Press Coverage of the Dance Party
Below are links to some of the press coverage our Bloomberg dance protest received. Links open in a new browser window.
Cover Story: Dancing in the streets to protest city anti-dancing law
"New York is internationally renowned as the city that never sleeps, but visitors are surprised to learn that the Big Apple is not so hot on dancing."
By Jacqui Gal
AM New York; July 21, 2006
Let's license dancers too
"Dancing is a crime in NewYork City, and I, for one, am glad that our wise forebears made it that way..."
By John Teti
AM New York; July 27, 2006
Annie Get Your Cell Phone Gun
"A few hundred people hula-hooped and danced in a drum circle, while a couple girls even practiced ballet positions, using the barricade as a bar..."
by Tricia Romano
Village Voice; July 25th, 2006
Boogie Rights
A slideshow of photos from the Dance Party
by Tricia Romano
Village Voice; July 25, 2006
Protesting to the Beat
Photo by Erik Jacobs
"Dancers calling for change to the city's cabaret law gathered yesterday..."
New York Times; Metro Section, pp. 27; July 23, 2006
Rally Rips 'Dancing Dud Mike' ($$)
"We've got to get the mayor out here dancing!"
By Jana Winter
New York Post; July 23, 2006
Mayoral Hint ($$)
"Mike Bloobmberg, put on your dancing shoes..."
Page Six
New York Post; July 20, 2006
Dancing and protesting in the streets
"About 200 people of all ages and ethnicities moved their bodies to the rhythm of a percussion band..."
By Stephanie Sellars
New York Press; Vol 19, Issue 30
Dance Dance Revolution (Part II)
"...the afternoon's action was much about smiley, hands-in-the-air physical movement than the usual political fare."
by Max Abelson
New York Observer; July 24, 2006
Opponents of cabaret law boogie outside Bloomberg’s
"From teenagers to the elderly, from rappers to punks to rockers to ballroom twirlers, these movers and shakers moved their mostly sneakered feet to a variety of rhythms."
By Jefferson Siegel
Villager; July 26 - August 1, 2006
Bloomberg Boogie
By Jen Carlson
Gothamist.com; July 21, 2006
New York Dancers Take Action
"As the repetitive cycle of club closures reveals, nightlife-–and dancing--continue to be caught up in drug war hysteria, as well as heated debates about noise and crowding."
Drug Policy News; July 12, 2006
Dancing is Not a Crime
"The event was an effort to gain support in the ongoing battle to make dancing legal in the city of New York, a battle that has existed for the past eighty years."
By Jessie Carpenter
New York Independent Media Center (Online); July 24, 2006
In addition, the Dance Party was covered by these local TV and radio stations on July 22, 2006:
Fox 5 News
WNBC 4 New York
1010 Wins
WPIX The CW 11