New Orleans has just what you need if you want to dance the night away!! These places will have you sweating to the best and most popular hip hop and dance music out there today.  Take a look at the clubs below to learn what the hottest places to "get down" in The Big Easy!!

Gimmick’s
8200 Willow St.
(504) 866-9549

One of New Orleans' oldest surviving music clubs, Jimmy’s was recently sold by its namesake owner (Jimmy Anselmo) and now operates primarily as a dance club for the college-age crowd. New lighting, PA system, and a wall separating the bar from the dance floor and stage are a much-needed improvement for this club. While Gimmick’s is going to be primarily a dance club, occasional live shows will continue to provide an outlet for new bands (from punk to funk) in the New Orleans area.

Audubon Hotel & Bar
1225 Saint Charles Ave.
(504) 568-1319

Quite possibly the strangest bar in New Orleans. If the sight of 400 pound prostitutes and transvestites in oversized diapers is a retina-burning turn-off for some potential patrons, this bar makes up for it with the some of the best mixed drinks in town. Comfortable sofas and chairs line walls and floor surrounding the dance floor where some of the best MC’s in town can be heard. The Audubon Hotel is open 24 hours a day.

Audubon Tavern II
6100 Magazine St.
(504) 895-9702

ATII’s is the polar opposite of the Audubon Hotel, so try not to confuse the names. ATII’s is the college aged dance club for rowdy, and occasionally belligerent kids. The bar consists of one large main room/dance floor where loud and popular radio songs set the ambiance of drunken mayhem (or boredom, depending on the night). If you like to drink domestic beer from a can while screaming wildly until you lose the last of your inhibitions, visit the Audubon Tavern II.

The Metro
310 Howard Ave.
(504) 568-1700

Be prepared to dress up and spend a lot of money at the Metro. This Warehouse District dance club is a classy as they get. Inside this enormous and elegant space are five bars and two dance floors. It is not uncommon to see valets pulling off in the various Ferrari’s and Porche’s of the Metro’s patrons. For all its great music and unique ambiance, the Metro is well worth the $10 cover charge.

Gold Mine Saloon
705 Dauphine St.
(504) 586-0745

Just a block off Bourbon Street, this is the perfect dance club for the 18-25 crowd. Not a particularly fancy club, the Goldmine’s patrons hold to no particular dress code other than tight clothes that look good to the opposite sex. The soundtrack, ranging from Euro to Latin to Hip-Hop, is always grinding. The Goldmine is a New Orleans staple for young locals and out-of-towners to set their groove.

Rubyfruit Jungle
640 Frenchmen St.
(504) 947-4000

The Jungle is the only lesbian dance club in the French Quarter. The Jungle offers drink specials nightly and excellent music. This is not a women-only club, but it is not rare for men to be made to feel uncomfortable. If you’re a girl and you like to dance, check it out.

Cat’s Meow
701 Bourbon St.
(504) 523 1157

The ever-popular Cat’s Meow on Bourbon Street is teeming with tourists on almost any night of the week. Most of the dancing is done to an obnoxiously loud Kareoke show, where drunken patrons get on stage to sing and dance their favorite tunes. If your expectations for the night don’t surpass getting really drunk, drunk enough so you too can sing "Staying Alive," then you will have a blast at the Cat’s Meow. Be warned, drinks are expensive, so the requisite pre-gaming is recommended before entering.

735 Nightclub and Bar
735 Bourbon St.
(504) 581-6740

The 735 Club is currently the most trendy dance club in town. This is the kind of club where tall bouncers in dark sunglasses let you in at their discretion. The club is basically a small room with very high ceilings and smoke machines. New Orleans wealthy young adults, complete with glow-sticks in their mouths, are the typical patrons. There is a $5 cover charge on most nights.