Did you know that racist era zoning laws still prohibit dancing in 80% of New York City? You can help by signing our petition at https://lnkd.in/e5Xxxm8x Zoning permits Live Muisc in all NYC Bars & Restaurants - but not dancing NYC has some of the most stringent Noise & Safety regulations in the country Social Dancing is a powerful form of connection & self-expression It thrives in our Marginalized Communities. And it is a freedom protected by our 1st Amendment!
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Dance Parade New York is an entity of Dance Parade Inc, a 501(c) Non-Profit organization whose charitable mission is to promote dance as an expressive and unifying art form, while educating the public about opportunities to experience dance. Dance Parade celebrates diversity by showcasing all types of dances around the world through sponsorship of a yearly, citywide parade and festival. Additional programs include education outreach, residencies and artistic partnerships to increase public awareness and showcase dance on multiple platforms. - See more at: http://danceparade.org/wp/#sthash.ICh5ChlE.dpuf Why we do what we do: 1) To honor dance’s historical roots 2) To unite in respecting dance’s diversity 3) To support grass-roots organizations 4) To legitimize dance as a communicative, social form of expression Dance Parade New York is a volunteer supported organization, funded by grants from individual donors, corporate sponsors and major government and private foundations. If you would like to join the parade, support us by donating or volunteering, please visit our website www.DanceParade.org or call 267-350-9213.
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- 2006
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NYC'S DANCING PROHIBITION REMAINS A BARRIER TO ENTRY & EQUALITY, By Mark McNulty New York’s 1960s-era zoning code still prohibits dancing in small bars and restaurants in more than 80 percent of the city, but Mayor Eric Adams and https://LegalizeDance.Org want to change that! SIGN OUR PETITION: https://lnkd.in/eqqtZ7r7 New York City is the home of hip-hop and salsa and a home away from home for many other music genres and styles of dance, but its zoning code still technically prohibits dancing in small bars and restaurants in over 80 percent of the city. In 2017, New York repealed its Prohibition-era Cabaret Law, which required establishments hosting dancing to possess a cabaret license and was often enforced in a discriminatory manner. However, the city did not change the underlying zoning code that prohibits dancing outside manufacturing zones and certain commercial zones. Now, Mayor Eric Adams wants to end the dancing ban as part of a package of land use reforms called “City of Yes” that would cut red tape for small businesses and speed up minor zoning changes. The zoning text amendment which addresses dancing, Zoning for Economic Opportunity, will undergo public review at the end of 2023. Enforcement of the zoning regulations around dancing tapered off after 2017, but the regulations force existing establishments to operate in a legal gray zone and serve as a barrier to entry to new ones, dragging not only on the city’s economy but also its culture. “Access to social dancing is important,” says Candace Thompson-Zachery, the Director of Programming and Justice Initiatives at Dance/NYC, a non-profit that supports the dance industry. “Hip-hop is largely a social form that was born in parties in basements and on street corners. Things like salsa were also born here in largely social dance spaces…It’s these enclaves of bars, restaurants, and event spaces that give rise to new cultural forms and new cultural phenomena.” Ariel Palitz, the first Director of the Mayor's Office of Night Life (ONL), who very recently stepped down, described the proposed zoning text amendment in 2022 as “unfinished business.” In a statement, the Office of Nightlife again connects the Cabaret Law to the proposed zoning changes. “The City of Yes initiative proposes an adjustment to the current zoning laws, completing the full repeal of the Cabaret Law, promoting fairness and equality,” they say. ONL clarified the repeal in 2017: “While the requirement to obtain a Cabaret license has been repealed, the underlying requirements that allow for patron dancing were not eliminated…If the nightlife venue was not permitted to have dancing before the cabaret license was repealed, it is likely that it is still not allowed.”