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The New York State Liquor Authority is poised to let bars and restaurants allow their customers to dance without risking their liquor licenses, nearly a decade after New York City eliminated strict cabaret and zoning laws<\/a>, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n While the cabaret laws are gone, the State Liquor Authority still requires license applicants to disclose whether they would allow dancing, effectively preventing many establishments from letting customers bust a move.<\/p>\n SLA board members are set to end that practice in a Thursday vote.<\/p>\n While the cabaret laws are gone, the State Liquor Authority still requires license applicants to disclose whether they would allow dancing. Jacob Lund \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n \u201cThe dance police is over,\u201d liquor license attorney Max Bookman observed to The Post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The SLA \u201cwill no longer require license applicants to respond to questions in the license application concerning patron dancing,\u201d according to an advisory posted on the agency\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Applicants will be able to skip or leave those questions blank without impacting their approval, according to the document.<\/p>\n The board typically approves advisories once they are put up for a vote, said Bookman, who is also counsel to the New York City Hospitality Alliance, which supports the proposal.<\/p>\n