{"id":421,"date":"2020-11-08T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tanzania-gazette.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2025-02-26T19:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T19:49:45","slug":"post-election-dancing-erupts-in-streets-throughout-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tanzania-gazette.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/08\/post-election-dancing-erupts-in-streets-throughout-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Election Dancing Erupts in Streets Throughout the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tDance has long been used as a powerful form of protest<\/a>. So it’s all the more meaningful when that movement shifts from fighting oppression and injustices to celebrating a victory over them. That’s exactly with happened this weekend as people took to the streets when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were announced president- and vice president-elect, putting an end date on the Trump presidency.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFrom New York City to Los Angeles, Philadelphia to Minneapolis, people danced for joy, for catharsis, to let the stress melt away, if only for a brief moment. After a year stacked with enormous difficulty—from battling the coronavirus pandemic to racial unrest in the wake of the killings of Black people by police—dancing provided a much needed release.\n<\/p>\n

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As the vote count continued on Friday, people gathered in Philadelphia with banners reading “Surrender to Democracy.” They reclaimed a popular dance song, the “YMCA,” which had been frequently used by the Trump campaign. <\/h3>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tCenter City Philly is now out in the streets dancing to the Trump campaign theme song – YMCA…https:\/\/t.co\/g2mJ1enLBt\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@Rex Chapman🏇🏼)1604684164.0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Later that evening, the next generation joined the celebration at Joy to the Polls’ #CountEveryVote dance party.<\/h3>\n
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On Saturday in Jersey City, New Jersey, Martha Graham principal dancer—and frequent outdoor improviser—Xin Ying did an impromptu solo. <\/h3>\n
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The holidays kicked off early in Los Angeles as a crowd gathered at a gas station and found new meaning in Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”—Biden, that is.<\/h3>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tSaw this last night during our own celebratory moments! Watching this and sharing the feelings of joy and happiness… https:\/\/t.co\/7ylFkSmM20\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t — Mariah Carey (@Mariah Carey)1604896867.0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Backed by a chorus of car horns, a Native American man danced alongside his car in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/h3>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tA Native American dances in the street along with other individuals in Albuquerque NM https:\/\/t.co\/LeN7m9Ig89\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t — Sharon Chischilly (@Sharon Chischilly)1604796642.0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Young people gathered for a literal “Party in the USA,” belting the Miley Cyrus hit.<\/h3>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t@realDonaldTrump The American people are dancing in the streets. Bells are ringing in Paris. Fireworks are going of… https:\/\/t.co\/rtyS8zZ9PT\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t — Aimee Swank (@Aimee Swank)1604791270.0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In Minneapolis, a group of Native American dancers and percussionists held a socially distanced performance in the street. <\/h3>\n
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Meanwhile in New York City, James Whiteside, long a champion for LGBTQ+ rights, donned a unicorn costume to congratulate Biden and Harris on their win. <\/h3>\n
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In Seattle, residents did another round of the Cupid Shuffle, which became a dance signature of the protests throughout the summer. It’s a symbol of celebration and unity—and the work ahead.<\/h3>\n
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\t\t\t — Jennnnnnnnnnn (@Jennnnnnnnnnn)1604783236.0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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