It doesn't take an expert to enjoy a performance or move to the beat. Studios, clubs and music halls are at your fingertips and around every corner in Los Angeles.
Dance provides an outlet for expression, a unique workout and a chance to experience a moving art. Or if you're like me, it can be a mini-vacation for the mind and body to escape to from the rest of the world.
This site will provide a quick click to dance experiences in Los Angeles. Whether it is taking a unique dance class, attending an underground performance or insight into a dancer's life.
Until next time, here are a few links to peruse that touch on the dance scene in L.A.
This site is a great place to search for places to go dancing. It lists many locations along with ratings and reviews. Many links include pictures and descriptions of the venue which allows readers to get a feel for the atmosphere. The lengthy list provides many options. Great additions to the search are the sidebar links, which can break the search down into genre of music (latin/swing), venue type (bar/club) and even age (21 & up.) The site is very user friendly and options seem endless. However, Citysearch is a large search engine that allows anyone to make comments about venues and studios. Therefore, comments are not guaranteed to be from an objective point of view.
This site provides a pool of shows and performance events. Links on the main page provide reviews from critics and readers, which ensures readers a diverse and objective review. The calendar section lists show titles, times and dates with links to broader descriptions like ticket prices and addresses. However, these are usually popular shows at large venues. Since it is such a large search engine, smaller performances and venues are left out of the loop. Unfortunately, most of the results include musicals rather than dance performances and the site lacks any reference to classes or reviews of studios. If you are an avid dance fan and know what and when you want to see a performance, the calendars and simple searches are successful. But the site lacks a helpful voice for a new dance fans and the rows of lists can be quite discouraging.
Both these sites are specialized sites for dance. Nocturne has a site for swingers with lengthy lists of studios, clubs and a calendar of swing nights. The class list is great. It provides links, addresses and better yet, a unique review about each place. Africanbeat provides information for drummers and dancers. It provides times for music and dance classes along with a mailing list option. However, the last update was made two years ago...ouch! These two sites have the another issue. No outlet for performance announcements and no personal articles for dancers of all levels to relate to. I hope to address this by creating a page that brings together different forms of dance and all levels of dance and by blogging articles, rather than just a list of addresses and dates.
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