Danceteria
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Danceteria was a well-known four-floor nightclub located in New York City which operated from 1980 until 1986. Throughout its history, the club had three different locations, the second, most famously at 30 West 21st Street, Manhattan, which served as the location for the disco scene in the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
The first Danceteria was opened on West 37th Street by German expatriate Rudolf Pieper and talent booker & club impresario Jim Fouratt.[1] It catered to a diverse after-hours crowd coming from gay discos and the downtown rock clubs Mudd Club, Trax, TR3, and CBGB's.[1] The club's DJs were Mark Kamins and Sean Cassette.[1] According to Kamins, Danceteria "was an illegal Mafia club with no liquor license, but we sold drink tickets". The third and last location was at 29 East 29th St. (between Madison and Park). DJ Johnny Dynell was also a Danceteria DJ for a while, and Howie Montaug ran and MCed at the alternative 'No Entiendes' evenings upstairs.
Kamins credits the first Danceteria with being the first club to play videos and have two separate DJ's play 12 straight hours. [2] It was reputed to be one of the centers of new wave music in New York and was frequented by musicians and other artists who later became famous, such as Madonna, Sade, Keith Haring, the Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J.[3][4]
For a time, there was also a satellite version of the club operated in the Hamptons on Long Island, NY.
The 21st Street location was sold to be converted to luxury condominiums, slated to open in 2009. [3]
[edit] External links
- Video clip of Madonna's first public performance: "Everybody" at "No Entiendes" in Danceteria, with Howie Montaug's introduction.
- Video clip of Rolling Stones press party 1980
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Zeger, Barry. Liner notes of Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Dance Hits of the '80s (1997) Rhino R2 72586.
- ^ "Good Night Mr. Lewis: Mark Kamins, International DJ". Blackbook Magazine. December 15, 2008. http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/good-night-mr-lewis-mark-kamins-international-dj/5508. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ a b This Used to Be Madonna's Playground: Danceteria to Become Luxury Condos from The New York Observer
- ^ Madonna: For the first time, her friends and lovers speak out from The Independent
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