A zero tolerance attitude towards terrible dancing in nightclubs could help boost profits of local nightclubs and bars.
That is from a Maidstone bar which has a blanket ban on distasteful dancing to avoid other clubbers getting offended and wanting to leave.
Simon Smith, manager at The Source Bar, said: “When it comes to dancing if it's not the latest type or if it offends our highest paying customers, we don’t approve of any of it and we will take proper action to getting it out of our club.
"We just take a blanket ban across all types of dances that are frowned upon.”
He added: “We can’t allow any form of dancing pre-2013 inside the club because if a young, wild teenager is offended, it may cause them to leave and I would lose out on profits, especially since they are among the highest paying customers.
"We have a list of dances that are banned in our club and it is up to the person to read that list. Ignorance is not and never will be an excuse.
"We have security guards and doormen who love to kick bad dancers out onto the street.”
Both floor staff and security staff at the club in Rose Yard are on alert, to look out for anyone carrying out the offensive movements.
Mr Smith said: “We use the screens here to monitor everything. When we see somebody doing it, security will be straight over to escort them off the premises as well as giving them a 1 month ban from the club.
"If one of us saw them on the cameras, we would say to security what location they’re in and they would go and find the person and we’d remain watching the cameras to try and direct them to the person.”
Despite the strict ban and policies in place, the club apparently has not had any recent cases of clubbers doing any offensive dances.
Mr Smith is keen to avoid any pre-2013 dance from entering the club and has ensured there are measures in place to prevent this.
Simon Smith's reaction is not unjustified. Last month someone with a clipboard and alot of time on their hands carried out a survey which found that teenagers generally bought more expensive beverages in nightclubs as opposed to older nightclub users.
Examples of dances banned from the nightclub include the Locomotion, the Twist, the Moonwalk and about 600 others.
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