LindyGroove is a weekly event to celebrate the joy of dancing Lindy Hop to Jazz Music. The event is open to dancers of all ages and promotes open-mindedness, playfulness, and creativity. Its goal is to help build and strengthen the Lindy Hop community.

LindyGroove is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable experience for everyone. Therefore all attendees, instructors, staff and volunteers are required to comply with the following code of conduct. 

Options for help

• During the Event: Find an organizer in person via the front desk.
• After the Event: Email us at:
   

The organizers will listen to you and work with you to determine the best course of action for the safety and well being of yourself and all other participants.

Declaration of safe space

LindyGroove is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery in social situations is not appropriate for dances, classes, Twitter, Facebook, and other online media. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the organizers.

Code of conduct in detail

No forms of harassment will be tolerated. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments (related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion), sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of classes or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender, expulsion from the event without refund, and/or expulsion from all future events.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of event staff immediately, using one of the methods above.

Event staff will be happy to help participants contact the organizers, or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance and your safety.

We expect all participants to follow these rules at the dance and in classes.

Be a good attendee

Please be respectful to your fellow attendees. Many attendees will be happy to meet you and dance with you. Some will not. Be okay with that.

It is okay for any person to decline a dance (or multiple dances) with any person; you do not have to give a reason. Dancing with someone is not a right. If a person says “no” to a dance, please accept that response graciously. If the person tells you “no” repeatedly, please stop asking them to dance.

Please do not offer unsolicited advice to fellow dancers either in class or on the social dance floor.

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 you do collide with someone on the dance floor, please offer an apology, even if you are not at fault for the collision.

Please be aware that another person’s boundaries may be different than your own. If you think that you may have accidentally touched someone in an inappropriate way, please apologize. If someone mentions that a particular way of moving is painful to them, please apologize and avoid that movement in the future, even if you don’t understand why the movement is painful.

Please be respectful to event staff, even if you are experiencing a personal frustration. Without the goodwill of these individuals, a smoothly functioning event is impossible.

Finally, be aware of your own hygiene. Shower. Use deodorant, mouthwash and mints as needed. Dancing will make you sweat! Bring towels and extra shirts. Wash your hands frequently and stay hydrated.