2x Helsinki Zouk Festival 2027 | Nov 18-20 COUPLE PASS 250€

Includes: HELSINKI ZOUK FESTIVAL 2027: ✅ Friday HZF Workshops ✅ Saturday HZF Workshops ✅ Sunday HZF Workshops ✅ Friday HZF Party ✅ Saturday HZF Party ✅ Sunday HZF Party

TERMS OF SERVICE - The instructors will not be held liable for any accidents, injuries, or damages resulting from anyone utilizing the information and instructions contained within the workshops, either in a teaching capacity or student capacity. The participant acknowledges that any activities are AT THEIR OWN RISK and must use their own judgment of their physical capabilities & limitations. - Once you have registered for the event, there are no refunds. In case of injury or illness, you may completely transfer (once) your place in the Festival. - Completing your registration you agree with the Terms of Service here described and also, not to record or make any video during the lessons without previous authorization from the instructors. |

CODE OF CONDUCT AND PENALTIES: We reinforce that the dance floor and the dance community is not a place for inappropriate, not consented actions, coercion, intimidation, unwanted and unprovoked behavior or violation of personal boundaries. We reiterate that Brazilian Zouk should not be sexualized, and intimate touching on the dance floor is NOT OK, specially if not consented Connexion has boundaries and the goal of our dance and culture is to celebrate movement, music and fun, not to cause harm and trauma. Predatory behavior at any level performed at HDC will not be tolerated and the individuals responsible for such acts will be at risk of being banned permanently from any event or activity organized by Helsinki Dance Central. As sensible and delicate these situations may be, we encourage anyone who experiences any situation like this to report the incidents to the HDC directors, so assertive action can be taken. As a penalty due to misbehavior on the dance floor, HDC directors have the right to refuse a ticket purchase from a known offender, cancel the participation in an event in course, even after paid and with no rights of reimbursement. Our main priority is to care for the wellbeing of our students and to create a safe environment for our community to thrive and grow, and we are committed to do that to the best of our abilities.

By signing up for the event, I also acknowledge that I have read the foregoing Liability Release Waiver and understand its contents; that I am at least eighteen (18) years old and fully competent to give my consent; That I have been sufficiently informed of the risks involved and give my voluntary consent in agreeing with this Liability Release Waiver as my own free act and deed with full intention to be bound by the same, and free from any inducement or representation.

I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THIS DOCUMENT AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENT. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND A CONTRACT AND I SIGN IT DIGITALLY OF MY OWN FREE WILL.

BRAZILIAN ZOUK SOCIAL DANCING - COMMUNITY GUIDELINES:

Asking For & Finishing Dances: Unlike some dances, Brazilian Zouk doesn’t have very specific rules when it comes to asking people to dance and how many songs to dance at a time with one partner. Here's some general guidelines: Both leaders and followers can ask each other to dance. Feel free to learn and social dance as a leader or a follower regardless of your gender. When asking for a dance, it's best not to invest your ego in the answer. You're genuinely asking whether your prospective partner feels like dancing with you right now, not just going through the motions. If they don't, that's fine, ask somebody else. It's fine to politely refuse a dance. It's even good to do so occasionally; if you never refuse you never learn to refuse, and you risk developing resentment over dances you really don’t want to have. It's good for the community for people to dance across skill levels. It's good for you, too; it's very limiting if you can only enjoy dancing with people who are equally skilled or better. Take this into account at least some of the time when deciding who to dance with. We're all there to have fun, but let’s keep long-term good in mind also. Try not to stress or compare yourself to others with more experience or skills. Beginners in particular often worry that they’re not good enough to social dance. However, people are in general happy to welcome beginners, help them out and dance with them, and don't expect them to have much dance skills yet. Usually people dance one or two songs in a row with the same partner. It’s fine to dance just one, it’s not considered rude, since it can have many different reasons. In the same way, it’s also fine to dance more than two. If you’re unsure, feel free to ask your partner if they’d like to continue dancing.

Comfort & Communication & Consent: It's important for both partners to be comfortable when dancing. When dancing with different partners we need to keep in mind comfort in leading and following, which moves are suitable with our current partner, and level of intimacy. We should dance in a way that feels comfortable for both partners. In Brazilian Zouk, there are moves that can be painful, unhealthy or dangerous unless both dancers know the technique. These include various dips and head movements. Leaders should choose their moves according to their partner's skill level, and not force-lead moves. Brazilian Zouk is a sensual dance that is usually danced pretty close - but this doesn't mean we have to dance sensually, or dance sensually with all the partners all the time. One can invite the other to dance close for example, but either leading or following, you don't have to get closer than you're comfortable with. Being comfortable requires paying attention to our partner and also some skill. Our partners often dance in a way that feels uncomfortable without meaning to. In these cases, ask them to fix whatever is making you uncomfortable. Examples: "This hold hurts my hand, can you relax it a bit?" “I don't know how to do head movements yet, can you please skip those?" "I don't feel like dancing very close, can we keep a bit more distance"? You're not trying to cast blame here, or to teach your partner; you're giving them information they need for both of you to have a nice dance together. If they don’t listen, feel free to stop the dance and walk off.

Hygiene (Very important): Smelling bad is a fast way to make sure your partner won’t enjoy the dance. Here’s a quick checklist: Did you brush your teeth or have a mint or gum after your previous meal? Did you apply deodorant? Are your clothes clean and smell fine? Smell of sweat can stick to clothes. In case you sweat a lot during dancing, did you bring spare shirts to replace the sweat-soaked ones? If you’re using a scent - perfume or cologne - are you sure you didn’t put too much? It’s enough for your partner to be able to enjoy the scent - the rest of the room shouldn’t have to. If in doubt whether you smell ok, feel free to ask somebody!