Places to Dance in Richmond, Virginia
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Little Texas...now called The Power Plant (Country & Hip Hop/Top 40): Staples Mill Road (804)262-9652. This place is a country & Top 40 bar with a medium-size hardwood dance floor. Bands usually play Fri., Sat. This place normally gets too crowded Thurs.-Sat. for serious partner dancing. Ladies' night: Thurs.  This is a fun bar for young people. It's too loud and crowded, esp. on weekends, for many folks.
Visions Lounge (Visions Beach Club): Holiday Inn, Midlothian Turnpike. Medium-size hardwood dance floor. Great "shag" dancing on Sunday nights. Country dancing on Wed. night. Music: oldies & club music, great for swing and hustle.  A more mature crowd goes here.
The Dance Space (a dance studio): (804)673-3326. Broad Street (west end). The Dance Space has a large hardwood floor. Fri. night dance parties (and almost all events) are open to the public. Special swing dances most Sat. nights. Great instructors. Some people feel that the Dance Space is less intimidating than Pete Godfrey's studio. More info: The Dance Space located at 6004A West Broad St, Richmond, VA holds public ballroom dances every Friday night from 8pm to 10:30.  Group classes, in all levels are held every Wednesday and Thursday nights.  The facility is also available for use by independent Ballroom Dance Instructors for private and group instruction, as well being available to other Richmond area dance organizations for their events.  Visit their new website at http://www.thedancespace.com.
 
The Midway Lounge, Mechanicsville, Va: Mostly free style and line dancing. Bands on the weekends. Format: mostly country.
Houston's: Fredericksburg, Va (one hour north of Richmond). Big floor, good bands.
After 6 (salsa/merengue Latin). Located at 1708 E.Main Street in Shockoe Bottom area of Richmond (804) 780-2344. Mostly Latino crowd dances to salsa & merengue music.  Best nights: Sat.
Tobacco Company Basement. Located downtown on Cary Street. Fashionable crowd dances to Top 40.  Dress to impress.
Richmond USABDA: Richmond USABDA Dances at Pinchbeck School. Call (804) 276-2049 or email [email protected] for details.

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