Here it is:
I rarely go to dance clubs anymore.
Instead, I go to the "Lounge" type places for several reasons:
1) Most of these places don't have dance floors, although they do have ambient background music.
The women that go to these places are there to meet guys, not to dance.
2) The music is more for atmosphere at Lounges and is not ear-splitting loud. It makes it 1000% easier to talk to women and run your game.
When you're at a dance club and you're trying to talk to women, you have to lean in so close to hear/be heard that you can't hold eye contact during conversation or read body language and almost have to yell to communicate.
You say something, and she says "what?" - you repeat yourself, this time louder and she still can't hear you.
Eventually she does, but then you're the one saying "what?" to her reply, and on and on, back and forth.
Very frustrating and a waste of time.
And for you students of SS, it makes it impossible to use patterns (shifting tonality and such) in a loud atmosphere and to read body language.
David DeAngelo often talks about how communication is mostly body language, eye-contact and tone of voice.
Not to mention, most of these places get really crowded to the point where you have to fight your way thru the crowd and wait forever to get a drink or use the bathroom.
And it can get hot and sweaty in those places due to the large crowd. No thanks.
3) Dance clubs are often populated with groups of women who are just out for a night of dancing with the girls and nothing more. They enjoy the attention from all the AFC's buying them drinks just so they can dance with them.
Again, the Lounge going women are pretty much there strictly to meet guys.
4) Dance clubs usually have some cover charge of anywhere from $10.00 to $40.00, as well as a long wait to get in.
If after you wait in line for an hour and drop a fair amount of coin to get in and you don't like the scenery, too bad.
Besides, I've got better things to do with my Weekend night(s) out than to stand in line for an hour while watching all the people on the VIP list waltz right in, only to find a Sausage fest upon entry.
5) If you're not a good dancer, you might not do that well at dance clubs. The alternative is to take the time to learn to dance well.
The problem with that is that it's time - consuming and only helps your game in one environment.
That's time and effort you could be using to hone your DJ skills.
Skills that will help you PU in any environment, not just dance clubs. (Personally, I think dancing is somewhat AFC, but that's a different subject)
In my opinion, the Lounge scene is a better bet than the Dance Club scene when it comes to meeting and picking up women.
I usually go to an area of San Francisco (Known as "The Triangle") where there are about 12 upscale pubs/lounges/bar-restaurants within a quarter-mile radius.
You should see how packed the streets get in this area on a weekend night.
It's almost like one big street party and sometimes there is more action outside than inside.
No cover charge or wait to get into most of these places either.
And Tourist Season is awesome - women from all over the world, and they're not there to dance.
I've found that the Dance Club scene is full of teases, time-wasters, gold-diggers and attention *****s.
Besides, I when I go out, I go out to meet and PU women, not to dance.
