Americans are famous for our creative dissents against taxes — just take the Boston Tea Party. Last week, a New Jersey man carried on the tradition at a town meeting by dancing to express his response to a property tax hike.

In a video livestreamed on Cranford TV-35, Will Thilly, a candidate for the Cranford township committee, gets out of his seat and dances his way up to the podium. An official tells him, "I started your time," and Thilly holds up his finger as he continues dancing.

He pauses to grab a bottle of water and pieces of paper before asking the audience about their weekends.

"Did you know I could do the backspin? Anybody?" he says. "Wanna see me do the backspin? No? I'm gonna do the backspin."

After proceeding to do so and unsuccessfully motioning for the audience to appla

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