Toronto Uncovered

Every now and again all I want to do is dance. I don’t want to talk or socialize, I just want to zone out and dance the night away. I find that as I get a bit older and have less patience to put up with massive parties, lines or outrageous cover, solid dancing nights are harder to come by.

Saturday night was one such night. Luckily, I was with friends who I consider to be fairly ‘in the know’ when it comes to good parties with decent music and dance floors. They took me to The Rivoli‘s backroom for the monthly Foot Prints event: four different DJs throwing down tribal house, infused with jazz, funk, soul, Latin and afrobeats. As we walked in to the crowded venue I could tell it was going to be exactly what I was looking for. The music was loud, the dance floor was packed and there wasn’t a wallflower in sight. Each track progressed seamlessly into the track that followed, building with energy and intensity. It was one of those nights where you turn off your brain and let your body do all the work.

I will admit that if you are at all claustrophobic or unable to get over the odd whiff of B.O., Foot Prints probably isn’t for you. If, however, you can manage to work around those  for a few hours, you wont be disappointed.

I sleep easy knowing this is a monthly event. The next one will be held Saturday August 29th with cover of $5.00 before 10:00pm and $10.00 after.  While I was there I picked up a promo for Brooklyn’s DJ Spinna at Sunnyside Pavilion, August 2nd. The show features many of the same DJ members of Foot Prints and might be worth checking out.

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