Apex

Dark, pulsing music. This place is the last stop of the evening. Pounding music. Shirtless guys. This dance place attracts a diverse and young audience.

The Ladies' night on Saturdays has been discontinued. Now the lads can party on both Friday AND Saturday nights. THE Dance Party in Dupont, and even the rest of DC. VERY close to Omega, a good place to go for a drink or two before coming. Scene doesn't begin at Apex until close to midnight. Very similar to dance scenes at Babylon on Queer as Folk: Lots of lights, mirrors, and MANY sweaty, shirtless men flailing themselves about in a reckless abandon. Alas, no back room like Bablyon though.

I used to go to Apex a few years back and for some reason remember it as 'okay'. Since Nation / wet / heat have now all closed, I checked out Apex last Thurs. Wow, packed rockin' dance floor full of the shirtless 18-25 crowd til 3 am! So that's where the younger set is now. I used to go to wet Wed/Fri and miss the mixed 18+ crowd and music. I have been going to Cobalt Thurs. and while that's good with a 21-35 vibe, Apex was a great afterhours visit with the hi nrg house style reminiscent of Nation.

Apex has by far the largest and best dancefloor in Dupont, and is an immensely popular destination for late-night partiers in DC. It's also the only big 18+ club in Dupont, so the crowd tends to be on the youthful side -- especially on Thursday nights, when college students get in for free. This is the best place for guys to come after places like JR's and Cobalt close for the evening -- except on Saturday, when Apex hosts Ladies' Night and the boys are all at Nation. Above the dancefloor is a friendly, much quieter video bar; behind that is a karaoke lounge, which is usually a lot of fun (but get there early if you want to sing).