Dancing in a Mask

07/16/20 • 62 min

As counties begin to increase their guidance on the use of masks indoors and outdoors there has been a lot of talk about whether it is safe for dancers to be taking class, going to competitions, and performing with the use of masks. We touched on this in an earlier episode and Dr. Kat has written some guidance on the use of masks for dancers, we decided to take a deeper look at whether masks are safe to use in a dance setting.

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