Some dance clubs are simply not made for dancing

In reality, this post is more about the arbitrary fire marshal enforcement than anything else. I went to club Rouge last night and found literally no space to dance. Yet, at other clubs I would go and see them shut down by fire marshals with far fewer people inside.

Seeing that the club layout is dominated by a center U-shaped bar and about 8 to 10 feet of clearance between booth barriers and the bar, I found some space in which to dance. Apparently, that was unacceptable, even though I take great care not to touch anyone who happens to be sharing that space.

The club security told me to go to the dance floor, to which my reply was "There is no dance floor". In fact, it was so packed that there was hardly any space to dance until 1:30am.

I usually need about 25 square feet of clear space although 49+ square feet usually works better.

Another interesting fact about this place - it took security over 2 minutes to subdue a fight, largely because of overcrowding and ill-placed booth barriers.

While I occasionally run into issues with club security in the past at other places, this team ensured that I'll remove this club from my list of clubs that are fun to patronize.