By participating in The Response, you agree to help us uphold community values, on and off the dancefloor.
Our organizer team will be available to address any concerns you might have, and people infringing on people’s right will be asked to change their behavior or leave if they aren’t willing to.
Consent
You have a right to have your consent respected at all time. Your body autonomy and your boundaries should be respected and people should ask permission before engaging in any activity with you. You have a right to say no or withdraw consent at any time and you can expect people to take it gracefully. That means you have a right to decline any dance without justification or interrupt a dance at any time for any reason. You can expect people will respect your decision.
Dance roles are not gendered, and The Response encourages everyone to practice following, therefore we will negotiate dance roles before a dance. Close embrace, dips, and aerials are not all accessible to everyone at all time, so we will put a particular attention to obtain verbal consent for those.
You also have a right not to have your picture taken without being asked for permission first.
Enthusiastic consent happens only between people that are not under the influence of alcohol and drugs. We may ask you to leave if you are unable to consent.
Respect diverse identities
We want our community to be accessible and diverse to people of different income level, neurodiversity, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, and ability.
You have a right to not be discriminated or harassed based on your identity. You have a right for your gender identity and preferred pronouns to be respected.
Because it can take courage to be a minority at an event, we will go out of our ways to make them feel welcome by asking them to dance or offering to chat.
What happens if you feel unsafe or uncomfortable?
We encourage you to reach out to a care team member, an organizer, or an anonymous reporting box that will be available on site. We will take time to understand what you went through. This interaction will remained absolutely confidential. You can also fill the online reporting form.
We will then offer different options for course of actions to keep you and the community safe. Ultimately, we will always respect your wishes to best mediate or mitigate the situation.
What happens if you broke the code of conduct?
We understand that messing up happens, and we will offer guidance to realign your behavior with our values and the code of conduct. If you are willing to adjust, we might request that you refrain from certain behavior for the community safety to give you time to learn to navigate them better.
If you are not willing to adjust or crossed more serious boundaries, we may ask you to leave the event, notify other dance organizers, and ban you from the events we organize.
Navigating flirt
The Response is a platonic event. That means that you may dance sensually, but sexual advances and touching are not welcome on the dancefloor.
But what if you feel attracted to your partner ? If you feel like this might be reciprocal, you may ask them once respectfully, in a public space if they’d like to go for a coffee, a walk, or exchange numbers. If they decline, you’ll be expected to also take this no gracefully.
Specific expectations for the event
We ask our attendees to wear clothes in all areas of the event (nipples and genitals covered). Sexual activities on the premise of the event is not allowed.
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