Code of Conduct:

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT
SAFETY IN BRAZILIAN ZOUK

We are finally getting back to socials and new people are joining, which is great! As in any activity where people meet and interact, it is important to respect other person’s boundaries and communicate about your own boundaries. Given the close nature of our beloved couple dance, this is even more important, in the class, socials, one-on-one trainings, festivals, hangouts, chat groups.

We want to do everything we can to make Brazilian Zouk, as well as, all other couple dances we offer, a safe environment for everyone. This requires acknowledging the fact that NO COMMUNITY is inherently immune to inappropriate behaviour, not even ours.

Some examples specific to couple dance that are NOT OK:

* Leading advanced and potentially dangerous moves to people who haven’t learnt them in a class;

* Insisting on having one-on-one trainings with someone who doesn’t want that and is afraid to speak up;

* Using the dance as a means to get close without the other person's consent;

If you experience any kind of inappropriate behaviour, we really hope you come to talk to any of us!

Best regards,
Freddy Marinho, Andressa Castelhano, Jukka Välimaa, Sonja-Maria Ignatius and Kristina Tsvetkova-Välimaa.