XENBAR
The Salsa Club
32A
Pagoda Street, Singapore 059191 Tel: 62252620 Fax: 62252650
Xenbar.com
i@xenbar.xom
The Hottest
& Wildest Dance Club in Singapore, where the most beautiful
&
trendiest people hangout
XENBAR
is the latest entrance to the Singapore Clubbing Scene that prides itself
to be the No. 1 Authentic Salsa Club in Singapore offering salsa music up
to 7 days a week.
Salsa,
the Latino version of social dance has been a hit in LA, New York, London,
Hong Kong, Tokyo and in most major cities around the world. This craze is
now finding its way to the hearts of Singaporeans. Situated at the heart
of Chinatown on Pagoda Street, Xenbar appeals to the increasing number of
salsa lovers.
One
would follow the Latin music up the staircase to the first deck to find
the bar and a pool table. Following a short flight of see through stairs
in the middle of the Club, you hit the main dance area where you will find
people on the dance floor filled with style, jazz and sex appeal. This is
where the top Singapore Salsa dancers and other salsa lovers twist, turn
and cavort to the Latin Beat. As
you mingle around the club, one will be amazed as most of the dancers are
of highly qualified professionals such as doctors, lawyers and bankers. It
is a club where dancers leave their professions as they enter the club and
are transfixed to the Latin dance and music.
Climbing
another flight of stairs to the 3rd deck, visually
sophisticated red lanterns with red sofas and cushion greets you. This is
a perfect place to watch over the dancers, as it over looks the dance
floor. Tucked at the back of the club, the Cabana Clove offers a hide out
away from the crowd. Filled with mirrors, you will often find new comers
too shy to be on the main dance floor moving to the salsa beat.
As basic salsa is easy to pickup you will see a lot of first timer
dancing just after a few minutes in the club.
First
time clubbers to Xenbar will be amazed at how graceful Salsa is danced and
will often be inspired to learn more sophisticated moves. To cater this,
Xenbar offers salsa classes from Wednesday to Saturdays. Some new dancers
will be intimidated by how good the dancers are on the dance floor.
However upon knowing that many of them have only just pick up the dance,
they are once again inspired. It does not take much to learn the dance.
Xenbar prides itself with its’ dance syllabus where dancers pick up the
dance within the first lesson. Combined with its unique teaching methods,
the club offers the perfect ambience to acquire the dance skills on an
accelerated pace. Classes are
held before the club springs into full gear, giving students a chance to
learn the steps and then practice it on the dance floor later.
This
unique open concept split-level club is so hot that the dance floor is
usually jam packed with salsa lovers on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
nights. Even if one was not into salsa music, they will most likely fall
in love with the Club at the end of the night. A lot of first timers enjoy
themselves so much that some are seen coming back every night. Foreign
tourists are known at many occasions to have delay or change their flight
schedule and even fly to Singapore on weekends to dance at Xenbar.
Clubbers
are often amazed when the clubs plays Bachata and Merengue as the dance
floor is filled with couples dancing in close proximity, with the male’s
knee in between the girl’s legs. It is like being transported to the
Caribbean Island where no one wants the night to end. This is probably the
only club where a male can be this close to a total female stranger
without offending her.
Entrance
Fee is $32 for 2 drinks on Friday and Saturday after 9pm and $15 from 6pm
everyday. Located above Chinatown MRT, the hidden entrance is at No. 34A
Pagoda Street Singapore 059191. For more information please call
62252620.
As the salsa craze grows in
Singapore, Xenbar will be organizing Singapore’s First Salsa Congress in
March 2004. Salsa congresses are held every month in cities like Los
Angeles, Hong Kong, London, New York, Japan and other major cities. This
will be the first Salsa Congress held in Singapore and Xenbar’s
attractive class passes with free four-star hotel accommodations are
expecting to attract 2000 overseas visitors.
