Code of Conduct
Calisthenics Queensland Ltd.
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Individual Club Terms & Conditions
If no club-specific terms and conditions are listed, please contact your club directly for further information, if needed.
River City Cali Dance Studio
POLICIES
River City Cali Dance Studio operates under the Australian Calisthenic Federation and all our members must adhere and abide by their polices including the National Integrity Framework policies, you can find these in full at: https://calisthenicsaustralia.com.au/national-integrity-framework
No Smoking Policy
River City Cali Dance Studio adheres to the “Smoke Free” Policy set by Calisthenics Queensland. The policy ensures that all club facilities are 100% smoke free. Smokers need to be away from view and clear of the facility, and refrain from smoking whilst acting in an official capacity. This policy applies to all members, administrators, coaches, assistant coaches, volunteers, and visitors of the club when representing the club or attending any club function.
Working with Children – Blue Card
All coaches, volunteer workers and administrators of River City Cali Dance Studio have a working with children blue card.
Drugs & Alcohol
Calisthenics Queensland prohibits the use or dealing of any illegal drugs at any Calisthenics event, including classes, competitions, concert and or any other club function. Alcohol must not be consumed by participants or their Coach either directly prior to, or during a competition. Alcohol is banned from all competition dressing rooms. Breaches of these policies can result in instant de-registration from the club.
Privacy - Taking Care with Photographs and Personal Information
At River City Cali Dance Studio, we are aware of the concerns in our community about the misuse of photos/images. We take great care to make sure that you are comfortable with the way we might use photos or videos of our participants performing or at a theatre/location before or after performances.
Photography is not allowed during performances unless by accredited photographers who take great care to protect the results of their work. In general, the main use we have for photos is in our team updates and in River City’s own communique. We also place good on-stage and posed images on our website (www.rivercitycalidancestudio.com.au) as well as our Facebook & Instagram pages. Images are used in our own marketing publications. The coaches and the teams will review their performances by analysing official videos taken at competitions & classes. Copies of these are often provided to each team member. CQ, and on a very rare occasions the Australian Calisthenic Federation, might wish to use the images of River City teams and individuals, usually without naming the performers.
Personal Information
We are extremely careful with your personal information such as postal addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, medical history etc. This information is only collected for the purposes of administrating our sport by River City Cali Dance Studio, CQ and the Australian Calisthenic Federation, for example, in determining the correct age groups for participants, and for keeping you up to date with what is happening at River City as well as nationally within our sport. Your medical information may be used only if medical aid is required. All Personal Information remains confidential & used for the aforementioned but not limited to requirements after collecting your permission. It is stored in a password safe cloud-based file system with file storage software protection.
CODE OF CONDUCT
At River City Cali Dance Studio, we are committed to making participation in Cali Dance as much fun for everyone as possible. We believe that participation fosters social, emotional, personal, and physical development in our team members. In return, we do have expectations of all our participants and their families. Our Code of Conduct is designed to be a reminder of these commitments and all members agree to the Code of Conduct when registering each year you are dancing with River City. We also must abide by the CQ and ACF Codes of Conduct and Policies.
FAMILIES – My Child, My Club, Myself
My Child – I will remember that my child participates in Cali Dance for their enjoyment, not mine. I will let them learn from their mistakes and will encourage them to practice and participate. I will focus on my child and their team’s performance, not on the final result. I will never ridicule them or any other dancer for making a mistake. In fact, I will do my best to reassure and encourage. I will always accept decisions of an Adjudicator, CQ or Club Official and teach my child to do likewise.
My Club – I am aware that there are significant activities that I need to volunteer to help with during my child’s involvement in a Cali Dance year. I understand that costumes and props in particular need to be made, and I will readily volunteer my help with these and with other club activities.
Myself - I will always display control, respect, and professionalism to all involved with Cali Dance, competitors, coaches, officials, administrators, parents, and other spectators, and I will encourage my child to do the same. I will support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from Cali Dance.
DANCERS – My Team, My Sport, Myself
My Team – I have joined River City to participate in a team sport, to learn challenging new skills and to make new friends. I will participate whole-heartedly, respect and treat members of my team and other clubs courteously, just the way I would like to be treated.
My Sport – I will always demonstrate good sporting behaviour, control my temper, and never succumb to verbal &/or physical violence. I will never use offensive language, abuse equipment, or deliberately provoke or foul a member of my team or a member of another club. I will never argue with an Adjudicator, CQ or Club Official, and will go through the appropriate channels if the need arises.
Myself – I will always behave well whenever I am representing River City Cali Dance Studio. While wearing my River City uniform/tracksuit, or while engaged in competitions with a group of other River City members. As an older dancer, I will remember that younger dancers will be looking to me as a mentor and a role model and act accordingly. I will always be at training or competitions on time and in correct uniform.
Social Media Guidelines
River City Cali Dance Studio recognises the importance for our families, participants, and coaches to participate in online applications such as social networking sites, wikis, blogs, micro blogs, video and audio sharing sites and message boards that allow people to easily publish, share, discuss and communicate ideas and information. It is important however to acknowledge the public and potentially permanent nature of these online interactions and recognise that the indirect form and anonymity of online communication may sometimes lead to inappropriate acts of harassment, including cyber bullying and put yourself &/or club in disrepute. The following guidelines have been provided to support River City member using social media.
Think about yourself and your friends
- Consider what you say before you say it – it may be on the web for a long time and could reach a very large audience. What does your image portray?
- Be polite, respectful and use appropriate language.
- Take full responsibility for the effect that your actions and words may have on others.
- Do not post information about yourself or another member of the River City Cali Dance Studio community that is private or personal – this includes passwords, phone numbers, addresses and location of members.
- Do not upload any images or films of yourself or other River City members on public websites & or social media platforms unless you have written permission.
- Do not forward on information, pictures, films, or web links that contains inappropriate or hurtful material about members of the River City Community.
Think about River City Cali Dance Studio
- Use extreme care when posting information online that identifies yourself as a River City person; being mindful to not post any information that reflects adversely on River City or any members of the River City Community.
- Sending or posting information that could damage River City’s image or reputation is prohibited and any breach of this will result in appropriate consequences.
Think about our Society
- Be mindful of the type of fan-pages, groups, and networks you sign up to and how this may affect your River City Community. You should not sign up to gossip/fan pages that are hateful, racist, obscene, and hurtful or contain material that is inappropriate.
- Be aware of the legal, social, and civic implication of your online behaviour.
Note: The above rules and expectations extend to all other clubs, competitors, and members of the wider community as per CQ and ACF Policies.