Proof Bar is a lounge and dance club in Santa Ana that hosts weekly themed dance events. Weekly nights include Wednesday Hard Days Night for British pop and indie music, Saturday Thieves Den for dub step and world music and Sunday Wreck Hall, for live bands. The lounge is decorated with purple and red lights, black leather couches and live green vines that crawl up the walls. The club has a dress code: no plain white T's, white sneakers or baggy attire.
Proof Bar
215 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 953-2660
proofbar.com
The Shark Club is a 12,000-square-foot dance club in Costa Mesa that hosts two dance floors and is home to a 2,000-gallon shark tank. The club has six resident DJs and variety of themed dance nights. Hungry dancers can order off a full menu until 1 a.m, and guests who don't feel like dancing at all can play pool on one of the club's seven billiards tables. The club requires "fashionable and trendy" attire on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and sneakers are not allowed. Parking is valet only.
The Shark Club
841 Baker St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 751-6428
sharkclub.com
Red Night Club is a weekend dance club located in Newport Beach. The club has a large dance floor, red and black plush couches and an outdoor patio with a separate bar. The club has a rotating cast of local DJs, and most nights are accompanied by hired go-go dancers. The music is usually a rotation of top-40 hits, hip-hop and house. Valet parking is available, and there is always a cover charge. Diners who eat in Ten, the attached restaurant, can skip the cover charge and the line. The club has an enforced dress code: upscale attire only.
Red Night Club
4647 MacArthur Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
rednightclub.com