Dancing banned

ONLY strippers and people at aerobics classes may dance in public, as nightclubs are warned they’ll be shut down if there’s a repeat of heaving dance floors this weekend.

An official edict to bars and clubs has warned them to expect fines from Friday as compliance officers get ready to enforce Queensland’s official dance ban.

Liquor and Gaming Commissioner Victoria Thomson has written an email to club owners telling them that the relaxing of stage-three restrictions last Friday was not a “return to business as usual”.

“After restrictions eased on Friday 3 July, we saw disappointing images streamed across media of patrons dancing in licensed venues,” Ms Thomson wrote.

“Such breaches are taken very seriously and are currently under investigation … Any repeat will risk the continued operation of nightclubs and nightclub activities.”