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| - Was in town for the gay rodeo with a friend from NY hoping his first rodeo experience would be hella fun! Being country dancers we were hoping to tear up the dance floor every night we were in town. All we got was more and more frustrated at the entire experience! The country dj, completely out of sight or reach had no clue the concept of playing to the crowd or even knowledge of country club music! Meaning...knowing the difference between a 2-step, shuffle, shadow, west coast swing, or east coast swing...which btw not only did he only played 1 east coast swing all night Saturday but ZERO waltz's! The song selection although current top 40 hits (surprisingly, because the line dances all but 2 were from the past 20 years done to the even more tired original songs from 20 years ago) was more like a bad juke box! no format whatsoever and the transitions were horrible...cutting off songs before they ended as the next song was abruptly forced in. Upon making requests, we were told, "ok, I think I have it" yet we never heard them! Now, I can understand club Djs not taking requests, but in all the country clubs I've been to, and this includes rodeos and other gay country dance events for the past 15 years, requests are very crucial to keeping and making your guests feel welcome and included! Especially if they are songs or dances that will show the locals something new they might like to try!
Now that's just the music! The dance floor etiquette was non existant! They have let the drunk queens take over the dance floor way before the music even switched over, not caring one bit about the couples or dancers trying to menuver around them! Only once were they told not to bring drinks to the dance floor, but never to get their drunk asses out of the way before they get intentionally plowed into by people that are fed up with it!
The patio was useless for non smokers! The dance floor is way too small for a club that brings in as many people as this one does! What a wasted use of space where the volleyball court is! That! Should be the dance floor!
The only saving grace was catching up with old rodeo friends, and the taco truck!
So, this club, along with the no dance floor and ridiculous all day entertainment at the rodeo grounds has reassured my friend and myself will NOT be returning next year!
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