East Village, New York, USA, May 16 2015 – Dancers poses at the 9th Annual New York Dance Parade.
On the Photo: Dance Parade 2015 Participants
Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire
Dance Parade New York
is the world’s only parade to exclusively celebrate and
showcase the diversity of dance. This annual celebration
of eclectic dance styles from around the world boasts tens
of thousands of dancers and spectators, more than 75
styles of dance and nearly 200 dance groups.
The parade is a colorful explosion of beautiful
dancers.A family and community favorite, the yearly
parade is a one-of-a-kind display of New York’s richly
diverse artistic community and the cohesive impact it
has on the international community.
The parade commences at Broadway and 21st Street,
travels south through Union Square, turns East onto
8th Street and continues into Tompkins Square Park in
the East Village.
East Village, New York, USA, May 16 2015 – Dancers poses at the 9th Annual New York Dance Parade.
On the Photo: Dance Parade 2015 Participants
Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire
How They Started
The Cabaret Law, which originated in 1926 and was largely forgotten
until early 1990’s, was resurrected by former NYC Mayor Giuliani’s
administration to address drug problems in urban nightclubs. However,
the law, which states that a license is required where more than four
individuals are dancing and food and alcohol is sold, inadvertently
New York Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that social dance could not
be differentiated from aerobics and therefore was not considered an
amendment freedom of expression clause.
In an effort to demonstrate that all forms of dance are indeed
diverse cultural and movement forms as possible – The worlds only
parade to exclusively celebrate and showcase the diversity of dance.Source: Dance parade organizers.
