Sisters Uncut are renowned for collective dancing at their demonstrations against cuts to domestic violence services proposed or enacted by the UK government. … We are still here and we are still dancing.” Dance is both a way to reclaim public space and a way to let go. On an undeniably physical level, collective dancing has the power to generate a deep sense of elation, but at what point does collective joy become subversive? The subversive power of collective joy is maximized when it occurs in public, politicized spaces as an affirmation of collective identity. Authoritarianism is directly incompatible with collective joy; it demands fear, obedience, hierarchy, and an obsession with security and preparation for war.