Community Care at DivaDance
At DivaDance, we're more than a dance studio. We're a community. These agreements apply to everyone who's part of it: clients, instructors, staff, and owners, in the studio, online, and at events.
WHAT WE AGREE TO
Our Community Care Agreements
- Treat everyone with kindness, respect, and care.
- Honor personal boundaries and consent.
- Celebrate all bodies and all abilities. Keep comments about appearance off the table.
- Choose inclusion, connection, and encouragement over cliques or gossip.
- Assume positive intent and ask questions before jumping to conclusions.
- Keep our community safe. Harassment, discrimination, threats, or aggressive behavior have no place here.
- Respect our studio space, our instructors, and our policies.
- Bring the same care to group chats, social media, and anywhere our community connects.
- Speak up when something doesn't feel right by using our Community Care process.
COMMUNITY CARE AT DIVADANCE
Our Community Care Process
Most moments of friction can be solved with a simple, kind conversation. If you see or feel something that's out of alignment with our agreements, say something. Here's how:
Step 1: Connect.
If you feel comfortable, address it directly and kindly with the person. Often, people don't realize the impact they're having.
Step 2: Share with local leadership.
If the behavior continues, or you're not comfortable addressing it directly, let your studio's owner or manager know.
Step 3: Submit a Community Care Support Request.
If you feel additional support is needed, submit a Community Care Support Request. HQ may review it and share it with your studio's leadership.
You can always skip ahead.
You never have to confront someone yourself. If something feels unsafe, involves harassment or discrimination, or involves studio leadership, go straight to Step 2 or Step 3. In an emergency, contact local emergency services first.
Retaliation against anyone who shares a concern in good faith goes against our Community Care agreements.
Protecting Our Community
Each DivaDance studio is independently owned and operated. As a private business, each studio reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service, membership, or employment in accordance with applicable laws. Participation in optional community experiences, including events, socials, performances, and group chats, is a privilege that may be limited or removed if these agreements aren't honored.
Community Care FAQs
What are the DivaDance Community Care Agreements?
They're nine agreements that apply to everyone who's part of DivaDance: clients, instructors, staff, and owners, in the studio, online, and at events. They cover how we treat each other, starting with kindness, respect, and care, and they ask everyone to speak up when something doesn't feel right.
Will anyone judge my body or my dancing?
Nobody should. Our agreements ask everyone to celebrate all bodies and all abilities and to keep comments about appearance off the table. DivaDance classes are for adults of every level, and no dance experience is required. Curious what your first class is like? Read What to Expect.
How do I report a concern at a DivaDance studio?
Use our Community Care process. If you feel comfortable, talk with the person directly and kindly. If the behavior continues, or that doesn't feel right, tell your studio's owner or manager. If you need more support, submit a Community Care Support Request. In an emergency, contact local emergency services first.
What if my concern is about the studio owner or manager?
Go straight to Step 3 and submit a Community Care Support Request. You never have to confront someone yourself, and anything that involves studio leadership can skip ahead.
How quickly will someone see my request?
The Community Care Support Request form isn't monitored in real time. DivaDance HQ checks it frequently during business hours. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.
Do the agreements apply in group chats and on social media?
Yes. They apply anywhere our community connects, including group chats and social media. Taking part in optional community experiences, group chats included, may be limited or removed if the agreements aren't honored.
Will I get in trouble for speaking up?
Speaking up is exactly what our agreements ask you to do. Retaliation against anyone who shares a concern in good faith goes against our Community Care agreements.
Who handles a concern, my studio or DivaDance HQ?
Each DivaDance studio is independently owned and operated, so your studio's owner or manager is the place to start (Step 2). When you need more support, a Community Care Support Request goes to DivaDance HQ, which may review it and share it with your studio's leadership.
