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Philadelphia was told to brace for mass unrest after the Election. Instead, the city danced.

“Joy is itself an act of resistance,” said Nicolas O’Rourke, one of the city’s progressive activists who worked with a large coalition to keep Philly dancing.

Supporters of Joe Biden dance to YMCA as they laugh and make gestures towards Trump supporters positioned on the opposite side of Arch St. in front of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Phila., Pa. on Nov. 8, 2020.
Supporters of Joe Biden dance to YMCA as they laugh and make gestures towards Trump supporters positioned on the opposite side of Arch St. in front of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Phila., Pa. on Nov. 8, 2020.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer