Providing Illinois residents with a place to dance since 1982, Smart Bar is a dance club and bar located close to Wrigley Field that plays house and techno music spun by a number of resident and guest DJs. Smart Bar has won a number of awards like AOL Cityguide's Best Dance Club. The place has a large dance floor, small tables lining the walls, a long bar with black stools, and pool tables.
Smart Bar
3730 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60613
www.smartbarchicago.com
Open for dancing since 1979, Neo is a small dance club decorated with candles as well as TV screens behind the bar. The club plays goth, industrial, electronic, and heavy metal music and caters to a predominantly goth crowd. Neo is open up to six days a week and hosts theme nights, monthly events, and special parties.
Neo
2350 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
neonightclub.com
Popular with the gay crowd, Berlin is a retro-style dance club that plays house and electronic music, doesn't permit smoking, is hetero-friendly, and has a wild reputation. Berlin gets its name from the German new wave music it first played in the 1980s. Current themes nights include Madonna, Prince, disco, the 80s, the 90s, and cabaret.
Berlin
954 W. Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
berlinchicago.com
More of an underground club for dance than an actual dance club, Dance Dance Party Party Chicago is a weekly women-only dance fest. The idea of it is to provide a fun atmosphere for women to bust out their dance moves without fear of criticism or getting hit on. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable or workout clothes. Volunteers can guest DJ for future events by coming up with a music playlist and a creative DJ name. Unlike normal dance clubs, Dance Dance Party Party Chicago does not serve alcohol and does not have a minimum age to participate. Around since 2006, the club has inspired Dance Dance Party Party sessions in other cities around the world.
Dance Dance Party Party Chicago
Perceptual Motion Dance Studio
4057 N. Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
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