Dance party protest moved its way through Salt Lake City on Sunday
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters make their way down 500 South in Salt Lake City during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kayla McKay and Kayla Janae Dixon dance in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters sing along with "We are the World" as they dance in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance For Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Natalie
Montangue dances in the street, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters wear “Drop The Charges” t-shirts, as they dance in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Drop The Charges t-shirts were worn by several dozen protesters as they danced in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Diane Bahati carries a banner as she dances in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters sing along with ÒWe are the WorldÓ as they dance in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters carry signs as they march in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance and roller skate in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Oscar Roche marches with protesters as they dance in the streets in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A new poster from Local Propagandists was carried by many of the protesters during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kayla McKay dances in the streets of Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballet West dancers Chelsea Keefer and Jazz Bynum perform a special dance on State Street in Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballet West dancers Chelsea Keefer and Jazz Bynum perform a special dance on State Street in Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballet West dancers Chelsea Keefer and Jazz Bynum are sprayed with water to cool down after performing a special dance on State Street in Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters dance in downtown Salt Lake City, during the Dance Dance Revolution protest for racial equality, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020.
Close to 300 protesters danced and skated through the streets of downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday afternoon during the weekly protest dubbed “Dance Dance for Revolution.” Demonstrators marched in support of racial equality, Black Lives Matter, Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal as well as pleas to drop the felony charges facing some protesters. Several dozen marchers wore T-shirts with “Drop the charges” printed on the front with an illustration of the red paint spilled at the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office.
Sunday’s protest had no such confrontations. The Salt Lake City police stopped downtown traffic and kept their distance, allowing protesters to march and dance in the streets. Popsicles, water, snacks and sunscreen were handed out by mutual aid volunteers, and super-soaker squirt guns cooled off the dancers as they danced along the route.
Attendees heard some political speeches and watched a special performance by Ballet West dancers Chelsea Keefer and Jazz Bynum in the middle of State Street.
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Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.
Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.