Cafe Citron

Washington, DC


Cafe Citron is one of DC’s most popular Latin-music clubs (in fairness, it plays everything, but the focus is on salsa, bachata et al). Girls dance, guys watch; the hours tick on. Late night it morphs into an all-dance crowd shaking it to mega-loud music. Nights out here can be fun, if only to observe the unfolding pick-up scene.

Instructors offer free Latin dance lessons at 8pm Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and at 9pm on Friday.


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