𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 - 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

Dear dancers,

we realize that the current news regarding the impact and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is cause for uncertainty among dancers – and everybody else for that matter - and makes many consider if to book tickets for an event even though it will happen many month from now in the future. We therefore want to 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 who has been booking their passes with us recently and even before with us for placing your trust in us and choosing us for your dance experience.

We are fully confident that by the time Berlin Salsacongress 2020 will happen in October 2020, our countries 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 this enormous challenge and that the virus will be contained by then. We have all reason to believe that Berlin Salsacongress 2020 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗗 and we can assure you that we are working on it with all our resources, energy and passion. 

Not only this, we also believe that now more than ever before it is time to 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 as a community and to support each other so that we will go through this challenging period of time together and we will very soon be back to do what we love the most – 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚. This crisis has hit not only many events and forced them to cancel or postpone, coming along with all financial damage the organizers need to carry. Also all our artists, DJ’s, photographers and everybody who make this community so beautiful have been and continue to be heavily affected. If we were to hold back in believing in the future of our community, we would make things even worse. 

We therefore call all our fellow dancers to keep calm and to do everything which is currently required to help contain the spread of the virus. But we also call for everybody to 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 in the future of our dance community, and to believe in us as an event and to keep making your plans for autumn by booking your passes – not only to Berlin Salsacongress but to all those events you wanted to attend – to 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘. If there will still be events to attend – locally and internationally - when we eventually come out of this situation, is at the end of the day 𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦.

Even though we are 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 that the situation in autumn will be widely back to normal, we decided to introduce a few changes to make things easier for you and on the other hand 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 on the highest standards possible learning out of this challenge for the future. We are sure you will understand and support those measures.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭/𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. 

- The deadline for a name change will be extended to October 1, 2020. The deadline for postponing your ticket to the 2021 edition will be postponed as well to October 1, 2020. Until October1, 2020 no reason needs to be given neither for a name change nor for postponing the ticket. After October 1, 2020 until the event starts you will be able to postpone your ticket for health reasons. Name changes and postponing your ticket has always been free of charge and will continue to do so.

𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀

- At Berlin Salsacongress 2020 we will alter the majority of the Academies to footwork only. Those Academies will therefore not include any partnerwork. We will offer a relatively small number of partnerwork Academies – those will require prior signing up as a couple. Partnerwork Academies can not be entered by single attendees. This year there will be no rotating and no partner changes in those partnerwork Academies.

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 & 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

- We will check at all entries to Parties and Academies the temperature of each attendee at all times through contactless thermometers. Attendees with fever or any other symptoms of a respiratory disease will not be allowed to enter at any time. We will ask you kindly to stay in the hotel or home when you are feeling sick.

- We will provide everywhere sanitizer and disinfectants during Parties and Academies. We will remind everybody continuously to wash their hands thoroughly at all times.

- Our staff members will receive additional protective tools such as masks and gloves to make sure they do not help spreading any diseases.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲

- We will send to all our registered attendees 1 week before the event a questionnaire with some questions in regards to your health and prior travels you made the two weeks before the event including your current contact information. This questionnaire will help us to track and provide important information to the authorities in case it is needed or required.

Your safety and well-being is our top priority. To this end, we will be in close contact with health and government authorities and we will follow the recommended measures.

We will continue to monitor the situation and developments and do everything possible to ensure that you have a pleasant and safe Berlin Salsacongress 2020.

𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥.

Berlin Salsacongress 2020