DANCE CLUBS

BAR COAST DUO, St Mary's Street, Manchester. DJs Phat Pete and The Nice play commercial dance music. Every Friday. Also, DJ Kieron Lee spins out uplfiting house and old skool classics. Every Saturday. Starts 9pm. Free admission. Ring 0161 838 8961.

BAR PERU, Bank St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 521321.

BENNIES NIGHT CLUB, Warthfold Rd, Radcliffe. Ring 0161 764 3501.

CLUB MISTRY, Derby Street, Bolton. Chart, dance and Oldies. Every Friday and Saturday. Also, Get Funkt. Pure dance and quality house music with funk, garage and trance. Every Friday. Starts 8.30pm. Also, Music Past to present main stream pop. Every Saturday. Open 10pm to 2am. Admission free before 11pm, £3 after. Ring Bolton 524695.

CLUB METRO (SUB ZERO), Mawdsley St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 391493/385701.

CLUB MEZZO, St Georges St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 396622.

CONTACT THEATRE COMPANY, Oxford Road, Manchester. Hideous Kinky with resident DJs Matt Triggs (Fat City), Dom (Blood and Fire), and Tony Weaver. Every Thursday. Starts 10pm. Admission £4 and £3 for students. Free before 10pm. Ring 0161 274 3434.

HAWTHORNS, Spa Rd, Bolton. Thursdays "Perfect". Free admission before 10pm. No admission after 1am. Fridays "Supersonic", five hours of the best indie, alternative dance, big beat and pure classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Saturdays Talkie T and Bob Hope incorporating live bands some original and some covers. Prices may vary from week to week. Ring Bolton 388322.

IKON, Bridge St, Bolton. Student Night with commercial dance chart music. Every Tuesday. Over 25s Night with 60s, 70s and 80s music and resident DJ. Every Wednesday. 3 Decades of Dance with 80s, 90s and current day music. Every Thursday. Commercial Dance Music. Every Friday and Saturday. Open 10pm to 2.30am. Admission £5. Ring Bolton 521246.

SIBERIA, The Rock, Bury. Tuesdays, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Tuesdays, open 9am to 2am. Ladies £5 entry, gents £2.50 entry; Thursdays Academical. A night of Indie and dance classics from the 60s, 70, 80s and 90s. Open 9pm-2am. Admission £3 before 10.30pm, £4 before 11.30pm and £5 after. Also, Fridays, Frisky with Pumping Upfront House and Garage, open 8pm to 2am, free before 10pm, £2 before 11pm, £3 before 12pm and £4 after; Saturdays, Saturday Sensual with Pumping Handbag House and Garage Classics, open 8pm to 2am, £2 before 11pm, £3 before 12 pm and £4 after. Ring 0161 761 6568.

SOL AND VIVA, Rochdale Rd, Bury. Club Retro playing 70s, 80s and 90s music. Every Tuesday. Admission 70p before 10.30pm. Open 10pm-2am. Teething Music. Every Thursday. Open 10pm-2am. Commercial Dance and Over 25s Club playing 60s, 70s and 80s music and Over 18s Club. Every Friday. Open 10pm-2am. Admission £5 before 10.30pm, £6 after, £1 deduction for over 25s. Commercial Dance and Over 25s playing 60s, 70s and 80s music and Over 18s Club. Every Saturday. Open 9.30pm-2am. £5 before 10.30pm, £6 after 10.30pm, £1 cheaper for over 25s. Ring 0161 763 1951.

EDEN, St Georges St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 406640.

HAWTHORNS, Pool Street, Bolton. Supersonic and Student Night. Every Friday. Open 9.30pm-3am. Admission £2 before 11pm, £3 after 11pm. Ring 07939 406355.

21 PICCADILLY, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 7825.

42ND ST, Bootle St, Manchester. Ring 0161 831 7108.

5TH AVENUE, Princess St, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 2754.

ABBAYE 44, Canal St, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 5566.

AMAZON CLUB, The La Tasca Bar, Deansgate, Manchester. Salsa, Latino and Salsa Beat. Every Friday and Saturday. Open 10.30pm-2am. Admission £4.50 with concessions available. Salsa Dance Classes. Every Tuesday. Starts 7pm-9pm. Admission £3.50. Salsa Dance Classes. Every Wednesday. Starts 7pm-9pm. Admission £5. Salsa Dance Classes. Every Sunday. Starts 3pm-7pm. Admission £5. Ring 0161 834 8234.

AQUA, Albion Wharf, Albion St, Manchester. Sounds of Evita, Italy and Goa. Every Thursday. Pet Sounds Disco Music. Every Friday. Bubble Funky Disco Music. Every Saturday. Open 4pm-2am. Admission free. Ring 0161 228 1800.

THE ATTIC, Archway, New Wakefield St, Manchester. Respect - Northern Soul. Every Thursday. Starts 10pm-2am. Free entry before 10pm. Northern Soul. Every Friday. Funkademia playing music from Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Sister Sledge. Starts 11pm-3am. Admission £5 (half price with flyer). Also, Funkademia, a mixture of soul and funk with Dave Payne. Every Saturday. Starts 10pm-3am. Admission £5. Ring 0161 236 6071.

BAND ON THE WALL, Swan St, Manchester. Ring 0161 832 6625.

BAR BERISTO, Museum St/Peter St, Manchester. Ring 0161 834 5457.

BAR COAST, St Mary's St, Manchester. Happy House Music. Monday to Thursday. Old Classics. Friday and Saturday. Admission free. Opening times Monday to Wednesday noon-11pm. Thursday noon-11pm. Friday and Saturday noon-2am. Ring 0161 838 8961.

BERLIN, Richmond St, Manchester. Desire. House and garage music night. Every fortnight on a Tuesday . Starts 10pm-2am. Admission £5. Also, Delirium Monkey. House and garage groovers downstairs and cheesy pop upstairs. Every Wednesday. Starts 10pm-2am. Admission £3. Also, Kat Club. The finest 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance music. Every Thursday. Starts 9.30pm-2am. Admission £4. Also, Slammin'Session with DJ Nick Hussey playing commercial house and garage. Every Friday. Starts 9pm. Admission free. Also, Saturdays at Berlin with DJ Nick Hussey playing house and garage music. Starts 9pm. Admission free. Ring 0161 237 1611.

BIERKELLER, Piccadilly, Manchester. Alan King playing 70s, 80s and 90s classic chart tunes. Every Friday. Traditional Oompah Night with the Willie Schnieder Band and resident DJ. Every Saturday. Open Friday 9pm-2am and Saturday 8pm-1am. Admission £4 (£1 deposit and £3 on the door guarantees a seat) on Friday and £6 (£1 deposit and £5 on door guarantees seat) on Saturday. Ring 0161 236 1807.

THE BRICKHOUSE, Whitworth St West, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 4418.

CAFE BAR CENTRO, Tibb St, Manchester. Open Monday to Wednesday noon-12 midnight, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday noon-1am. Admission £1 for non-members Friday and Saturday and free for members. Ring 0161 835 2863.

CITRUS BASEMENT BAR, Mount St, Albert Square, Manchester. CD Music playing Monday to Thursday. Funky Feel. Every Friday. House Music. Every Saturday. Open Monday to Thursday noon-11pm and Friday and Saturday noon-2am. Admission free. Ring 0161 834 1344.

CLUB HAVANA, High St, Manchester. Sugar 'n' Spice night playing Garage music with resident guests and DJs. Every Friday. Rush night playing R & B and soul music. Every Saturday. Open 10pm-3am. Admission £5 before midnight, £8 after. 2 for 1 entry before 11pm. Ring 0161 834 1392.

CLUB UNDERGROUND, Students' Association, Sackville St , Manchester. Ring 0161 200 3286.

COPACABANA LATINO BAR, Dale St , Manchester. Ring 0161 237 3441.

CUBA CAFE, Port St , Piccadilly, Manchester. Dance classes for beginners. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Starts 6pm. Dance Classes for intermediates. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Starts 7.30pm. Royal Music Night playing R & B, soul and underground Garage music. Every Friday. Salsa Night. Every Saturday. Ring 0161 236 3630.

DISCOTHEQUE ROYALE, Peter St, Manchester. House Dance and Trance. Every Monday. Open 9.30pm-2am. Admission £3 before 11pm, £4 after 11pm. Ritual Pop Classics. Every Wednesday. Open 9pm-2am. Admission £4. Classic Anthems Commercial Dance Trance. Every Thursday. Open 9.30pm-2am. Admission £3 before 11pm, £4 after 11pm. Funky House and Garage. Every Friday. Open 9.30pm-3am. Admission £4 before 10.30pm, £6 after 10.30pm. Uplifting House and Garage. Every Saturday. Open 9.30pm-3am. Admission £6 before 10.30pm, £8 after 10.30pm. Ring 0161 839 1112.

DOWN UNDER, Southmill St, Manchester. Ring 0161 834 8778.

DRY, Oldham St , Manchester. Eyes Down playing hip hop music. Every Friday. Hip Hop Music. Every Saturday. Admission £2 and £4. Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday noon-1am, Friday and Saturday noon-2am and Sunday noon-10.30pm. Also, Eardrum with DJs and live musicians. Every Saturday. Starts 9pm-2am. Admission £2. Also, All Day Happy Hour with special guests and DJs. Every Sunday. Starts noon-10.30pm. Admission free. Ring 0161 236 9840.

ELEMENTAL, Oxford St, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 7227.

FAB CAFE, Portland St, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 2019.

FOOTAGE AND FIRKIN, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Ring 0161 274 3682.

GENERATION X, New Wakefield St, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 4899.

GLASS, Manchester. Super Soul. A mix of music from the Prodigy to Ian Brown. Every Monday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, Skool Disco Pre-Club. Every Tuesday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, Funk Farm with resident DJ playing house music. Every Thursday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, Clockwork with DJ Gill playing a mix of old Manchester tunes from Stone Roses to Happy Mondays. Every Friday. Starts 8pm-12. Admission free. Also, Pussy Funk with DJ Stefano playing funky breakbeat, northern soul and disco. Every Saturday. Starts 8pm-12. Admission free. Also, Supervision. A mix of Manchester DJs including Mani Stone Roses, Iain Taylor, First Light, Crommy and Leftfield and Stefano playing tunes from the past four decades. Every Sunday. Starts 5pm to 10.30pm. Admission free. Ring 0161 257 0770.

GREEN ROOM, Whitworth St West, Manchester. Ring 0161 950 5900.

HAVANA, Blackfriars St, Manchester. A Lick of Latin with free beginners Latin dance class with Yatie and Mushi at 7.30pm and improvers class at 9pm. Admission free. Every Monday. Also, L is for Latin. A hot and sexy Latin Dance party with the Queen of Salsa DJ Yatie. Free Latin dance class between 7.30pm and 9pm with Yatie and Patrick. Every Tuesday. Admission free. Also, The Global Local featuring dance music from the carnivals of South America to Africa via the Caribbean Islands with DJ Hilal and guests. Every Wednesday. Admission free. Also, Cuban Salsa dance classes for beginners at 7.30pm and intermediates at 8.30pm. Every Wednesday. Dance Classes £4. Also, Viva Latinos. A night of Salsa, Latin, Pop and Latin House from the varrios of New York, Miami and Havana with DJ Yatie. Ever Thursday. Admission free. Also, Latin Dance Classes with Colette and Debbie for beginners at 6.30pm, improvers at 7.30pm and intermediates at 8.30pm. Dances classes £7 for couples and £4 for singles. Also, Mambo Loco. Salsamaniac DJ Vic Suarez presenting the ultimate Latin Dance experience. Every Friday. Admission free before 10pm, £3 after 10pm and £4 after 11pm. Also, Latin Dance classes with Hamid. Merengue at 6.30pm, Salsa at 7.30pm. £3 per class, £7 for both. Every Friday. Also, Rumberos. Tropical dance grooves, blistering Latin beats and salsa with DJ Yatie and guests. Every Saturday. Admission free before 10pm, £3 after 10pm and £4 after 11pm. Ring 0161 832 8900.

HOLY CITY ZOO, Grosvenor St, Manchester. Ring 0161 273 7476.

JABEZ CLEGG, Portsmouth St, Manchester. Jabez Unplugged. Live acoustic set. Every fortnight on a Monday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Ring 07947 809448 to book a slot. Also, School Disco. Dress up in your old school uniform and dance away to music from the 80s and 90s and enjoy treats from the school tuck shop. Every Tuesday. Admission £4 and £3 for students. Also, live bands, and films and comedy bar. Every Wednesday. Admission free. Also, mainsteam chart, oldies and classics music, mainstream dance and hip hop soul. Every Friday and Saturday. Admission £5 and £4.50 for students. Also, The Bop. Girls Drink Free. Pop in Room 1 and commercial dance in Room 2. Every Friday and Saturday from 10pm-2am. Admission £4. Open from 9.30pm-2am. Ring 0161 272 8612.

JAM, Princess St, Manchester. Funk, Soul and Disco Beat. Every Friday and Saturday. Open 9.30pm-3am. Admission free before 10.30pm, £3 and £2 for members after 10.30pm. Ring 0161 236 8588.

JILLY'S, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Rock, alternative and indie music. Open 9pm-2am Thursday and Saturday and 9pm Friday. Admission £1 on Thursdays and £5 on Friday and Saturday. Ring 0161 236 9971.

JOOP, Peter St , Manchester. Open Monday to Friday 5pm-2am and Saturday 8pm-2am. Ring 0161 839 6263.

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN STUDENTS' UNION, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Cream and Smirnoff present Cream Live with Anthony Pappa, Lee Burride, Meeker and Yousef. Thursday March 15. Starts 9pm. Tickets £4 in advance to NUS members and £6 to public. Also, Double Vision with DJ Tim B playing gramophone 78's to DVD videos. Every Friday. Starts 9pm-2am. Admission 20p before 10.30pm and £2.20 after. Also, Free4dancing. Funky, hard, twisted, classic and soulful dance music. Every Monday. Starts 9pm-2am. Also, Video Pop Disco Party featuring music from Tiffany to the Bee Gees. Every Wednesday. Starts 9pm. Admission £3.50. Also, Double visision with massive dance, chart and cheesy anthems with DJ Tim B and Karaoke Bar. Every Friday. Starts 9pm. Admission 20p to NUS members before 10.30am and £2.20 to guests. Ring 0161 273 1162.

MANTO, Canal St , Manchester. Energetic House music. Every Friday. Also, Dance and House Music. Every Saturday. Also, Breakfast Club with Hard House music. Every Saturday from 2.30am-7am. Opening times Monday to Thursday 11am-midnight. Friday, 11am-1am. Saturday, 11am-1am and Sunday 11am-10.30pm. Ring 0161 236 2667. NIGHT AND DAY, Oldham St , Manchester. Girls on Deck with Manchester's finest female DJs playing records from all genres. Every Friday. Starts 10pm-3am. Admission £3. Ring 0161 236 4597.

NOWHERE BAR, Deansgate, Manchester. Ring 0161 430 2061.

THE OVERDRAUGHT, Princess St , Manchester. Ring 0161 237 0811.

PARADISE FACTORY, Princess St , Manchester. Dave Booth and Hughie play commercial chunky classic house music in the main arena. Every Friday. Also, Richard Cobie and guest play funky filtered house music in the loft. Every Friday. Also, Stuart Robinson and Man Stevens play uplifting house and immortal power dance factory anthems in the main arena. Every Saturday. Also, DJs Richard Cobey, Little Miss Natalie, Jason Thompson and Adrian C play hard energetic house music. Every Saturday. Open Fridays 10.30pm-4am and Saturdays 10.30pm-3am. Admission £4 and £3 for members on Fridays and £8 and £6 for members on Saturday before 11.30pm. Ring 0161 228 2966.

THE PHOENIX, University Precinct, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Ring 0161 272 5921.

PLANET K, Oldham St , Manchester. Ring 0161 839 9941.

PRAGUE V, Canal St , Manchester. Dangerous Discotheque. A night of house, funk and breakbeat with Alex Sabbatical, Gareth Lloyd and Dan Daw. Every Tuesday. Starts 10pm-2am. Also, Kat's Whiskers. Resident DJ Nick Hussey and friends play dance music. Every Thursday. Starts 9.30pm-2am. Admission £4. Also, Rough Hill. Funky tunes. Every Wednesday. Starts 10pm-2am. Admission £3. Every Thursday. Admission £4. Also, Fridays at Prague V with Martin Glynn and Marc Chohen playing house sessions. Every Friday. Starts 9pm. Admission free. Also, more house and garage music. Every Friday and Saturday. Admission free. Also, Saturdays at Prague V with Gary Bradley and Lee Arkinstall playing house music. Starts 9pm. Admission free. Open Monday to Wednesday noon-11pm and Thursday, Friday and Saturday noon-2am. Ring 0161 236 9033.

QUAY BAR, Deansgate Quay, Manchester. CD music. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Open noon-11pm. Admission free. Ring 0161 839 8803.

THE RITZ, Whitworth St , Manchester. Indie Night. Every Monday. Open 9pm-2am. Admission £1 and £2. Also, 70s Night. Every Wednesday. Open 9.30pm-2am. Admission £5. Also, Mixture of Music. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9.30pm-2am. Admission Thursday £2 before 11pm or £4 after, Friday £4 before 11pm or £5 after, Saturday £5 before 10.30pm or £6 after. Ring 0161 236 4355.

THE ROADHOUSE, Newton St , Manchester. Ring 0161 237 9789.

SOFA, Manchester. DJ Jordi plays rare Latino housey imports. Every Monday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, Soul Bath, soulful housey sounds with DJ Adam. Every Tuesday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, ROM Pre-Club with DJs Matt Hadlow, Danni Moore and Ste Thorpe playing underground house. Every Thursday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Also, DJ Craig Edwards plays house music. EVery Friday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, Family and Friends - Pre-club with Fat City family. Every Saturday. Starts 8pm-11pm. Admission free. Also, DJ Edwin and Aziz play soul music. Every Sunday. Starts 7.30pm-10.30pm. Admission free.

SOUTH, South King St , Manchester. Ring 0161 831 7756.

STAR AND GARTER, Fairfield St , Manchester. Ring 0161 273 6726.

TRIBECA, Sackville St , Manchester. Bar Culture playing club classics, lounge and acid jazz. Every Friday. Open until 2am. Cocktail showtime 9pm to midnight. Every Friday. Saturday Ultra Lounge playing lounge, acid jazz and chillout with the best of 70s and 80s Cheese at midnight. Every Saturday. Cocktail showtime 9pm to midnight. Ring 0161 236 8300.

V-BAR, Deansgate, Manchester. Ring 0161 834 9975.