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.

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
102, boulevard du [more...]

Learn how to salsa with your date at La Pachanga and then dance the night away into the wee hours of the morning. The 8-euro admission fee includes one drink and a beginners and/or intermediate salsa lesson every evening. Open almost [more...]

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.

Mairie de [more...]

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...]

Spend an evening at the breathtaking Opera Garnier, Paris's original opera house. Because of the sound quality of the building, operas in Paris have been moved to Opera Bastille, but ballets are still performed in the Opera Garnier and [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...]