Social dancing is not protected speech under the New York Constitution,

according to this decision by Judge Stallman of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  Wonder if the same would be true under the Oregon Constitution?  As defined in the decision,

By social dancing, plaintiffs mean dancing that occurs among the patrons of an eating or drinking establishment with entertainment, done for the patrons’ own pleasure, with only incidental benefit, if any, to observers. Plaintiffs distinguish social dancing from dance performance, whether by professionals or performers for an audience. Plaintiffs do not define social dancing, but they list several categories of social dancing in which they engage: ballroom, swing and West Coast swing, country-western, tango, house/goth, and Latin.

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[Toby Graff]

Maybe not. But anti-social dancing surely would be.