Dancing on the Big Island
in Kona and Kohala, Hawaii

The Blue Dragon

Located in Kawaihae

Good Food , Beautiful Ambiance, Open Air Dining, Bar and Lanai Areas. Dance Floor!. Music varies during the week with jazz, rock, salsa,vocalists, Big Band, etc. All nights are live music Dinner music 5-7, dance music 7-9:45.

Mixx Bistro Bar

Located in the King Kamehameha Mall

GREAT COCKTAILS ,CURENT MUSIC AND WONDERFULL STAFF!!!!!!
Air conditioned bar with a large outside dance and seating area. The floor is concrete and rough in some areas. Music varies during the week with rock, jazz, salsa, raggae, etc. Some nights are live music & some are DJ. Call for a current schedule.

Huggos

On Alii Drive downtown Kailua-Kona

At the waters edge. After diner dancing on a small wooden floor. Great live music (see the Calendar). There is usually a lively dance crowd on weekends with a more open floor on week days. Some dancing before 9:30 but some bar seating reserved for dinner crowd.

Huggos "On the Rocks"

Outside bar on pier side

At the waters edge. Dancing area is small and is in the sand or on sandy conrete. Great location, bar and live music (see the Calendar). Lively crowd.

Verandah Lounge

On Alii Drive by Kahaluu Bay

At the waters edge. Dancing area is a large tile floor. Greatr location & bar and dancable live hawaiian music Friday & Saturday nights. Large tile dance floor. A great place to be at Sunset.

Crystal Blue Lounge

South end of Alii Drive at Keauhou Bay

At the waters edge. Dancing area is a large tile floor. Great location & bar and liive music (varies -call them). The place to be when the surf is up. Manta Ray watching from the dexk when the surf is down.

Honu Bar

At the Mauna Lani Hotel

Quietly elegant bar. Great live music (varies -call them). Wood floor. Seldom crowded.

LuLu's

On Alii Drive across form the seawall- Upstairs

Large dance area. Wood floor. Some live, some DJ music (see the Calendar). Young crowd.

Oceans Sports Bar

in Coconut Grove Market Place, in Kailua-Kona

Small wood floor, empty early and crowded later. Young crowd. Good late-night food.

Lukes

Located in Hawi

Good Food, Good prices, Nice Bar and Lanai, Live Dinner Music, occasional Events dancing after dinner. A Kohala gathering place.

Dance Etiquette

When dancing at Hotels, Restaurants & Bars

Dancers: Bars and lounges are businesses and need to make a profit. If we want places to dance, we need to support them financially. Eat Dinner or Pupu's there, don't eat somewhere else then just go there to dance.

When just dancing at a bar or lounge, please order a drink (a couple of drinks if you linger) or a drink and something to eat. Dancers are notorious for not drinking or just drinking water. At least order bottled water and tip generously. A good rule of thumb is to spend at least $20 (drinks & tip). Tip the servers generously (they are more likely to give good service the next time you are there). Be considerate, and not be a problem for their other customers and the staff when there to dance.

A few other things to be aware of:

- Dance on the Dance Floor. Don't dance in the aisles or between the tables.

- Don't move furniture.

- Don't conspicuously stack your "stuff" on chairs or tables (put it discretely under the table).

- Don't bump staff or other partons (and apologize profusely if you do).

- Don't dance every dance if it's crowded (give others a chance to dance on an uncrowded floor).

- Be aware of the desired ambiance of the establishment and help maintain it.