Dance Clubs
A Club Called Rhonda
3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
It’s all about dance-floor desegregation, with legendary DJs and about-to-blow-up acts attracting a diverse crowd.
Neighborhood: East Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Dance Clubs
Baby Loves Disco
4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-663-8979
Best of LA, October 2008Because so many TV and movie crew members call the San Fernando Valley home, neighborhoods there are expert at playing dead: Front yards feature creatures on hydraulics, intricate light shows, “live” ghouls, scary sound effects, and professional stuntmen. One area i
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Los Feliz
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Baby, Dance Clubs, Shopping
Bootie LA
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90007
Instead of a velvet rope or dress code, there’s a come-as-you-are ethos—perfect for those more concerned with letting loose than being seen
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Dance Clubs
Culver City Milonga
8641 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90232
310-841-6298
Your obsession with Dancing with the Stars has motivated you to brush up on your tango. But where to bailar your heart out?…
Neighborhood: Culver City, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs
Dance Downtown
135 N. Grand Ave, Downtown Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-972-7211
The Music Center hosts prominent dance companies year-round, but from May through September, Dance Downtown gets the audience moving
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Dance Clubs
El Baron
8641 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90232
310-841-6298
Your obsession with Dancing with the Stars has motivated you to brush up on your tango. But where to bailar your heart out?…
Neighborhood: Culver City, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs
Miss Coco Peru
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
Wrinkles be damned. Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, is as radiant as ever. A 20-year veteran of the drag circuit, Coco—who’s replaced her impeccably coiffed signature red wig with a shorter, more chic model—still draws a sold-out crowd wherever she goes.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs
MnR Dance Factory
11606 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90049
310-826-4554
In a studio at MnR Dance Factory, an instructor is helping eight-year-olds with their hip-hop moves for an upcoming recital…
Neighborhood: Brentwood, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs, Dance Studio, Sports & Recreation
Stevens Steak and Seafood House
5332 Stevens Pl., Los Angeles, CA, 90040
323-723-9856
El Floridita is a bit too small, and the scene at the Sportsmen’s Lodge too competitive. For a night of salsa, we head to Stevens Steak and Seafood House. Salsa lives unfettered here. Imbued with a low-key elegance, the 1960s landmark inhabits an elbow formed by the 710 and I-5 interchange…
Neighborhood: Commerce, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs, Restaurants, Seafood, Steakhouse
The Plaza
739 N La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90038
On a stretch of La Brea populated by antiques shops and vintage clothiers—the same block as Pink’s—is a hole-in-the-wall cantina so unassuming, you could drive by it for years and never take note
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs
Victory Variety Hour
4923 Lankershim Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91601
818-763-6581
Our city is home to some of the biggest and boldest burlesque shows in the world. Though Devil’s Playground is known for its Star Wars- and comic book-themed acts, the bawdiness of the babes and the subversive brilliance of the skits set the Victory Variety Hour apart.
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Dance Clubs
Westside School of Ballet
1711 Stewart St., Los Angeles, CA, 90404
310-828-2018
Still harboring childhood fantasies of pink tulle?…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Dance Clubs, Dance Studio, Performing Arts, Sports & Recreation
Year-Round Costume Party
Want to cover your face in sequins? Fine. Need an excuse to wear leopard-print everything? Live your truth. But if you want to come in jeans and a tee, that’s OK, too
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2016: Do, Best of LA: 2016, Best of LA: Do, Dance Clubs