Although the role of religion continues to diminish in Germany, strict rules against dancing on religious holidays are still in place. But according to the March 29, 2013 Wall Street Journal, these rules are increasingly being challenged. Traditionalists say that the dancers can dance 364 days a year, while reformers say “I’ll let you play, you let me dance”. We are betting on the reformers, though we doubt that there is much couples (touch) dancing of the sort this blog focuses on. But any dancing is better than none.
Here is a video about Germany’s dance ban on Good Friday. I wonder if the ban will exist a couple of years from now. Many people protested the ban this year.
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/30/germans-banned-from-dancing-over-easter/