Dance permit

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).[1]

Filing for a dance permit is associated with a fee of 700 SEK (2014) for the establishment.[2] The police may take photographs and films of patrons moving in sync with the music in a dance like way.[2] These photos and films may later be used as evidence of a crime if the establishment is lacking the required permit.[2]

In 2016, the Riksdag (the national legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden) voted unanimously to abolish the requirement for a dance permit[3] but the law still exists and is enforced.

See also

References
  1. "Ordningslag (1993:1617) t.o.m. SFS 2021:6" (archived), The Riksdag webpage.
  2. "Polisens bildbevis: här dansar kroggästerna" (archived), Gefle Dagblad, gd.se, 25 November 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. Nyheter, SVT (2016-04-14). "Danstillståndet avskaffas". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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