Our commitment to our fellow dancers:
Be kind, friendly, safe, welcoming & have fun!
Hatred, racism, bigotry, sexism, and homophobia hurts.
It hurts our dancers and our community. When we exclude others we hurt ourselves and are not able to grow and change. We do not pretend to know all the answers. We acknowledge the painful history of our dance hall and the many other affronts, offenses, and injuries that are present in our community. Growing and changing is not easy work.
Our Board is committed to showing kindness to everyone while learning more and expanding our understanding of our folk roots and how we fall short so we can grow to a more inclusive and accepting community. The links below are a selection of some resources on this subject. We invite you to join us on this journey.
Resources:
https://www.cdss.org/about-us/about-our-anti-racism-work
https://www.nps.gov/glec/learn/historyculture/upload/Civil-Rights-Site-Bulletin.pdf
http://portlandintowncontradance.com/blog/facing-racism
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Folk Artists Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGfvxI5oiK0&list=PLfdaDP_k-SiGjczZKF9PtquDbMn2a50r6
https://www.motherjones..com/media/2017/12/20-favorite-tunes-from-old-time-black-musicians/
Please familiarize yourself with dance safety tips and code of conduct for the enjoyment of all and BE KIND to one another!
The Friday Night Dancers (FND) is committed to providing a kind, inclusive and welcoming environment for all dancers.
FND welcomes every race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status or sexual orientation in all of its activities or operations.
We take kindness and courteous dance behavior very seriously. We post best practices signage around the dance hall. Please take a moment to read some dance etiquette guidelines.