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Iranian Teen Detained Over Instagram Dance Videos
Iran has detained a teenage girl who posted dance videos on Instagram and attracted tens of thousands of followers.
Read moreBerlin Councilwoman Wants to Shut Legendary Berghain Club
A nationalist councilwoman in Berlin has been ridiculed online for proposing the closure of one the city’s most famous techno clubs because of its long opening hours as well as partygoers’ drug consumption and lascivious behavior on the dance floor.
Read moreFeds Say Visa Fraudsters Donned Clients in Folk Costumes
Federal prosecutors unveiled visa-fraud charges against a trio they say doctored fliers for Armenian folk concerts and staged photos of immigrants dressed in traditional dance costumes.
Read moreNYC Mayor Repeals 1920s Ban on Dancing in Bars
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law Monday repealing the “Footloose”-esque Cabaret Law, a Prohibition-era mandate that banned dancing in New York City bars that didn’t hold a special license.
Read moreOregon School Hazing Case Goes to Jury
At a high school in an affluent suburb, sports team “initiations” were the norm. Now, a federal jury is deciding whether the school’s dance team initiations amounted to hazing. And whether coaches and administrators are responsible.
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Ahead of Prom, Gay Teen Takes Old-Fashioned School to Court
As his school gears up for yet another prom where he says the principal will literally separate same-sex couples on the dance floor, a Buffalo teen brought a federal complaint Wednesday to put the community’s old-fashioned notions in the dustbin.
Read moreLGBT Activists ‘Freak Out’ at Texas Governor’s Mansion
Adorned with glitter, spandex and drag, nearly 100 people flocked to the Texas governor’s mansion Thursday night for a dance-party protest against legislation that targets the LGBT community.
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Oklahoma Town Repeals ‘Footloose’ Ordinance
A small Oklahoma town repealed a long-standing “Footloose” ordinance on Wednesday that banned public dancing within 500 feet of a church or public school.
Read moreOklahomans Can’t Dance Too Close to a Church
A small Oklahoma town has canceled its Valentine’s Day dance because it would violate a morality ordinance that prohibits dancing within 500 feet of a church.
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