Dance permit is a permit required for dancing.
Dance permit in Sweden
Since the 1930s a dance permit ("danstillstånd") is required for public dance events in Sweden per the law of order (2 kap. 4 § ordningslagen 1993:1617).
Filing for a dance permit is associated with a fee of 700 SEK (2014) for the establishment.
The police may take photographs and films of patrons moving in sync with the music in a dance like way.
These photos and films may later be used as evidence of a crime if the establishment is lacking the required permit.
In 2016, the
Riksdag
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...
(the national legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden) voted unanimously to abolish the requirement for a dance permit
but the law still exists and is enforced.
See also
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Dancing ban
Dancing bans are legal or religious prohibitions against dancing, which have been applied at various times in various jurisdictions around the world. This article deals with general bans on recreational and artistic dancing, as opposed to bans on e ...
References
[Polisens bildbevis: här dansar kroggästerna]
(archived), '' Gefle Dagblad'', gd.se, 25 November 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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Law of Sweden