We seem to be approaching the Instructor holiday season. Many of them are going away for a few weeks. There will be relief instructors for most of the classes, but a few will shut temporarily due to lack of relief instructors or size of classes. Even if your regular instructor is away, please support the relief instructor as it is a difficult task to look after someone else's class, and they are going out of their way to do so.
The following changes are happening as specified:

• Goolwa Friday Afternoon Easy level class closed 21st & 28th July, 3rd August.
• Victor Harbor Tuesday Morning class closed 16th 23rd & 30th July, 6th August.
• Murray Bridge Tuesday Night class is in a new hall: U3A Hall, 19 Mulgundaway Rd
• West Croydon Tuesday Afternoon Easy class closed 20th August (Hall unavailable).
• Seaton Tuesday Night Transition class closed 19th & 26th November.
• Fullarton Monday Evening Easy class closed till further notice (lack of attendance)
• South Plympton Tuesday Night Intermediate class closed 20th & 27th August, 3rd & 10th September.
• Parafield Gardens Wednesday Morning Mainstream class closed 21st & 28th August, 4th and 11th September.
• Osborne Thursday Morning class Closed 18th July

All other classes are business as usual, but some may be cancelled closer to the time if numbers are not sufficient to justify relief.

We have new supplies of Shoe Sox to allow grippy shoes to be used for dancing. $10 a pair available in multiple colours. Ask your instructor, or see us at a social. If you buy some, try just using one on the left foot first for a week or two, before putting them on both feet, to avoid slipping over accidentally.
We have also been asked about supplies of the long sleeved jackets and vests. We have lots of Large size jackets, but no stock of Small or Medium jackets. If there is enough interest we can restock them, but need enough for an order to justify the setup fees for the embroidery. They are likely to be $65 each not including embroidered personalised name. Similarly with vests (likely to be $30).
Embroidered scarves are still available.
Green Polo shirts, and Black and Green Chiffon Tops are also still available.
If you would like a jacket ordered, please email me with your size, and I will tabulate the requirements to see if we can do them. This is not an obligation to buy at this stage, just an expression of interest.

Even though the current European River Cruise Adventure is still pending (we leave in 4 weeks or so), we are already considering our next adventure. Our dream holiday has been on the back burner for over 10 years, pending the reduction of tensions in the middle east. It seems that they will never change (its been tense for over 2000 years LOL), so we are going ahead with the plans anyway.
The plan is to go to Egypt, Jordan and Turkey/Türkiye.
It is likely to include the following:

If you are interested in joining us, please send me an email at peter@linedancersofsa.org with your name (and any others that you think might come) and any suggestions you may have for items on the itinerary. We already have about 10 people interested.
Obviously there is currently no cost specified (at least $17K) or itinerary (at least 4 weeks) confirmed, so there is no obligation to go, but if we have some idea of numbers, then we can work those things out in time. Start saving....
Thanks,
Peter

As we head through Winter, the occurrence of Covid-19, Flu, RSV and the Common Cold is increasing. Please be mindful of your other dancers when deciding on coming to class with symptoms. We have not yet had any outbreak of any of these in any of our classes since the start of the pandemic, which we are grateful of. This has been due in part to our strict polices during the initial outbreaks, and the vigilance and thoughtful nature of our dancers. We understand that asthma and allergies will cause sneezing and coughing, so if you have these conditions, don't let them stop you attending. Be mindful of others that are not aware of your conditions. Remember, there is no stigma in our classes should you want to wear a mask.

If we keep these things in mind, I am sure we can continue to avoid any outbreaks into the future.

The new terminology mentioned in previous newsletters has now been implemented and is being rolled out to the instructors over the next week. Please be patient as they get used to it.
This will be the last of the changes for the foreseeable future (certainly below intermediate level), so things should settle down soon. My next task is to document the terminology either online or in a book.