freedom2dance

NYC 1970 At a time when AfricanAmericans women LGBT and other minorities had few options for participation in society a dancebased culture was born that encouraged total freedom of selfexpression and communion with your fellow men and women This underground subculture grew steadily over the next two decades but in the 1990s Mayor Giuliani resurrected forgotten Prohibitionera Cabaret Laws which strictly regulate social dancing successfully shutting down venues and repressing the citys once vibrant dance scene To this day dancing remains illegal in most bars and restaurants in the city that never sleeps freedom2dance chronicles the history of these restrictive laws through the lens of New Yorks legendary dance subculture