Dance Contingency Planning - Recommendations and Guidelines for High School Dance Programs

Dance Contingency Planning July 28, 2020

Dance Contingency Committee Ben Winegar, AD, Canby HS Kraig Hoene, AD, Lebanon HS Chad Waples, AD, Woodburn HS Jenn Wilson, Coach, Gresham, HS Angie Huff, Coach, North Eugene HS Debbie Kishpaugh, Coach, Pendleton HS Lori Haslam, Coach, Philomath HS Danielle Schneider, Show Coach, Parkrose David McCall, DDCA 20-21 Board Chair Christine Andersen, OSAA State Rules Interpreter

Reminders: Everyone in attendance will be muted once the meeting starts. If you want to comment, you will need to unmute yourself. I will try to manage the conversations to make sure everyone has the opportunity to speak out. Feel free to submit thoughts via the chat and hopefully one of our OSAA staff members will be monitoring that.

Purpose: To develop a set of recommendations that we can present to the OSAA Executive Board to help our membership schools with guidance and a comprehensive set of guidelines specific to dance. What we develop and recommend will be impacted by the decisions of other entities - the situation continues to evolve and we should be prepared for changes to occur.

What we can anticipate: Continued guidance from NFHS/SMAC and the OSAA/SMAC regarding medical recommendations. As these change, they will continue to carry a big weight in the decisions and adjustments made in the future. Not every sport and activity will have the same reopening timelines.

New Documents: HTTP://WWW.OSAA.ORG/CORONAVIRUS OSAA July 22 Memo

Meeting #5 Focus Question: Stunting and tumbling- High risk classification - Advocacy with Governor/OHA to take stunting out of dance and reclassify as moderate or low risk activity. - Tumbling with mask requirement makes tumbling inaccessible indoors at this time.

Meeting #5 Focus Question: Face covering information Practice situations Taping clarification from NFHS Nine practice day requirement

Meeting #5 Focus Question: Dance season considerations: Stunting - Wording from Montana Athletics and Activities Association Stunting will not be allowed this year. Masks must be worn during sideline cheering and all cheerleading/dance routines if social distancing specifications cannot be appropriately met. - Cheerleading and Dance General Risk Management (2-1-14, 2-1-16): Sideline and playing surface placement during game. - Participants should be appropriately spaced on the court, field or sideline to ensure proper social distancing. - Cheerleading and Dance that can be done with physical distancing or individually with no sharing of equipment or the ability to clean the equipment between uses by competitors. - Cheerleading and Dance Apparel / Accessories (3-1-1):Jewelry of any kind is prohibited except for the following: A religious medal without a chain is allowed and must be taped and worn under the uniform. A medical-alert medal must be taped and may be visible. Masks may be worn but are not required. No masks may be worn in routines that involve stunting. Any mask worn during a routine that does not involve stunting but involves tumbling must be taped and secure.

Meeting #5 Focus Question: Changes of season by WIAA and CIF WIAA Modified 2020-21 Calendar California Modified Calendar Nevada Model

Meeting #5 Focus Question: Priorities to consider: - Length of season - Overlapping seasons - Culminating Event Nevada Model: - Winter - Fall - Spring

Future Meeting Dates: TBD