I consider myself an experienced salsera and club-goer. I've been doing this since 1995. My girlfriends and I went to Tatou on 2/6/2009 for salsa dancing and expected 3 of our friends to show up a little later in the evening. It was the worst experience I've EVER had.
First of all, I called in advance to find out when the club opened and when lessons started. I was told doors open @ 8pm. We got there a little after 8pm and they didn't let us in, allowing us to get drenched in the rain and insisting that they would let us in @ 9pm. After a little begging, they let us in around 8:40pm. Gee - thanks.
The guy, Carlos, hosting the salsa night is a complete and total nut job. There is something off about that guy. My intuition tells me he is a wife-beater, or someone who would choke a woman if she spoke out of turn. Total creep!!!! He kept on insisting that we take the salsa lessons and when we didn't comply, he became a little too aggressive for my taste.
Our 3 friends showed up, but they wouldn't let them in based on "Dress Code", which I found odd. They were not wearing anything out of the ordinary. These are 3 of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet...good boys. In fact, everyone inside the club had on jeans and tennis shoes, for the most part. My theory is that the bouncer wanted to get some sort of bribe. I guess they weren't concerned about bringing the body count of the club up to a total of 10 people.
We left shortly thereafter, wanting those last 2 hours of our lives back.
Never again!
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