Go wine-tasting the real way at Chez Georges, a top-rate wine bar. Sip some warm wines (“vin chaud”) as you look at the photo exposition on the walls. Note, there’s also dancing in the underground cave at night.

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The Gay Pride parade (officially now called the “Marche des Fiertés”) has been an institution in Paris for over twenty years, and is widely attended as a huge street party for everyone, whether you’re gay, bi or straight, young [more...]

Don’t worry about how you dress on this date – when you go dancing at the Gala des Ringards ("ringard" = out of style), it’s the craziest ball of them all. Most are dressed eccentrically to dance to ultra-kitch old French tunes [more...]

Dance like in the olden days at the ball of the Elysee Montmartre, where old and young mix all night to the sounds of a folkloric house band. It’s music to dance in pairs to, so there’s no better for an authentically francophile [more...]

When the weather is warm on weekend nights, the pits along the Seine riverbank near metro Jussieu are often invested by musicians and dancers. Take your date for a riverside stroll and end in the dance ring to swing, valse or even salsa.

For some late-night techno dancing, bring your date to Le Wax, a bar/night club near Bastille with pop 1970s decor, comfortable chairs and nice dance floor. Starts to pick up around 11 pm.

Le Wax
17 Rue Daval
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For some good, old-fashion clubbing, bring your date to the tiny Merle Moqueur and dance (or at least try to move in the crowd) on the tiny dance floor to the best of the 80s. No entrance fee. Great atmosphere, very popular place. [more...]

Take your date to *the* salsa place in Paris for some late night dancing and people watching. Things don't really get hopping until around midnight, so plan on doing something else beforehand.

La Coupole
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Take your date our for Chinese food in this small Chinese community/shopping area just outside Paris and then head over to the enormous Espace Agora dance hall for a night of moving to the beat. Choose from several themed rooms [more...]

Have a picnic dinner in the Bois de Vincennes before heading over to the Chalet du Lac de Saint Mande for an evening of swing and salsa dancing. Live band every Thursday night, great dance floor, beautiful location.

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Take your date to a live jazz concert at the Caveau de la Huchette in central Paris and pratice your swing dancing on the tiny dance floor if the music moves you. Live music and dancing every night in this underground former cellar. A [more...]

Almost every day of the week from May to September there are free dance lessons followed by an evening of music and open dancing in the Jardin Tino Rossi. Whether you prefer tango, swing, traditional dances, or salsa, this is the [more...]

Learn how to swing dance on Tuesday nights (during the school year) at the Cite Universitaire with free lessons and dancing afterwards. Bring your date along or meet someone there. You'll find a higher concentration of smiles here [more...]