Places to dance near me: Best Dance Clubs in CT
Where to Go Dancing
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With all due respect to bobbing your head with your arms folded at an indie rock show…
Sometimes you want to actually dance to the music. After all, sometimes the best way to experience music is to move your body and get involved with it. Because Austin is the kinda town that lives for this kind of thing, there are a ton of places in town that cater to it. On any given night of the week, you can find a place to cut a damn rug. Here are our picks for Where to Go Dancing in Austin.
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Coconut Club
310B Colorado St
Austin’s newest dance venue, Coconut Club, joyously opened to much praise.
.. right before the pandemic. Luckily, they held strong and have emerged on the other side with nightly DJs on their rooftop patio and indoor laser pit. True to the best dance clubs around the world, they’re open late, have plenty of space to dance, and the drinks are strong enough to keep you groovin’.
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Cheer Up Charlies
900 Red River St
The best thing to come out of the post-COVID world is even more dance parties at Cheer Up Charlies. This beloved everybody-is-welcome space has been tearing up the dance floor lately, with a host of awesome queer DJs, drag queens, theme nights, and so much more.
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Outer Heaven Disco Club
1808 E 12th St
If your idea of a perfect night out is combined with karaoke, dancing, and good folks around – first, welcome to the club – and second, you’ll love the new Outer Heaven Disco Club.
Opened in the old Dozen Street location, Outer Heaven is a little slice of paradise with cheap drinks and a party that never quits.
The Continental Club
1315 S Congress Ave
A list of places to get down in Austin wouldn’t feel right unless we included the granddaddy of them all, The Continental Club. You won’t hear EDM blasting from this South Congress classic, though. Instead, Continental Club has patrons 2-stepping and groovin’ to the sounds of rock, country, blues and more classic genres every week.
Barbarella
615 Red River St
Undoubtedly the most consistently bumpin’ club on Red River, Barbarella is where folks go when they want to properly dance their asses off. Home to both the famous TuesGayz AND Jimmy Eat Wednesday, Barbarella isn’t just a beloved venue; it’s a pillar of the dance community.
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RAIN on 4th
217 W 4th St
You know that one Lorde song where she mentions a light-up dance floor? Well, she might have been talking about RAIN, because they’ve got one.
This legendary gay bar’s always hoppin’ with pop hits. Visit RAIN and you will dance until you’re sweaty – and then keep right on groovin’, because it’s impossible to stand still on a light-up dance floor.
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Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
Considered the “Best Honky-Tonk in Texas” and serving what they say is the state’s best chicken fried steak, there’s no better way to learn to 2-step and enjoy traditional country music than by hitting the dance floor at this historic venue. Broken Spoke is the ideal place to indulge your inner-Texan by learning from the best.
The White Horse
500 Comal St
A honky tonk in every sense of the term, The White Horse is another great place (the other being the aforementioned Broken Spoke) to learn you some country dancin’. And yes, they get pretty damn rowdy here. If you think country folk don’t like to get down just as much as anyone else, visit The White Horse on a Saturday night.
They give any techno club a run for their money.
Elysium
705 Red River St
A dance club with a distinctly goth bent, Elysium has been a source for alternative dance entertainment since opening its hallowed doors in 2001. You can find all manner of danceable yet dark programming booked here. If the darker side of dancing is what appeals to you, we’d recommend you don your blackest set of clothes and most comfortable shoes because Elysium goes hard.
MORE GREAT PLACES TO DANCE IN AUSTIN:
Neon Grotto
318 Colorado St
The Concourse Project
8509 Burleson Rd
Oilcan Harry’s
211 W 4th St
Voodoo Room
419 E 6th St
No Lights No Lycra
1400 Tillery St
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Where to Dance the Night Away in Detroit
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Southeast Michigan · Spring in Michigan
ByChaz Parks
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Spring has sprung! That means, the summer music festival season is approaching quickly and it’s time to prepare.
There’s no better way to knock off the cobwebs and get your dance moves aligned then to hit the dance floor – “Detroit style.” I’ve come up with a list of the best places to get groovy, let loose, and shake what your momma gave ya in Detroit. So let’s tighten up those boogie shoes because these dance floors show no mercy. See you out there?
TV Lounge – 2548 Grand River Ave, Detroit
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The holy grail of all dance clubs in the city of Detroit where they boast the best atmosphere and
talent around, TV Lounge is a personal favorite. With a wicked new sound system located inside and a patio that defines the term “Sunday Funday,” their summer Sunday parties are a must attend event. Bring your sunglasses!
The flow of the Lounge makes any busy night not seem so cramped because there is always ample room to get your boogie on without stepping on anyone’s toes, literally. Paxahau, some of Detroit’s most famous party planners, throw down some gnarly events here, so look out for anything coming from these guys at the Lounge.
Also, I’m looking forward to them hosting some of the best after parties when Movement weekend arrives. Be sure to get your tickets to these early, they sell out in a hurry.
DJ Randy – Photo courtesy of Katie Stretch
Now this club isn’t technically within the Detroit city limits, but being just outside its lines and in Ferndale, I’ll allow it. The Grasshopper Underground, or “Ghop” as some call it, is located in downtown Ferndale and provides sweet beats to the city. As you make your way downstairs, you’re greeted with a spectacular sound system, dimly lit atmosphere, and a wide open dance floor ready for the taking. Not to mention, their solid booking of both legends and local artists means that no matter what night you make it down into the Underground, you’re in for a treat!
The Works – 846 Michigan Ave, Detroit
Juan Atkins – Photo courtesy of @ChasPics
One of the more eccentric on this list, but with its deep history in electronic music over the years and unique culture that surrounds it, you gotta get down here at least once while you’re visiting (or living in) the city.
With an array of sounds from Techno to Dubstep, plenty of electronic genres play behind these doors. It’s located in Corktown off Michigan Avenue, The Works is a Detroit nightlife staple in the electronic music community. Since they have two separate rooms of music, you are sure to find an option that will help you dance back and forth as the night goes on. Its real dance floor appeal is a reminder of the rich history of where all these sounds came from, from the city that birthed it. This is the place to end your night since The Works is open until 4 AM, so it’s the perfect place to keep dancing even after regular dance floors have closed.
Dancing outside in the summer is the bees knees, and dancing on a rooftop is icing on the cake. These facts alone make Exodos Rooftop in Greektown a place for summer jams. With one of the more unique dance floors in the city, half inside and half outside while surrounded by elegant awnings and a multi-level setup, this marks it as one of the best spots in the downtown area.
They’ve been known to have some wicked Thursday night bangers, featuring underground local acts, so we can all hope these return this summer because sometimes you just need get your boogie on before the weekend hits.
New to the scene, but another downtown gem is The Whiskey Disco. Located just outside of Campus Martius, this basement dance floor has a warming décor and underground vibe. Decorated with a phenomenal wood finish and cozy couches, feel free to take a seat while you grab a drink and give your feet a rest before getting back on the floor. With the DJ booth tucked away in the corner, all eyes are on the prize as you dance the night away in one of Detroit’s best new clubs. Look forward to some stellar Movement after parties from these cats, which will be a nice escape from all the overpacked venues around the city.
Chaz Parks
A dexterous Detroiter. Born again Yooper. All around Michigander.
I’m a Libra that enjoys nature hikes, dancing to techno, Michigan Craft Beer, digging through vinyl, pizza, tattoos, urban exploration, long walks on the beach, bike rides and blue eyes.
Follow my beer escapades on Twitter & Instagram – @BrewChaz
Where “Afonya” was filmed: filming locations with photo
. The center of Yaroslavl, Khrushchev, a club in Moscow and a village on the banks of the Volga
Updated February 17, 2023, 13:12 childhood. We have already talked about the locations visited by the film crews of the comedies Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, The Prisoner of the Caucasus, The Diamond Arm, and Love and Doves. Now it’s time to remember the no less iconic painting by George Danelia “Afonya”, which at 1975 became the leader of domestic distribution with an audience of 62.2 million people and was dismantled into quotes.
The film tells about plumber Athanasius Borshchov, who leads a disorderly lifestyle. He regularly shirks from work, extorts bribes from tenants, and also constantly drinks, getting into various unpleasant situations. In the end, the hero realizes his place in life and becomes depressed, trying to escape from himself.
The main and episodic characters were played by the stars of Soviet cinema, including Leonid Kuravlev, Evgeny Leonov, Savely Kramarov, Borislav Brondukov, Vladimir Basov and others. Filming took place in the summer of 1974 years in Yaroslavl, but the team worked on a number of episodes in Moscow, the village of Dievo-Gorodishche and the city of Poshekhonye.
Churches and hospital
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Sovetskaya Square in Yaroslavl
“I have a conscience – wow! With a trailer! And there is no time!” – the plumber Afanasy Borshchov says mockingly at the beginning of the film, leaving the facility to go for a paycheck and “dine” with his friend Fedul, played by Borislav Brondukov. During the opening credits, when the characters are trampling in a puddle, its reflection clearly shows the bell tower and domes of the church of Elijah the Prophet of the 17th century, located on Sovetskaya Square (former Ilyinskaya) in Yaroslavl.
In addition, the historical three-story classicist government buildings surrounding the square are captured in the frame.
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Church of the Savior on the City in Yaroslavl
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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House of the merchant Kuznetsov, where the Museum of the History of Yaroslavl is now located
In the city center, some episodes were also filmed with the nurse Katya Snegireva, played by Evgenia Simonova. So, in the film there are shots where a girl walks along the Kotorosl embankment towards the Volga and Strelka park. Behind her, you can see the entrance to the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Chopped City, as well as the Church of the Savior on the City (both churches were built in the 17th century). In addition, the hospital where Katya works, whose role was played by the Museum of the History of Yaroslavl, is easily recognizable.
Khrushchev
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Bragino
“Do you drink beer?” – Afonya asks the student interns “imposed” on him, approaching a barrel-trailer with kvass, standing in the middle of Khrushchev. The main filming of the tragicomedy took place in the then-new Yaroslavl district of Bragino, named after the village of the same name, which became part of the city in the middle of the 20th century. The village itself, which is characteristic, got its name from the word “braga” – the so-called intoxicating drink, or the person who made it or liked to drink it.
It was in this area that Afoni’s house was located, the housing office where he worked, as well as other locations where most of the scenes were filmed. Let’s say, here, in the yard, Brondukov’s character utters the legendary phrase “drive the ruble, relative”, addressed to the plasterer Kolya (Evgeny Leonov), who is kicked out of the house by his wife after gatherings with Afonya in a local cafe.
Cafe “Assol”
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Grocery store in Bragino
“So you were with me at Assol yesterday? That’s what I see, a familiar face! – Afonya gives Kolya the plasterer after she finally recognizes him the next day. An institution with that name really existed in Bragino and operated until the beginning of the 2000s. The building itself can still be found, however, it has changed a lot since the filming: huge Soviet shop windows were bricked up, and the building itself now houses a grocery store.
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Monument “Afonya and Uncle Kolya” in Yaroslavl
At the same time, in Yaroslavl there is now a themed beer “Afonya”, designed in the characteristic entourage of the USSR of the 1970s and with hints of a cult picture. Next to it is a monument to Borshov and Kolya, referring to the scene when the plasterer asks the plumber if he is satisfied with his life.
Club
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Cultural center “Moskvich” in Tekstilshchiki
“You are a goat, not a lady,” Afonya provokes a bully with a beard during an episode in a club where the main character first meets Katya Snegireva, and then gets into a fight. According to Danelia’s memoirs, the dancing scenes were no longer filmed in Yaroslavl, but in the “hall of the Krupskaya club in Tekstilshchiki”. However, it is not clear which building the director had in mind. The Krupskaya House of Culture (formerly the House of Culture of Textile Workers) is located in St. Petersburg, but in Tekstilshchiki in Moscow there is a recreation center “Moskvich”, which looks like the location shown in the film, but officially it opened only at 1977 year. Since Afonya was filmed by the Mosfilm film studio, it is logical to assume that the shooting took place in the Tekstilshchiki district mentioned by Danelia.
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Still from the film “Afonya”
The director asked his assistants to involve contemporary musicians in the filming.
Danelia was afraid that it would be very difficult to fill the large hall with extras at night, but a huge crowd gathered in front of the club. The fact is that everyone wanted to see live the performance of the “most popular and most banned” at that time groups “Time Machine” and “Araks”. The first team performed the song “You or I” (“Sunny Island”) during a slow dance, and the second performed the song “Memoirs”. It is the Araks group that can be seen on stage in the film.
Village and airfield
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Still from the film “Afonya”
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Village Dievo-Gorodishche
“Someone called me. I thought it was you, ”the film ends with these words, uttered not for the first time by Katya. The last episodes of the film with the return of Afonya to his native village of Borshovka were filmed in the village of Dievo-Gorodishche, located about 20 km from Yaroslavl, on the left bank of the Volga. There, the protagonist meets a childhood friend, the Egoza tractor driver, performed by Savely Kramarov, and learns about the death of his aunt Frosya, who never waited for him.
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Still from the film “Afonya”
The footage of the airfield where Afonya wants to fly from, without knowing where, was taken in the town of Poshekhonye on the banks of the Rybinsk Reservoir. Now the airfield has long been abandoned and does not operate.
Interesting facts about the movie
- Georgiy Danelia in his biographical book “The Toasted Man Drinks to the Bottom” recalls that the original script for the film about an unlucky plumber was “tough, with a sad ending.” After several months of work, the director and screenwriter Borodyansky slightly “changed the intonation” and “shifted the accents”, after which a new work called “Afonya” was born.
- There were three main candidates for the main role of the “drunkard and rowdy” Borshchov: Leonid Kuravlev, Vladimir Vysotsky and the Pole Daniel Olbrychsky. As a result, the authors of the film settled on Kuravlev. According to Danelia, in Athos, in his performance, the audience could forgive “what neither Athos Olbrychsky nor Athos Vysotsky would ever have forgiven.
” - At the same time, according to Danelia, the authors of the tape “even slightly overdid it” with the image of the main character – the contradictory character turned out to be so charming. After the release of the film on the screens, the director received many indignant letters from the wives of drinking husbands. In one of them, a resident of Omsk asked: “Comrade director, have you yourself ever slept with a drunken plumber?” In a response letter, Danelia confessed that he had not slept with either drunk or sober.
- According to the director’s memoirs, the loudest applause in cinemas during the screening of “Afoni” was heard when the alcoholic Fedul appeared on the screens. In a dirty suit and make-up, Borislav Brondukov looked so natural that when, during filming in one of the Moscow restaurants, the actor went outside to smoke, the doorman flatly refused to let him back, not believing that he was facing a famous artist.
- “Afonya” with an audience of 62.
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