dancing to live music in Camden.


‘Kemronirons’ posted:

“Can't imagine paying for a salsa class and ended up dancing with an 80yo lady who can't move. Obviously, nothing against the lady as we will all get old but from the man's perspective this will really slow him down in learning”


Here’s my reply that I haven't posted yet because I want to know what anyone thinks first.
You’ll understand why I haven't linked to the clip.

My reply:
Kemronirons your comment is offensive and although I doubt you’ll understand my comments I'll try to explain:

It’s obvious this isn’t a clip of a class but freestyle dancing to live music.

Saying “nothing against the lady” does not allow you to be offensive to that lady.
Imagine if that lady was showing some friends that clip and saw your comment? How upset would she feel?

You seem comfortable publicly shaming an older lady who I assume you've never met simply because of her age.

Who gave you the right to judge what is an acceptable age to dance? No one forces you to dance with anyone you don’t want to, so why comment on others choices? Is attacking others the only way you can be heard?

It's easy being offensive when you haven't signed into YouTube with a real name ‘kemronirons’!  Standing behind your comments is something real men do, try it.

I doubt you would have commented on an older man. Do you only attack women?

At least she’s out there in the real world, living, laughing and enjoying a social life where as you have nothing better to do than troll other people’s lives.

Shame on you ‘kemronirons’!

End

Let me know what you think?