http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php All comments for Dance Dance For a Cabaret Revolution en-us 2007 jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:08:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1011153 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1011153 Comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:59:09 -0500 <p>Seriously, the Cabaret Laws were a racist effort to keep black jazz from playing in downtown white clubs by licensing which venues could have a standing bass or a brass instrument or 3 or more people dancing. See http://metromo.org/node/6 </p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1011002 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1011002 Comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:18:16 -0500 <p>Jim, you're a dick, while i wouldn't go out to that, what they're trying to do is an amazing thing for NYC, more entertainment can't possibly be a bad thing. Also, does anyone know the original justification for the cabaret law?</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1010921 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1010921 Comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:53:23 -0500 <p>I had a great time at this event, dancing with the lindy hop group in the afternoon. Fighting the Cabaret Laws is an important local cause for people who support a vibrant arts scene in New York. The Cabaret laws are racist and anachronistic regulations that have stifled an important part of what has made New York a cultural mecca in the US and the world.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1010863 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/10/dance_dance_for.php#comment-1010863 Comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:03:22 -0500 <p>These people have waaaaay too much time on their hands. What the hell happened to NYC?</p>