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Since there are so
many young professional people, here, Austin, Texas is filled with
Nightclubs, and the city has earned the title of "Music Capital
of the World."
Swing
Nightclubs
Here
are some of the best places to Swing Dance: Jitterbug, East Coast
Swing, West Coast Swing and so on.
Speakeasy,
412-D Congress Avenue, 512-476-8017
Speakeasy
is a great place to go swing dancing on the weekends. The dance
floor is very small, but the crowd is enthusiastic. Great live
bands on the weekends and dance lessons on Tuesday night |
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Tangerines,
9721 Arboretum Boulevard, 512-343-2626 (Tuesday and Friday evenings
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
Tangerines
is basically a disco that is connected to a hotel in the Arboretum.
However, on Tuesday evenings, the Heart of Texas Whip Club practices
Whip (i.e., a variation of West Coast Swing) from 6:00 to 9:00
p.m. DJ spins records
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Caucus Club,
912 Red River, 512-472-CURE
They
call themselves a jazz and martini bar, but they have swing
band a few nights per week. Nice atmosphere. They have a moderate
size-dance floor, and it can get hot in the Summer time. Lots
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Cedar Street,
208 W. Fourth, 512-708-8811
Cedar
Street is an upscale jazz place with a nice outdoor patio. They
also have great R&B musicians on some nights. They do not
really have a dance floor; consequently, not many people dance.
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Carousel Lounge, 1110
E. 52nd Street, Austin 78723, 512-452-6790
This is a dive during the day, but on some nights, like Wednesday
and some weekends, the place transforms into a Swing joint.
Four on the Floor teaches classes on Wednesday. Check the listings
for swing bands on the weekend |
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Donn's Depot,
1600 W. 5th Street.
This is where the older crowd goes to swing dance. Don plays
a mix of oldies with a few Swing dances thrown in. |
Dessau
Hall,
13422 Dessau Road, Austin, 512-252-1123
Located
near Pflugerville.
Dessau Hall is primarily a country and western dance hall, but
lately, the management has been experimenting with Swing bands
on some nights (e.g., Thursday evenings). Check the listings
for Swing bands. The dance floor is very large. |
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Country
& Western Nightclubs
Here
are some of the best places to Country Dance: Two Step, CW Waltz,
Triple Two Step and Polka.
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Night Club,
7113 Burnet Road, 512-452-2801. The
great dancers usually come out on Sunday night at Dallas. Sunday
and Thursday evenings are when several dance clubs practice
at Dallas, but this is a great place to dance almost any day
of the week. DJ spins records. |
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Ropers,
2113 Wells Branch Parkway, 512-990-5991. Ropers
is north of town, and it is a very popular C&W dance spot
among the North Austin crowd. Wednesday night is lady's night,
but go before 10:00 p.m., that's when they hike the prices on
the beer. Weekends are also crowded. DJ spins records. |
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Broken Spoke,
3201 S. Lamar Boulevard, 512-442-6189. The Broken Spoke is a
real Texas Honky Tonk. Live bands almost every night of the
week. Lots of good country people at this South Austin joint.
Not the best dancers in town, but this is where the real cowpokes
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South 40,
629 W. Ben White Blvd., 512-444-9329.
This is a popular C&W dance hall among the South Austin
crowd. This joint is so countrified that the shit kickers have
to wipe the cow paddies from their boots when they enter. DJ
spins records. |
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Latin
Nightclubs
Are you
in the mood for Salsa or Meringue? Check these Latin clubs
out.
Azucar,
4th & Colorado. This is a Latin night club where a DJ spins
records to a Salsa rythm. They have a free buffet on some nights.
This is the newest Latin Dance club in Austin.
Miguel's
La Bodega,
415 Colorado (between 4th & 5th), 472-2369. Salsa lessons on
Thursday and Friday evenings for $5. Live bands, Thursday through
Sunday. Dance floor gets to crowded that it is hard to Salsa. Probably
the most popular Latin club in Austin.
Meno,
217 Congress (near 2nd Street), 479-5094. Intermediate Salsa lessons
on Thursday evenings for $5. Large dance floor; less crowded that
Miguel's. One actually has room to Salsa in this joint. DJ spins
records.
The
Ritz Lounge
320 East 6th (at Trinity), 474-2270. Lately, Tosca (Tango) plays
every Thursday evening.
Twist
505 Neches (between 5th & 6th), 320-TWST. Wednesday evening
is Latin Night. Salsa lessons from 6 to 9 p.m. DJ Suave spins records.
Borinquen
2728 South Congress (1 light South of Oltorf), 443-4252. Check for
bands on the weekend.
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