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Updated: July, 2007
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Dance events and information

General Ballroom Dancing

Stepping Out 646-742-9400
37 West 26th Street, 9th Floor
Cost: $10-$15
Weekly parties with various themes, Salsa, Hustle, Tango...
Pierre Dulaine Dance Club 212-7244-8400
25 West 31st Street, 4th Floor
Cost: $15
Friday and Sunday Parties, with a Thursday night Milonga

Dance New York 212-246-5797
237 West 54th Street, 3rd Floor (between Broadway and 8th Ave.)
Saturday Night Pizza & Dance Parties
Friday Mambo
Cost: $10- $14
Midsummer Night Swing 212 875-5766
Lincoln Center, by the fountain (outside dancing) every summer late June- late July only
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8:15 PM-11:00 PM with free lesson at 6:30 PM
different theme dance each night
Cost: $11 admission, includes free lesson
The Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza 212-632-5100
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor (Between 5th and 6th Ave, 49th and 50th Streets)
Call for schedule
The classic dance spot. Dinner and Dancing. Suits often required.
DRINKS & DANCING: Available only from 11:00 pm ? 1:00 am at $20.00 per person and a one drink minimum.

Copacabana (212) 239-2672 or (347) 742-2704
9560 West 34th Street at 11th Ave.
Most Nights!
Live Latin bands on most Tuesdays, all Fridays and Saturdays.
Separate room for hustle, house and disco. Free dance lessons, free admission between 6:00-8:00PM.

Latin Quarter 212 864-7600
2561 Broadway (at W. 96th St.)
dancing with live bands in two rooms
Wednesdays 9:00 pm-2:00 am
Cost: $10-$20

Bayamo Nuevo 212 475-5151
704 Broadway (between 4th St. & Washington Place)
dinner & dancing
Tuesdays &Thursdays open at 8:00 pm, Fridays at 10:00 pm
Cost: No cover charge, table seating has 2-drink minimum

Bistro Latino 212 245-7099
1709 Broadway (at W. 54th St.)
dinner & dancing to Mambo music
Thursdays 7:00 midnight
Cost: $10 cover after 8:00 pm

La Belle Epoque (212) 924-1187
Thursdays Live Music! 827 Broadway, 2nd Flr. (btwn 12th & 13th Sts.)
9:30PM: $12 8:00PM: Beginner Lesson

Gonzalez y Gonzalez 212 473-8787
625 Broadway (between Bleeker & Houston)
dinner & dancing to live Latin bands
Cost: no charge

China Club (212) 398-3800
9268 West 47th St.@ 8th Ave.
Tuesday: The after work crowd starts at 6:00PM
with dancing and a complimentary Carribean Buffet.
The serious dancers stay until closing at 3AM. SOB's (212) 243-4940
200 Varick St. @7th Ave. & West Houston
Mondays are Best! Live Bands!
Call for Cover and times.
Sometimes too crowded to dance!
El Flamingo (212) 243-2121
547 W. 21st St.
Mondays 9:00PM-1:00AM

*** NYC TANGO HOTLINE FOR DAILY EVENTS: (718) EL-TANGO*** La Belle Epoque 212 254-6436
827 Broadway (between W. 12th & 13th St.)
dinner & dancing with a free tango lesson and show
Fridays 8:00 pm-2:00 am
Cost: $10 cover + $10 minimum at tables
includes free tango lesson at 8:00-9:30 pm, band plays 10:00 pm-1:30am
hosted by Tioma "El Ruso" & Viviana

Il Campanello 212 695-6111
136 W. 31st St. (between 6th Ave. & 7th Ave.)
dinner & dancing to live tango band, with show
Sundays 4:00pm-11:00pm
Cost: $10 cover + $10 minimum at tables

Lafayette Grill 212 732-5600
54 Franklin St. (between Broadway & Lafayette)
dinner & dancing to live tango band
Saturdays 8:00PM- 2:00 am, free lesson at 8:00pm, band starts at 9:00 pm
hosted by Marco & Chandra

< Moscow Restaurant 212 813-1313
137 E. 55th St. (at Lexington Ave.)
dinner and dancing 9:00 pm- 3:00 am, w/ dance lesson 7:30-8:30 pm
Tuesdays
hosted by Carolina & Mariano (email Caripelas@aol.com)
Cost: $10 cover

La Nacional 212 929-7873
239 W. 14th St. (7th-8th Ave.)
Thursdays 9:30 pm- 1:00 am
free dance lesson 7:00 pm-9:30 pm
Cost: $10
hosted by Coco

Chelsea Market
9th Avenue (W. 15th & 16th St.)
Saturday afternoons 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
informal tango dancing in the hallway of the indoor marketplace
Cost: free

Pierre Dulaine - 212-244-8400
25 West 31 Street (Broadway and 5th Ave.)
An excellent Milonga - one of the best in town!
Thursdays 9:30pm-2:00am
Cost: $12 cover
Free lesson at 9:30pm
Hosted by Ellen Sowchek

Cotton Club 212 663 7980
665 West 125th Street (at West Side Highway)
Subway: take the 1 or 9 at 125th St
Monday Nights Swing Dance Party
Smooth mahogany floors allow plenty of room; plenty of room
Call for schedule. Great food and music.

New York Swing Dance Society 212- 696-9737
17 Irving Place (at E. 15th St., one block east of Union Square)
dancing to live big bands on huge dance floor, with bar and balconies
Sundays 7:00 pm-midnight (band plays at 8:00-midnight)
Cost: $15 cover, with free lesson at 7:00 first Sunday of each month

Midsummer Night Swing 212 875-5766
Lincoln Center, by the fountain every summer late June- late July with different theme dance each night
Outside dancing Tuesdays through Saturdays band plays 8:15 PM-11:00 PM
Cost: $17, includes free lesson at 6:30 PM

Lansky Lounge
104 Norfolk Street (between Rivington and Delancey)
[2 blocks south of Houston Street 1 block East of Essex (ave A)
take the F train to Delancey/Essex stop
down the steps, thru the alley, into that shady EXIT sign...]
Sundays 9:00 pm-4:00 am to DJ-ed music
Cost: $5, includes free lesson at 9:00 pm

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