You can't dance in NYC

As it turns out, you can't dance just anywhere in NYC. Only in certain places.

New York City not ready to cut footloose - Los Angeles Times, 2/26/07: "The 1926 law, which requires bars and restaurants to obtain a cabaret license before three or more patrons can dance, ...

There are about 150 licensed cabarets in New York, according to the city's Department of Consumer Affairs, and 42 pending applications. Dancers say most of those play club and house music, whereas just a handful of venues offer genres such as country and western, salsa, tango, ballroom and swing."

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