Covid regulations

Last update: November 10th, 2021

We are super excited to welcome you all back at Augsburg and to be able to host the event this year! However, due to the Covid-regulations in place by the state and local authorities, the event will still be impacted by regulations in December. We try to make the event as comfortable as possible, but need to reinforce the rules below. We are dedicated to make the 2021 XmaSwing Festival a safe experience for everyone. XmaSwing has switched to "vaccinated or recovered participants-only" permanently.

We reccomend and kindly ask all attendees do a a current antigen-test with official documentation (!!!no self-test!!!) that is max. 24 hrs old OR PCR test that is max. 48hrs old with official documentation, since studies indicate that you can still have Covid when you are vaccinated/recovered and do now show symptoms but can infect others.

We are in continuous contact with the authorities regarding the regulations and will inform you here on all Covid-regulations that apply at the event.

Please read carefully and contact us at info@hepcatclub.com if you have any questions.

Individual sign-up and rotation in class

We are unfortunately not permitted to have individual sign-ups for the Lindy Hop classes and can admit participants who signed up in pairs only. Currently, rotation in class is possible on voluntary basis between fixed pairs only. If individual spots free up because of the "vaccinated or recovered participants-only", people from the single-sign-up pre-registration list are contacted in the order of sign-up (list is full!).

Workshops (sport)

To attend the workshops (German "2G" regulation), you either

must be fully vaccinated (two weeks after the last shot) and bring your vaccination certificates
be Covid recovered (min. 28 days after recovery, max. 6 months after recovery) and bring your official documentation by a certified medical professional.

Please provide your record at the entrance. We are not permitted to allow anybody into the studio without these records. If you are neither fully vaccinated nor Covid-recovered, you cannot participate this year, we are sorry.

Evening Social Dance (club-event)

To attend the social dances (German "2G" regulation), you either

must be fully vaccinated (two weeks after the last shot) and bring your vaccination certificates
be Covid recovered (min. 28 days after recovery, max. 6 months after recovery) and bring your official documentation by a certified medical professional.

Masks & Social Distance

Workshops: at the "yellow" or "red level" of the Covid-warning stage (Bavaria and Augsburg locally), FFP2-masks masks must be worn at any time inside the building and dance studio, except at your dancing spot during the workshop or to drink something; at the "green level" surgical masks are sufficient. Please keep a distance from others of 1,5 m at all times whenever possible. We do not accept cotton or plastic masks. If you cannot wear a mask for medical reasons, please provide us with a current documentation signed by a certified medical practicioner on official paper at the entrance. During the workshops, while we are happy to provide you with non-alcoholic refreshments, we are not allowed to serve any alcohol. The Bavarian regulations apply as detailed above.

Evening social dances: Masks and social distancing are no longer required at the evening social dances under the current regulations as detailed above. We are permitted to serve you both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. We ask you to drink alcoholic beverages responsibly and keep your distance to others whereever possible.

Hygiene / air filtration

Please use the desinfectant provided and wash your hands regularly. The air conditioning will be on full level to ensure the repeated exchange of air with air from the outside several times per hour. It might be chilly, so please bring a pullover or scarf just in case. While you may of course put that pullover/scarf on during class, we kindly ask you that you already come to the event dressed in your dancing clothes.

No attendance if sick, covid-contact or no quarantine if from risk/variant area

You cannot attend if you are sick, were in contact with a person who has a covid-infection or come from a high risk or covid-variant area without quarantine and negative test. If in doubt or you do not feel well, please do not come to the studio.

Contact data

If your contact data has changed since you signed up, please let us know, since we must have current phone and/or e-mail contact information just in case.

International attendees

Please check your regulations that apply for you leaving your country/travel origin and entering Germany with ample time before the event and book your trip/hotel accordingly, those might include quarantine rules/ additonal testing regulations and/or documentation!

Check back regularly

Since the regulations might change, please check www.xmaswing.com and your e-mails, if you have already signed up, prior to the event.

Before signing up...

Before booking, please also check our terms and conditions. By signing up for the event, you agree to check and follow any covid-restrictions in place by the state and local public authorities both at your travel origin as well as at the venue and adhere to the rules at our studio.

Refunds

Those who would like to cancel their participation, can return their tickets free of charge and will receive a refund (conditions under which those tickets were booked did change). Persons on the waiting list will be notified when tickets free up in the order of sign-up. To return your ticket(s), please write to info@hepcatclub.com with subject line "XmaSwing return tickets", your name(s) and which ticket(s) you would like to return.

Testing options at Augsburg

If you would like to do a test at Augsburg, you can find the locations here: www.augsburg.de/umwelt-soziales/gesundheit/coronavirus/diagnosestelle, Party Pool Tests can be found here www.etermin.net/augsburg

International attendees: please note that you might already need the test for entering Germany. If the test you took for entry is older than 24hrs (antigen) or 48hrs (PCR) by the start of the festival, please plan accordingly to provide a current test at the entrance (including lab-time if PCR).

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@hepcatclub.com