Code of Conduct
Steel City Swing is dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone regardless of skill level, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical appearance, disability, religion, or lack thereof. We want everyone to have a good time and to feel the joy of social dance in a physically and emotionally safe environment.
At all of our events, we require that all attendees, instructors, staff, and volunteers adhere to our code of conduct. By attending our events, you are agreeing to abide by the following rules:
Steel City Swing reserves the right to take any action we deem necessary to deal with code of conduct violations. This includes, but is not limited to, verbal warnings, expulsion from the event with no refund, banning individual(s) from all Steel City Swing events, and contacting law enforcement officials. We expect participants to follow these rules at any of our dance and workshop venues.
If anyone or anything makes you feel uncomfortable at our events, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of our staff immediately.
Event staff can be found via the front desk at any venue. Event staff will be happy to help participants contact venue staff or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. You may also contact us anonymously using the contact form below. We value your attendance, your safety and well-being greatly.
At all of our events, we require that all attendees, instructors, staff, and volunteers adhere to our code of conduct. By attending our events, you are agreeing to abide by the following rules:
- Dance in a manner that the person you are dancing with is comfortable with. The "right" way to dance is in a way that both partners are comfortable, regardless of what else is taught or who dances in a different way.
- Do not perform any aerials, air steps, or "floorials" of any kind on the social dance floor. The risk of injury to yourself, your partner and those around you is too high.
- Please use your full range of senses on the dance floor to avoid accidental collisions and injuries. It is every dancer's responsibility to be aware of their own and their partner's movement and position, as well as the movement and position of the dancers surrounding them, in order to avoid all forms of dangerous contact. If a collision, stop dancing and check in with each other to assess for injuries and apologize. If an injury occurs, find a staff member to help the injured party.
- Do not offer unsolicited advice to fellow dancers either in class or on the social dance floor. The only exception for this is to express if someone is hurting you. If you are more focused on critiquing those you are dancing with, you won’t be improving your own dancing. Our instructors are responsible for giving students feedback in classes, not student peers in the class.
- Respect when someone says "No" or "Stop" to you. Anyone can say "No" to any dance, or any activity, without offering an explanation at any time. No one is obligated to do the things that you may want to do. This includes dancing or doing a specific move while dancing, as well as non-dance related activities. If someone tells you "No" or "Stop," stop immediately and move on. We celebrate people taking care of themselves here at SCS and do not tolerate explicit disrespect or disregard of enthusiastic consent at any of our events.
- Be respectful to all people. Do not use misogynist, misandrist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, racist, or other prejudiced language. This also includes being respectful to event and venue staff, even if you are experiencing a personal frustration. Our events would not be possible without the goodwill of these individuals.
- Respect your fellow students' right to learn the dance role of their choice. We want to create a space where everyone is comfortable choosing their dance roles as a lead or a follow without any pressure to stick to traditional gender norms. Both the lead and follow role are awesome for everyone to learn and learning both can help you better understand the mechanics of the dance.
- Do not harass anyone at our events. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments (related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, OR religion), sexual language, images, or invitations in public spaces or online, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of workshops or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Advocating for or encouraging any unacceptable behavior will also be considered harassment. Harassment of ANY kind will not be tolerated at any event venue, including dances, workshops, competitions, Twitter, Facebook, and other online avenues or social media affiliated with our events.
Steel City Swing reserves the right to take any action we deem necessary to deal with code of conduct violations. This includes, but is not limited to, verbal warnings, expulsion from the event with no refund, banning individual(s) from all Steel City Swing events, and contacting law enforcement officials. We expect participants to follow these rules at any of our dance and workshop venues.
If anyone or anything makes you feel uncomfortable at our events, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of our staff immediately.
Event staff can be found via the front desk at any venue. Event staff will be happy to help participants contact venue staff or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. You may also contact us anonymously using the contact form below. We value your attendance, your safety and well-being greatly.
Safety Policy
Swing Dance, and the various dance styles that fall under the term Swing Dance, are an athletic and occasionally high-paced styles of dance.
Class and event attendees assume all responsibility and liability for any illnesses or injuries they might suffer or cause during, and/or as a result of their participation in Steel City Swing events. Steel City Swing does not assume responsibility for illness or injury to attendees’ due to their personal behavior.
Class and event attendees assume all responsibility and liability for any illnesses or injuries they might suffer or cause during, and/or as a result of their participation in Steel City Swing events. Steel City Swing does not assume responsibility for illness or injury to attendees’ due to their personal behavior.
Covid-19 Policy
Updated as of April 8th: We are continuously monitoring the evolving situation related to Covid-19 and Alabama regulations. Based on recommendations from the CDC, health care professionals and officials, and other Covid-19 experts, we may continue to make updates about our Covid-19 safety policy throughout the year. We also must comply with Alabama laws related to business and event Covid-19 policies.
At this time, we are enforcing the following policies:
At this time, we are enforcing the following policies:
- All participants must wear an approved, non-vented, well-fitting KF94, KN95 or N95 mask. Dancing is an athletic and dynamic expression of art that can lead to accidental mask displacements and negative impacts to fit. Individuals are expected to adjust their mask during the dance if it fails to fit properly. Exemptions to this part of the policy are made for asthma or other acute respiratory issues requiring the use of an inhaler. In this case, step off the dance floor, remove your mask to use your inhaler, the replace the mask as soon as it is safe to do so.
- All participants must leave the dance space for water breaks. These breaks must be take in well-ventilated rooms or outside.
- All participants are required to wear a wrist band to identify their comfort levels
- Red: "I only want to dance with who I came with"
- Yellow: "I have hesitations, ask me what I'm comfortable with"
- Green: "Ask me to Dance!"
Privacy Policy
Information collected by Steel City Swing from visitors to our website or from their computers will remain private and confidential. Steel City Swing may collect phone numbers or email addresses from visitors, but that information will never be used for any purpose other than distribution of information to those visitors about Steel City Swing, our classes and events, or a visitor’s registration for those classes and events.
Steel City Swing will never release any personal information submitted from a website visitor to any outside party, nor will we distribute any submitted email addresses to any outside organization or group. Should Steel City Swing be requested to release any information collected from a visitor to our website, that visitor will be notified and the decision to forward addresses or information will lie in his or her hands.
If a visitor registers for a Steel City Swing class or event via our website, we will require that visitor to supply an email address for our records and for distribution of class notices and special announcements. This includes a verification of the visitor’s registration as well as any welcoming messages that we may have for our future students.
Steel City Swing will never release any personal information submitted from a website visitor to any outside party, nor will we distribute any submitted email addresses to any outside organization or group. Should Steel City Swing be requested to release any information collected from a visitor to our website, that visitor will be notified and the decision to forward addresses or information will lie in his or her hands.
If a visitor registers for a Steel City Swing class or event via our website, we will require that visitor to supply an email address for our records and for distribution of class notices and special announcements. This includes a verification of the visitor’s registration as well as any welcoming messages that we may have for our future students.
