UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is an intentional club space dedicated to the early era of underground dance and club culture originating in the US, and aims to re-establish a non-judgmental safe space for self-expression and free body movement in our local clubs.

SUNDAY SESSIONS are a series of club evenings in homage to the long tradition of queer Sunday dance parties in NYC. Join us every first Sunday of the month at Jolene.

Among dance styles like Hip Hop, Ballroom and Whacking, the driving force of early club culture was House Dance, which is a free-form style that privileges self-expression and a non-judgmental attitude. It’s about coming together, community, genuine connection on the dance floor, being locked into the music. It’s all about release.
The European club culture is built on labor and artistry of the queer Black and Latinx community, which developed a music and dance culture especially in Chicago, New York and Detroit in the 1980s, that was all about self-expression, body language and spiritual connection on the dance floor.