Policies & FAQ
What is the refund policy for the Five Borough Fling?
Weekend passes are refundable until 7:00pm EDT on Wednesday, October 22nd; tickets for individual dances are refundable until 48 hours before the start time of that event. We are a small team of volunteers and will be extraordinarily busy in the days leading up to the Fling, so although we will do our best, requests received after Friday, October 17th may not be processed until after the event is over.
Although tickets are no longer refundable after that point, you may transfer them to someone else wishing to attend the event, but please exercise reasonable caution around payments to people you do not personally know! The Facebook events in particular can attract scammers claiming to have tickets - check if you have mutual contacts or a friend who can vouch. Unfortunately, we will not be able to assist with ticket transfers leading up to the event.
Do you have a sliding scale?
Instead of a sliding scale, we have set ticket prices as low as we can for everybody and created ways to dance for free or reduced admission through volunteering. And, if you would like to contribute more than the stated ticket price, we accept tax-deductible contributions at any time through memberships and donations!
The volunteer organizing team works to keep prices affordable by writing grants which have subsidized operational costs, making improvements to our dance’s feel and vibe, and increasing marketing efforts so that the fixed costs of hall rental, and caller and band fees are distributed over more dancers.
We recognize that NYC is expensive to visit and a limited number of home stays are available. Volunteers also receive discounted or free admission - please fill out the form here to indicate interest.
Will there be required Covid testing, or masks required?
We will not require testing for Covid-19 this year, but we strongly encourage all attendees to test before traveling to the venue. Please also consider getting your booster at least two weeks before the event.
We ask that you do not attend if you are feeling unwell.
Most dances will not require masks; if there is enough dancer interest and space, there may be a line designated for masked individuals only. We are looking into additional air purification options for the hall and will update this space when we have more information.
What will the role terms be?
In line with the local social dance scene here in NYC, dance roles will be called as Leads and Follows.