COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION
Professional Belly Dance Performance & Instruction Victoria, BC, Canada
In the post-COVID pandemic, the province of BC has changed protocols to Communicable Disease Prevention.
Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Company cares about you. We want to continue providing the fitness, fun and dance education you are used to, while ensuring you remain healthy and safe.
Therefore, we want to assure you that the following measures are in place:
Cleaning & Sanitizing:
1. Studio floor is swiffered/vacuumed and steam mopped on a regular basis.
2. All common surfaces – light switches, door knobs, benches, sink faucet and handles, toilet and toilet
handle are be sanitized frequently.
We ask that you:
1. Wash hands regularly.
2. Cover Coughs and sneezes.
3. Wear a mask at your own discretion.
4. Stay home if you have any of the following sympotms of COVID-19, flu or common cold. The most
common symptoms o COVID-9 are lsted below. If you have any of these symptoms or are returning
to BC after travelling internationally, please do not come to class and use the
BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool to help you determine if you need further assessment or testing.
- Fever
- Chills
- Cough or worsening of chronic cough
- Shortness of breath
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Loss of sense of smell or taste
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Muscle aches
Other, less common symptons:
- Stuffy nose
- Conjuntivities (pink eye)
- Dizziness, confusion
- Abdominal pain
- Skin rashes or discoloration of fingers or toes
5. Be kind, patient and considerate of others.
Optional Safety Measures:
1. Sanitizer is available at the studio.
2. Spare masks are available.
3. Students may choose to wear socks, gym slippers or jazz shoes if they are not comfortable in bare feet.
4. For students who are not comfortable attending class in person, there will be some online class options
available. Please check the class page for those dates/times.