The Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Idaho lost its liquor license for 10 days, from November 1 through November 10, and must pay a ,000 fine due to “excessive” dance moves by male performers, the Idaho Liquor Control Board ruled.
The ruling by the Idaho Liquor Control Board came after the casino hosted the “HUNKS The Show,” which is a traveling act that features dancers and strippers.
“Dancers with the show ‘Hunks’ created the problem, not with nudity but apparently with dance moves the Idaho liquor control board considers excessive,” casino spokesman Bob Bostwick told The Spokesman-Review.
The dance troupe violated a state law banning performers from simulating sexual acts, which Bostwick said was just dancers thrusting their hips back and forth while dancing.
The show’s booking manager, Carl Disonell, said the troupe performs 250 shows a year and he was surprised by the reaction in Idaho.
“It’s a normal show,” he told The Spokesman Review. “What people don’t understand is it’s really up for interpretation. If a guy pops his hips one time – ‘Oh, that’s a sex act.’”
