BIDA Covid Survey, Fall 2022 (Alt) (Responses)

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1	Response	Timestamp	I currently attend BIDA:	Check all that apply: I'd come more often if BIDA...	Check all that apply: I'd come less often if BIDA...	We're interested in more than just attendance. If we changed any of the above, how would this affect your safety, comfort, and/or enjoyment?	Any other comments?

2	1	10/31 21:37	Every time			I wish we could open the windows or otherwise ventilate more -- and then perhaps allow test-to-unmask. I think the vaccine requirement is no longer useful, adds friction, and can be safely dropped. I don't think it reduces risk enough to matter.
3	2	10/31 21:41	Every time		Stopped requiring masks
4	3	10/31 21:41	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	Any kind of no-mask policy would make me uncomfortable psychologically, regardless of my physical safety. Requiring vax, mask, boost feels the most responsible not just for us as a dance community, but also for all the people we interact with in non-dance contexts. Dancing right now has inherent risks, but we shouldn't be forcing those risks on other people just because we're taking them, so risk-minimzing measures always sound good to me.
5	4	10/31 21:42	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters, Would prefer to wear surgical masks rather than heavy duty ones because it seems like the middle ground for those of us who are vaxed, and the other KDs and 95s are so hot.	Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Full vax should still be required. It's the least dancers can do.
6	5	10/31 21:43	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters
7	6	10/31 21:43	About yearly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I would definitely NOT feel at all comfortable attending dances if N95 masks were not required (regardless of testing and/or vaccination requirements). Tests are unfortunately not 100% accurate and it feels very important to me that contra dances are welcoming and accessible to people at higher risk of serious Covid cases, as well as people who live with someone who is at higher risk. Dancing in a mask isn't hard and I care deeply about the safety and well-being of everyone in our dance community, regardless of health conditions, etc. Please keep BIDA dances accessible to everyone by keeping your current Covid policies, and hopefully also adding the bivalent booster requirement as well! Thank you!
8	7	10/31 21:43	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks		I feel like BIDA would be a more welcoming place if it was more willing to make exceptions. I don't think there would be very many, and they would probably mostly be for people forgetting their proof of vaccination while still being vaccinated.
9	8	10/31 21:44	Every time		Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	I’m fine with the current measures/masking requirements but I’d also be fine with masks being optional for those who feel comfortable and are boosted/vaxxed.
10	9	10/31 21:45	Every time	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
11	10	10/31 21:45	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
12	11	10/31 21:45	Every time	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I would definitely feel less safe and comfortable if covid restrictions were relaxed. I really value that BIDA is taking COVID seriously and applying precautions to everyone equally. It makes me proud and excited to dance with y’all.
13	12	10/31 21:47	About yearly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions
14	13	10/31 21:48	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I could get sick or spread the disease to others, something that would make me increasingly nervous, but could also likely lead to the severe illness or death of others.
15	14	10/31 21:49	About monthly	Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking	Yes by stopping mask wearing it would make dancing more fun. Every other event I attend requires proof vaccination and no mask. Masks make dancing harder and less fun. Would be great if they were not mandatory
16	15	10/31 21:50	Every time	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
17	16	10/31 21:51	About yearly		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
18	17	10/31 21:55	About yearly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks		Getting rid of the mask requirement would be huge. I overheat more quickly with a mask on, and then dancing is much less fun. Also, I take much more joy in contra dancing when I can see people's smiles. Contra dance loses a lot of its infectious joy with masks on.
19	18	10/31 21:56	About quarterly		Stopped requiring vaccination, Made more exceptions, I would want to know what kind of considerations there were for exceptions.	Allowing testing instead of masking is +enjoyment, neutral on comfort and safety. Stopping requiring masks is -safety, -comfort, neutral on enjoyment.
20	19	10/31 21:56	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	Even disregarding the risk to vulnerable members of my household (and unknown effects of long covid), I'd probably be so anxious about being in a large indoor crowd of unmasked or ambiguously vaccinated people that I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself anyway. Getting on transit to get to the dance is already bad enough (and eats up enough of my personal risk budget)	I reeeeeeally hope this isn't a lead-up to softening COVID safety measures at BIDA.
21	20	10/31 21:58	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking			Maybe be a little less strict about types of masks people wear, since many of them are very heavy.
22	21	10/31 21:59	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Stopped requiring masks	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
23	22	10/31 21:59	Every time	I come to all BIDAs where I'm available so not a relevant question I think	I don't think any changes would make me come less, but I do prefer others to be vaccinated.	I'd currently choose to wear a mask. But I don't really care about others wearing masks, and might stop at some point. I feel safe enough with my bivalent booster and a mask that given my risk tolerance others behavior doesn't really impact me.	I like being able to see faces of people I'm dancing with, so at some point loosening up would be nice. And I have friends who find dancing in an N95 too restrictive of breathing and are unable to come with current rules. But I appreciate being able to keep dancing whatever the rules are.
24	23	10/31 22:03	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
25	24	10/31 22:04	Every time	The restrictions or lack thereof don't affect my decision to attend	Not affected by restrictions	I would be ok with any changes	Thank you for considering our safety and for getting the dances going again.
26	25	10/31 22:05	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Made more exceptions	At the moment, I think the only way to build a compelling safety story is with masking. So if you drop the mask requirement, I'm less likely to attend. I'm with not requiring vaccines at this moment.	I'm supportive of dropping the vaccine requirement at the moment because vaccines are not doing enough (at the moment) to stop the spread of covid. And checking vax cards adds much administrative burden and need for handling edge cases.
27	26	10/31 22:05	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, I used to come a lot, the first question doesn’t allow for addition remarks under other		Ultimately, I prefer 3 days before plus day of testing. Camera photo date and time stamps.
28	27	10/31 22:07	I don’t attend but having you check for vaccinations and cap the amount of dancers would change my mind	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I wouldn’t be comfortable with fewer restrictions
29	28	10/31 22:11	Every time	Allowed testing instead of masking	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	If you stopped requiring vaccination and boosters I would feel less safe and be annoyed.
30	29	10/31 22:11	About monthly	I feel comfortable with BIDAs policies as is	Required bivalent boosters, I recently had COVID after two vaccines and two boosters. This makes me ineligible for a bivalent booster for several months	I would prefer rapid testing day of, to catch asymptomatic carriers, but I realize this would be cost prohibitive for some. Day-of testing and mask optional and/or outdoor events would make me more comfortable both from a safety and physical comfort perspective.	I am still comfortable with BIDAs current requirements and do not find them a deterrent to joining events.
31	30	10/31 22:14	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Stopped requiring masks, Made more exceptions
32	31	10/31 22:15	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters		1. An important reason to require vaccination and boosters, is that people who do not keep up to date with that are presumed to be irresponsible people, and we don't want people who might be irresponsible in other ways as well. 2. If you decide that allowing rapid test negative people to dance unmasked is a reasonable policy for BIDA to adopt, then do it. People who want to exercise high covid safety, can be almost as safe by depending on their own N95 mask at such a dance, as they can be if everyone is required to be masked. Those who want high covid safety aren't giving up much.
33	32	10/31 22:15	I will start attending when I move back to Boston at the end of the year.	Stopped requiring masks, Improved ventilation (somehow with a limited budget...)			More outdoor contras?
34	33	10/31 22:15	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Fewer restrictions would affect my safety
35	34	10/31 22:16	About quarterly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination
36	35	10/31 22:16	About quarterly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Since I am only at BIDA every few months, and I am usually there as a musician, I don't think any of these potential changes one way or the other would change that. However, I personally would be more likely to want to dance if i didn't have to wear a mask, but would probably only feel comfortabke doing so if i knew that anyone who wasn't masked had tested negative.	Allowed testing instead of masking	I would strongly prefer if musicians had the option to unmask, either by taking a negative rapid test or by any other change in the rules. It is extremely difficult to communicate with other musicians in a mask and - for those of us who wear glasses - making makes it much harder to see, which compounds the problem.	Thank you for soliciting opinions!
37	36	10/31 22:19	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring vaccination	I would love it if masks were optional, and am happy to test if that is what is needed to make it happen.
38	37	10/31 22:28	Haven't attended in over a year, but planning to	No change needed	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination	I would still be uncomfortable at an indoor event without masking or vaccination requirements, especially heading into winter season.
39	38	10/31 22:36	Every time	I am coming to every dance because I feel safe	I don’t know	If I didn’t feel safe I would not attend the dance therefore there would be no risk of safety issue	Thank you for all of these caring thoughts
40	39	10/31 22:37	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Current policy is the minimum I would be comfortable with, so if requirements are loosened, I'd probably stop attending.	My frequency of attendance is due to the distance I must drive, 45 minutes each way. I already have the bivalent booster, so not a factor for me.
41	40	10/31 22:37	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Kept the mask policy in place.	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I would not feel comfortable or safe with fewer things like masking and vaccination plus boosters.
42	41	10/31 22:41	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks
43	42	10/31 22:52	I don't attend, and there isn't currently anything that would make me comfortable attending
44	43	10/31 22:56	About monthly			I feel safe the way things are	I'd be comfortable with making masks voluntary for anyone who is vaxxed.
45	44	10/31 22:57	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	With the current requirements, I'm attending as frequently as my schedule permits, which is really more often than monthly but not every time. If you stopped requiring masks, I would most likely stop attending. If you allowed testing instead of masking, I'd have to think about it, do some research, and listen to your reasoning before deciding how it would effect my behavior.	My current understanding is that masking and ventilation are really the keys to safer social events. At this point, with the exception of the bivalent booster, vaccination/boosters are less effective at preventing infection, though still very important for reducing severity. My main concern with instant testing instead of masking is false negatives.
46	45	10/31 23:03	About yearly	Required bivalent boosters	Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination	I would be able to attend with more of a sense that I am safer and others are safer.
47	46	10/31 23:04	About quarterly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I would definitely feel much less safe if the policies were stepped back - especially masking.	Thanks for your time and consideration on an important topic!
48	47	10/31 23:12	Every time	I already come almost every time, so "more often" doesn't work for me.	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters		I think it's reasonable to require vaccines and boosters (given reasonable time to get them, I don't have my #3 booster, I'm getting it soon, but I assume some will wait longer). I dance in other places where I think everyone is vaxed, but masks aren't required any more.
49	48	10/31 23:22	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	I'm just starting to feel comfortable around others. If vaccination was not required I would not come
50	49	10/31 23:26	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking	Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Made more exceptions
51	50	10/31 23:30	Every time		Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, I may attend as frequently, but I would be more likely to think about reassessing or possibly choose other activities if I have a schedule conflict	I will still wear a mask regardless of any change in policy.	I think high-quality masking is the primary tool for an environment like this. Tests might catch some things but with a 50% false negative rate for asymptomatic folks, it doesn't seem like a panacea. Vaccine boosters at this point primarily protect the individual and not guard against transmission (though anecdotally they might make the onset of symptoms earlier, which might help someone isolate earlier and be less likely to spread covid?). I'd be interested to see if the bivalent booster makes a significant dent in transmission, but I'm not holding my breath.
52	51	10/31 23:32	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination
53	52	10/31 23:48	About quarterly	If I lived closer! I think the current mask policy is a good one to keep. Vaccination might not be as much an issue anymore, if lots of vaccinated people still contract Covid. But good N95 masks definitely seem worth it for a long while especially as more variants are more contagious.	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks
54	53	11/1 0:06	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	Stopped requiring vaccination	Would be much easier to breathe without masks, and to talk to people
55	54	11/1 0:10	Every time		Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
56	55	11/1 0:19	About quarterly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks		I would enjoy the dance much more and feel more comfortable if masks were optional or you could test out
57	56	11/1 1:02	Occasionally	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
58	57	11/1 1:44	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
59	58	11/1 3:49	About quarterly	Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters	I wasn't sure how to show this on the question above, but I don't want masking to end just so that everyone is forced to have a test every time they dance. Testing everyone with rapid tests in the moment is impractical and unaligned with the situation.	Covid is never going away. At this point, we likely have all the vaccine levels we're going to get (i.e. they're good, but not perfect, and there will always be a chance of infection), so if you don't get rid of constant masking now, you might as well just keep it forever, because nothing is going to make things more safe. I was coming to BIDA in the restarted dances until you started requiring KN95 or the equivalent. Now, I am fully not coming because unlike the entire rest of Cambridge, including science-led places like Harvard and MIT, you insist on this masking, Given that the rest of the city and Boston and everywhere near is not following a mask requirement, making dancers follow it is not preventing community spread or helping anyone at all. All it's causing is an inconvenience and, if you're dancing the whole time, an impediment to what's really a full workout. We're not quietly taking in a concert here. People who are truly still concerned about covid will be the people who just keep on staying home, but it's well past time to move past the masking for a pastime that involves physical activity.
60	59	11/1 5:50	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Stopped requiring masks	Continue to require masks	I am unable to exercise in a mask so removing the requirement would allow me to participate.
61	60	11/1 6:34	About quarterly	Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters
62	61	11/1 6:42	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks		Masks, especially heavier ones, do make dancing less enjoyable and I think we could achieve just as much security by requiring testing instead.
63	62	11/1 6:52	About monthly	Stopped requiring masks		I would be much more comfortable without a mask, and I would enjoy seeing people’s faces. Even dropping the requirement down to a surgical mask (pleated) would help.
64	63	11/1 7:07	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Stopped requiring masks	I think masking should definitely remain in place, especially going into the winter months when illnesses beyond covid are common as well.	I would rather see testing requirements for everyone then booster requirements. It seems that plenty of people even with bivalent boosters are still getting the virus, and may not be showing symptoms. For a three hour event with lots of close contact I’d definitely feel safer if I knew people had tested negative, regardless of their vaccination status.
65	64	11/1 7:18	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Room and setup still feel unsafe, much as I miss it
66	65	11/1 7:24	About yearly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
67	66	11/1 7:38	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions
68	67	11/1 7:42	About monthly		Stopped requiring vaccination
69	68	11/1 7:55	Every time		Stopped requiring vaccination	I am comfortable taking a little more risk, but I would stop going if vaccination was not required any more. I commend BIDA for standing by their strict policies in the current political environment, and for making very careful considerations when changing the policy.	Mask is a burden for many people because of difficulty breathing, and not seeing people's faces makes the experience a little less personal. Allowing testing instead of masking might be beneficial (while still requiring vaccination), unless it turns away too many dancers.
70	69	11/1 7:57	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Required more testing, Require PCR or evquivalent testing.	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	Please require more boosters, masks while inside, and PCR tests or I'll have to stop comming in the comming wave of new variants.	TH=ee fact htat you have this survey, when rates are going up, concerns me that you are not following the Covid news.
71	70	11/1 8:09	About quarterly	Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters		It has been hard for me to get the bivalent booster. Even after making appointments, when I show up at CVS or Walgreens I have been turned away due to no available dosages.
72	71	11/1 8:17	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination	Having some people masked and others not would feel uncomfortable and stigmatizing.
73	72	11/1 8:20	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
74	73	11/1 8:27	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks		It is no fun to dance in a mask. Testing is nice, and would make me feel more comfortable than not testing. I don't care about vaccine rules-- if you're not vaxxed, you probably have had covid. It would be more convenient not to have to find my vax card.
75	74	11/1 8:41	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
76	75	11/1 8:44	About monthly		Stopped requiring masks
77	76	11/1 8:49	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	I would definitely feel more nervous at the dances if some or most people were not masked. I was recently talking with another dancer about how we really appreciate that even though we are in the minority of masked people on our commutes, in grocery stores, etc., we can feel confident in dancing because everyone is masked!	Anecdotally, it seemed at camps/dances this summer that those that required masks while dancing had low or no covid transmission, while camps/dances that did not require masking had significant covid transmission. The anecdotal evidence, backed by scientific evidence, seems clear that requiring masks is essential (and very effective) to protect everyone in our community. ...But I know you're probably getting pushback about all of this! Just wanted to say I appreciate you and the work you do!!!
78	77	11/1 9:10	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring N95 and allowing surgical masks instead	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	I would feel less safe if there were no masks, but would prefer they not be N95s. I think allowing a negative test instead of a mask could work and would be worth it.
79	78	11/1 9:15	About monthly	Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters	Dancing without a mask would significantly increase my enjoyment and connection to the community.	I'm fairly neutral on the vaccination/testing requirement, but I think that having us sign up every time for the email blast if someone tests positive is unnecessary. Perhaps it could be optional instead of required?
80	79	11/1 9:19	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions		I know that overall health and safety might be more of a priority than comfort and preference, but I have to say that universal masking is both stuffy in a sweaty activity like contra and also hinders connection--when you dance up and down the line it makes it harder to connect with the people you briefly encounter. I really do honor the varied health needs in our community, but because you are asking I'll say that I'd prefer optional masking.
81	80	11/1 9:25	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	I currently come as often as I can and am most comfortable with vaccination and kn95 or better masks. I would be okay with testing as an alternative to vaccination.
82	81	11/1 9:30	Every time		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	As an older person with hypertension, I believe that masking and vaccination provide a reasonably high level of protection. Masking also reduces the chance of spreading flu and other diseases.	Many people are infectious for a day or two before testing positive with a rapid test, so that is not an adequate screening method.
83	82	11/1 9:34	Every time	Required bivalent boosters, Stopped requiring masks, Allowed for lesser grade masks, like paper masks	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	If KN95S masks werent required I would enjoy dances much more. KN95s make it so hard to breath that I often leave dances early because I'm not enjoying myself.
84	83	11/1 10:13	I don't attend, and there isn't currently anything that would make me comfortable attending	Had smaller events with fewer people (25 max?)	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	The only reason I don't feel comfortable attending is the large number of people at the events. Statistically it seems super likely that at least one person would have COVID. If the case counts drop next year I would consider attending. Thank you for requiring masks I believe that helps a lot
85	84	11/1 10:13	About quarterly		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
86	85	11/1 10:14	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination		I think requiring further boosters and not making exceptions are both silly, since they seem more motivated by politics than safety, but it wouldn't affect my personal attendence.
87	86	11/1 10:15	About monthly		Stopped requiring masks without requiring testing instead	I would enjoy dancing with many faces unmasked, which I'd overall feel comfortable doing at this point with rapid tests required. I would also feel more comfortable with tests required in any case, but I think "either high filtration mask or antigen test" is the most inclusive requirement.	While I think it has been an important component of covid protocol to this point, I think checking vaccination status is probably not very helpful at this point - I think that nearly all dancers at BIDA moving forward will likely be vaccinated and boosted anyway, and our event is unlikely to affect regional public health. So I believe the administration and exclusion inherent in a vaccination requirement outweighs the benefits. A strong recommendation for the bivalent booster as a stance of the board would still be fine, of course.
88	87	11/1 10:26	About monthly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks	Required bivalent boosters	I would enjoy the dances more if I didn’t have to wear a mask. I am fine with testing and already have my bivalent booster so I feel like I am a safe person and trust that others will be trustworthy.	I am privileged because I am no longer very scared of Covid for my own personal health. I also assume that at this point if someone has a reliable mask and is vaccinated then it shouldn’t be a problem if people aren’t masked around them.
89	88	11/1 10:30	Every time		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Stopped requiring masks	Tests are expensive, so I am not in favor of REQUIRING texts under any circumstances. There’s ample evidence to suggest high-quality masks, especially combined with vaccination, are sufficient to prevent transmission.
90	89	11/1 10:43	About monthly		Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination	I would be ok with a lesser mask option (ie basic mask or fabric), but still wearing masks since after two dances some people are breathing heavily. Not sure if I'm ok with no masks yet for the space and the amount of people that attend that we have.	I am overall glad with how BIDA has been handling the comeback.
91	90	11/1 10:52	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters
92	91	11/1 11:07	About monthly		Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions
93	92	11/1 11:42	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Allowed testing instead of masking, Allowed the blue surgical masks instead of N95/KN95. My glasses fog up and it’s hard to see .		I’d like to dance without my glasses fogging up due to masking, but I still want to be COVID safe.
94	93	11/1 12:27	About yearly	Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks			Thank you for this! We're so excited to dance more and think the risks are much lower now.
95	94	11/1 12:34	About monthly	Required bivalent boosters, Stopped requiring masks	Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters	I would feel safe	I believe Covid is now endemic, like the common flu, and masks should be optional.
96	95	11/1 12:37	I don't attend, and there isn't currently anything that would make me comfortable attending				I won’t resume contra dancing in such a large group without reliable data on the cases (positive tests, hospitalizations, deaths) of contra dancers following dances. I am frankly disappointed CDSS isn’t trying to collect this data.
97	96	11/1 12:45	I don't attend but I might if you had different covid policies	Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring boosters, I also object to the vaccination requirement on principle, but since I'm vaccinated it doesn't affect my attendance.	Required bivalent boosters	All of the interventions listed are not particularly effective so will not make me feel any safer, but only masks affect my enjoyment of dancing.	Another dance group I'm involved with has reduced their protocols mainly due to concern about the burden of enforcement on the staff.
98	97	11/1 13:12	I don't attend, but I would if you had different covid policies	Stopped requiring masks
99	98	11/1 13:14	About monthly			I don't think it'll change my attendance, but I would be more comfortable if I could wear an ordinary medical mask (not N95 equivalent). I'm also happy with testing instead of masking, though I'd prefer it be optional so you can either test or mask.
100	99	11/1 13:19	I was previously attending every time. Now I'm on a new routine and haven't figured out how frequently I'm attending.	Required bivalent boosters, I love that vaccinations are required. I think that as long as people are up to date on vaccines, a surgical mask should be fine, rather than a KN95/equivalent. If we were to drop the vaccine requirement, I would almost for sure stop attending, regardless of other precautions.	Allowed testing instead of vaccination, Allowed testing instead of masking, Stopped requiring masks, Stopped requiring vaccination, Stopped requiring boosters, Made more exceptions	I would feel unsafe at the dance if I didn't know that everyone was fully vaccinated. On top of that, we should either require wearing at least a surgical mask or a negative covid test taken on-site and assurance of no close contacts.