Denver Bars and Clubs - Denver Dance Clubs

Theme nights and booze soaked boogien' are the staple at 2101 nightclub and lounge in Denver that has something for every clubber no matter where your musical dart lands on the spectrum. The crowds at 2101 and The Wave Nightclub range from the young college bingers to yups cutting loose every weekend to a rotating slate of top Denver DJs. Also, if you need a little chill space, 2101 sports a decent patio and down beat lounge area where you can gather your energies for another run under the lights on the dance floor.

A sports bar, billiards bar and dance club in Denver, B-52 Billiards and the Red Monkey lounge may seem to be biting off more than it can chew in the Denver bar scene, but this bi-level club has some serious chops. Catering to the sports fan, the clubber, the pool shark and hip loungers, B-52 and the Red Monkey serves up some mean cocktails with nightly specials along with better than average bar fare to satisfy the yens of its diverse crowds. Any given night you can catch the seemingly disparate crowds mingle and become drinking buddies eschewing the cliquishness of high school for the social lubricating found at B-52 bar and the Red Monkey lounge. Also, this Denver club pulls in some hot DJs to man the dance floor decks and, if you're so inclined, pop in on Thursdays for cheap beer and free pool.

Easily the largest dance club in Denver, Bash pulled itself up from its scrubby roots to become a premier bar to get your DJ and booze fueled party on. Bash sports about 6,000 square feet of dancing and drinking space, but you'd never know it because this Denver club gets wall to wall with drinkers, clubbers, trendsters, scenesters and loungers downing the booze and energy drink cosmopolitan concoction du jour and either chilling in Bash's lounge or grooving on the dance floor to its resident spinners. Even with the throbbing masses at Bash, their bartenders are top notch making getting a drink easier than mustering up the courage to spit game to that hottie you've been eye-balling all night.

From lose your shirt dancing to drag queen karaoke; Bent takes good care of the Denver gay scene nightly with themed nights offering a different pretense for boozing rather than their cheap and heavy cocktails. From comedy cabaret shows to not your grandma's bingo, Bent is a perennial "best of" lister with serious Denver gay bar chops and hotter than hot dancing that rivals any other dance club.

If you're looking for the hot dance club scene in Denver, look no further than Beyond nightclub that throws down the bass-pounding gauntlet nightly for Denver clubbers up for the challenge. When the dancing gets too hot you can chill in Beyond's converted walk in freezer for some cocktail refueling before you head back into one of the best DJ dance club melees with Denver's beautiful set.

Housed in an—yep, you guessed it—old Gothic church, Denver's dance club mainstay, The Church, could have easily turned down the road of catering to the black clad, perpetually moody set, but instead chose the more mainstream path of retro-infused, swank Denver dance club and lounge. Instead of dishing out cocktails with names like Lestat's blood, The Church's bartenders sling martinis, beers and shots dropped into energy drinks for the hipster masses that continually crowd this Denver nightclub. Also, The Church let's the kiddies in on the fun sporting some of Denver's only 18 and up dance club nights and when the nationally and internationally touted local DJs are dropping mad beats and you need a breather, check out the roof top deck for a stellar view of Denver.

Denver's Club Purple sports four floors of hip lounging and hot dancing with interceding floors constructed to be a voyeur's dream. Seriously, the floors under Club Purple's dance floors are completely glass—yep, glass ladies—which is kind of an anachronistic ruse, but it seems to work. Just remember fellas that a hottie really wouldn't want to hear "I saw you on the dance floor" unless you where actually within some physical proximity when you "saw" her... besides, she'll have plenty of time to label you as a pervert later. The subterranean lounge area at this Denver nightclub is super chill with separate DJs manning the decks for a lounge vibe over a frenetic dancing one and the top most floor houses the VIP area complete with beds and bottle service, but if you don't get to Denver's Club Purple early be prepared to wait in line...for everything.

Located right above a family friendly Denver restaurant, Club Sky gets packed with biz pros, clubbers and...sports fans? Well, the proximity to Coors Field probably explains the latter, but when there's no game expect to dance, drink and stagger out from this Denver dance club. Club Sky also sports TVs in every possible location and the resident DJs keep the party moving while the bartenders keep the drinks flowing.

Club Vinyl is a major player on the Denver nightclub scene sporting numerous bars, a large dance floor and probably the coolest rooftop chillin' lounge we've seen. Some of Denver's slickest DJs man the decks at Club Vinyl and the dance club crowds pack the place on the weekends. Getting drinks is relatively easy at this hip Denver club and, if you're not dressed to impress, you can kick it outside with the doorman while your crew gets it on inside.

A sizzling salsa dance club in Denver, La Rumba lets you get your Latin groove thing on nightly either to hot DJs spinning the tunes or an in house band blazing away for the sexy clientele. Also, La Rumba offers those a little unsure of themselves free salsa lessons early before the spacious dance floor gets packed with Denver salsa pros—okay, maybe they just seem like pros—and everything gets kicked up a notch on the ol' hotness meter. The drinks are a bit pricey at La Rumba; so if you're like us and need liquid encouragement, booze up somewhere else, but if you like all your Denver nightlife in one club, the sexy eye candy at La Rumba will instantly make you forget how much you just dropped on your tab.

Lotus is a trendy Denver dance club and lounge located in the mecca of trendy nightclubs: LoDo. Lotus gets some of Denver's hottest DJs to man the decks nightly and keep their pricey booze fueled dance party going for the beautiful set. The cover charges at this Denver nightclub range from non-existent to double digits, but Lotus does take care of those willing participants by offering nightly specials, some seriously good beats and, on Tuesdays for the ladies, probably one of Denver's best Ladies Night promotions—we're talking no cover and an open bar from 9pm to 11pm.

About as unpretentious as dance clubs come in these spectral days of the pervasively trendy "ultra-lounge", Market 41 keeps things "ultra-real" with DJs spinning a mélange of top-40 dance tracks, house and techno keeping the Denver club kids packing the dance floor moving to the beats. The young crowds at Market 41 are just there for one thing; to have fun and to that end this Denver dance club consistently delivers.

The ultra-large dance floor at Palladium gets packed nightly with eager clubbers of all walks getting down to the hot DJ beats that pound through the sound system at this Denver dance club. With reveler music spanning genres and some sizzling Latin grooves, Palladium entices dancers and drinkers into their sultry depths and their cocktails will give even the most arrhythmic dancer enough liquid courage to shake it at this hot Denver club.

For those clubbers that missed dancing and drinking during the '70s and '80s first go around, Polly Esther's dance club in Denver has brought back the bell bottomed, big haired, lava lamped, disco balled, neon leg warmer dance party. This jam-packed Denver dance club is always a blast—well, Polly Esther's is a blast if you didn't already live through these fashion and music questionable decades. The drinks at Polly Esther's are poured strong and if you're into unpretentious, uninhibited Denver club dancing then it's hard to beat the no holds barred throw down dance party at Polly Esther's. Especially because Polly Esther's is in LoDo, Denver's ultra-trendy, velvet roped club mecca, so when you're tired of that scene, you can cut loose right nearby.

Easily the funkiest trip in Denver's trendy LoDo dance club scene, Rise nightclub features some of Denver's top DJs manning the decks on a nightly basis to keep the dance party going. And don't worry if you're an arrhythmic slouch because Rise has a couple of areas to accommodate including the Sky Bar upstairs patio and the Shadow Lounge for chillin' out with some prime Denver club eye candy. Rise sports five full service bars to keep the booze flowin', a state of the art sound and kaleidoscopic lights, go-go dancers and VIP bottle service for the droves of Denver club denizens, A-listers, scenesters and trendsetting dance party drinkers.

Rock Island is one of the only dance clubs in Denver to consistently take care of our pre-bar aged community by offering 18 and over (18+) dancing on many nights and even some 16 and up (16+) nights where the newly licensed can shake it until 11:30pm. Of course 21 and up can always get down at Rock Island dance club that takes the slammin' nightclub vibe back from the ultra-trendy "ultra-lounges" to deliver pure dance nights in every possible genre. If you're just into dancing without the attitude and pretentiousness of a lot of Denver clubs, kick it at Rock Island—just check the wristbands and stay within your age group.

The Snake Pit is, hands down, one of Denver's best dance clubs and not only because of the non-LoDo locale. The Snake Pit gets the best local and international DJs to man the decks nightly for a frenzied crowd of Denver clubbers that eclectically range from ravers to punks to hip-hoppers and everything in between, yet refreshingly there's no attitude at the Pit to contend with. The bar staff at the Snake Pit deserves some attention also—well nearly every bar staff gets props from us—because the drink slingers at this Denver club throw down the liquor fast and furious, but don't treat you like cattle. If heavy, cheap drinks, the non-herd mentality and the choice sounds weren't enough for you to dance your little Denver heart out at the Snake Pit, then this'll do it: cover is rarely over $5.

Teddy's is an often raucous Denver bar where dancing to good old country and western tunes is the preferred norm, but this dance club also branches out into hip-hop, basically it's whatever the crowd wants. Both the younger college and cowpoke set and the young at heart crowd on to Teddy's dance floor for a rowdy booze fueled party and this Denver dance club gives its patrons that are on the prowl a definite deal closer because Teddy's shares it's space with a Holiday Inn.

Tracks has been taking care of the diverse Denver dance club set for years and their new expansive location means that a whole new crew of young partiers can cut their teeth and earn their drinking chops at this venerable Denver club. The large dance floor at Tracks is commanded by some of Denver's hottest DJs spinning genre-smashing tunes for the young club revelers and the heavy drinks flowing out of the bar ensure that even the most arrhythmic imbiber will at one point shake it on the dance floor under the disco balls and neon lights.