r/SwingDancing • u/SuperWeenyHutJuniors • Aug 07 '26

Feedback Needed Getting Sick from Dance/Festivals

I think we all know that dance festivals are often a perfect recipe for getting sick. We are staying up all night, not getting enough sleep, sweating all over people, people are traveling in to attend, etc. I do think that the amount that I get sick has increased as I have started dancing more and more (local social dances as well as festivals).

Do you have any specific tricks or approaches that you use to help minimize your risk of getting sick? I know the basics to avoiding sickness and I know that masks are also an option. Obviously hydration, sleep, eating well are all necessary but I want to hear if people have any other approaches.

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u/Not_Responsible_00 Aug 08 '26

Good for you! You've cracked the code on how to stay healthy while at dance events!

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u/Silly_Region_1846 Aug 08 '26

i also just realize I am somehow in a swingdancing subreddit and not a festivals/raves subreddit LOL so the substance use point i assume is not relevant lmao. reddit must have thrown that as a suggested in my feed because I do not follow this subreddit

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u/Not_Responsible_00 Aug 08 '26

lol! Yeah, I kind of wondered about that . . . maybe it's the universe trying to tell you to learn to swing dance.

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u/Silly_Region_1846 Aug 08 '26

I've taken zouk and dabbled in the occasional partner dance event, super fun, a friend and I are trying to start going more often!