{"id":25788,"date":"2020-08-23T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25788"},"modified":"2020-08-23T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T13:13:52","slug":"yes-gov-cuomo-really-did-just-ban-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25788","title":{"rendered":"Yes, Gov. Cuomo really did just ban dancing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuomo\u2019s coronavirus rules: No dancing, no cornhole, no karaoke, no kidding<\/h1>\n

Syracuse.com<\/p>\n

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Before the pandemic, newlyweds Nicole Heroux and Joel Williams have their first dance at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. (Photo: Tammy Swales Studio)<\/p><\/div>\n

There is no dancing allowed in New York\u2019s bars and restaurants, even at a wedding reception, according to the New York State Liquor Authority.<\/p>\n

To control the spread of the\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>, Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s liquor authority has also specifically banned darts, pool, cornhole, karaoke and exotic dancing.<\/p>\n

Somehow, a place that\u00a0allows customers to throw axes and drink beer<\/a>\u00a0is reopening Friday. There was no word from the liquor authority on how that fits in to safety protocols.<\/p>\n

No kidding. Cuomo has also banned comedy shows.<\/p>\n

The intent is to reduce the number of people congregating in bars. If you go to a bar, you must sit at a table or move along, according to the liquor authority\u2019s guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t let people dance,\u201d said Dan Palladino, who owns Heritage Hill Brewhouse in Pompey. \u201cI think it\u2019s kind of sad, but I don\u2019t want to risk my license.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even live music is in question<\/a>\u00a0after the liquor authority surprised bars and restaurants with new language this week on its Frequently Asked Questions page. The state now says music should be incidental and not a concert with paid ticketholders.<\/p>\n

Heritage Hill hires bands to play to customers seated outdoors on the weekends and charges a $5 cover. Palladino said it helps him pay the band and to control the crowd. Having people pay to watch a band actually limits the number of customers who turn over tables, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say: Who\u2019s asking the why?\u201d Palladino said. \u201cWhere are these regulations coming from? We know that our cases are declining, yet we continue to come out with more and more regulations, putting a tourniquet on businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palladino took away the cornhole games early on to avoid the appearance of congregating. But he disagrees with the rule when people are outside and playing with people they know.<\/p>\n

Middle Ages Brewing, in Syracuse, hosts live music on weekends on its loading dock.<\/p>\n

Owner Isaac Rubenstein has to remind people not to dance to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will get people who want to get up and dance to Grateful Dead,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of weird to say you can\u2019t dance by yourself in the middle of nowhere. They generally listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubenstein has already stopped advertising his events to keep the crowd small. He also holds the concerts in the afternoon. There\u2019s no charge. He said he wants everyone to stay safe and he wants to stay open.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it might be a pain in the ass to enforce and suck for the individuals, especially for weddings, I do understand the overall purpose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The restrictions have cut into business for Jonathan Paduano, a DJ who owns Classy Cat Entertainment. Some of the small restaurants where he played music can only offer take-out. Dance clubs have not reopened, he said.<\/p>\n

Paduano has found a clever way to keep things hopping at weddings, though.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s designed a bride and groom trivia game guests can play on their phones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the \u2018no dancing\u2019 is fine partly because we\u2019re able to find other ways to entertain our clients\u2019 friends and family,\u201d he said. \u201cBefore Covid, we\u2019d use it as a way to call people up to the buffets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The table that guessed the correct answer first got to go to the buffet.<\/p>\n

Now, there are no buffets either.<\/p>\n

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