On Mar 20, 2021, at 9:46 AM, Ron Blechner <[email protected]
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It's my understanding that most dances are held in non-public
spaces, and thus, not public gatherings. No?
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 7:10 PM Stephen Moore via Organizers
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Hello everyone,
Gads, worrying over dancing issues seems so long ago.
Re: photographs. I edit a small town monthly
newspaper/journal in western Massachusetts and so the laws
around photography are pertinent.
It’s pretty simple as far as what is legal- Photography of
people, regardless of age, at a public gathering is
permissible without permission.
But as an ongoing event, you might wish to have a more
considered approach, especially if someone has raised it
within your dance community.
And by example, a school classroom setting is not a public
gathering. Common sense should prevail too.
Stephen Moore
Lenox Contra Dance
On Mar 19, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Lisa Brown via Organizers
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Hi Jeff,
Also from our social contract:
Children
● Children are welcome; however, those under 18 must come
with an adult.
Lisa
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 1:01 PM Jeff Kaufman
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
Hi Lisa,
How do you handle situations where someone is taking
pictures of the
whole crowd if you have minors dancing?
Do you not allow people under 18 to attend your dance
without a
responsible adult?
Jeff
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 12:27 PM Lisa Brown
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> We have a photography policy for minors and musicians.
It's part of our social contract.
>
> Photography, Videography, and Recording
> ● Permission of the responsible adult must be obtained
before publishing photos or videos of minor children.
> ● Permission of the performers should be obtained
before making videos or recordings.
>
> Lisa - Country Dancers of Rochester
>
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:28 PM Jeff Kaufman via
Organizers <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> BIDA has:
>>
>> "Photography: We don't have a photography policy, and
it is common for
>> dancers to take pictures and post them on social
media." --
>>https://www.bidadance.org/accessibility
<https://www.bidadance.org/accessibility>
>>
>> We talked a lot about ways in which we could
potentially make the
>> dance better for people who don't want to be
photographed or have
>> their pictures shared, but we ended up running into
the same problems
>> Alan describes.
>>
>> If you have a place where people can trust that
photos of them will
>> not appear on social media without them having the
option to opt out,
>> then there are people who can come to your dance who
couldn't
>> otherwise. On the other hand, if you make some
effort in this
>> direction but it still happens, which is what will
happen unless you
>> have quite strict enforcement (especially with
newcomers), you aren't
>> successfully making the dance more accessible and you
are making the
>> dance less enjoyable for dancers who like sharing photos.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:19 PM Winston, Alan P. via
Organizers
>> <[email protected]
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>> >
>> > BACDS started trying to address this 10 or so years
ago when we wanted to put dance images in our publicity
and privacy concerns meant that we couldn't just use
pictures. It was very frustrating that while the Board
was arguing about this stuff pictures of our dances
from random dancers were turning up on FB with no
concern for privacy. We eventually concluded that if we
were going to take publicity photos we'd let people know
beforehand, announce what dance in the evening we were
going to do it in, and let people sit down or leave the
room for that one dance.
>> >
>> > That's okay when you're in charge of the photographer.
>> >
>> > It turns out to be effectively impossible to really
prevent photography without draconian measures like
searches at the door and confiscating all the cellphones.
>> >
>> > The people who don't want to be photographed range
from people who just have a preference to people for
whom it's a matter of survival - those who have fled
violent abusers or who are, say, in witness protection.
You cannot guarantee their safety and they need to
understand that you can do at most a best-effort attempt.
>> >
>> > Given that, it's useful to designate one line as
photos okay and have signage at the desk about not
photographing outside of that line, but people will
still miss or forget the signage, so organizers have to
keep an eye on it and announcements have to be made,
which may on any given night be for the benefit of
people who aren't there.
>> >
>> > I don't think we've tried giving people "no photos
please" badges. That might be effective in that people
reviewing images before sharing them will see a reminder
in the picture, but it's not likely to be useful for
people who livestream a minute of your dance.
>> >
>> > -- Alan
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Karey Bacon via Organizers
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<mailto:[email protected]>>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:16 PM
>> > To:[email protected]
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>> > Subject: [Organizers] photography policy?
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > We in Philadelphia are using our Covid time to try
to get some policies done.
>> >
>> > One thing that has come up is a photography/video
policy. Some dancers do not want to appear in any
photos or videos.
>> >
>> > Some ideas we tossed about that have practical
drawbacks:
>> > -designate one line as always non-photo/video
>> > -buttons or badges for those who do not want to be
on camera
>> >
>> > Is this something your dance has grappled with?
Anything you've come up with that you're willing to share?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Karey Bacon
>> > she/her/hers
>> > 267-437-5641
>> >
>> >
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