Grizzly Rose
BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW
5450 N Valley Hwy.
Denver, CO 80216
Wow! This venue is like a little western town. There’s a huge dance floor with shops around it, a pool hall, a place to eat and dueling bulls plus lessons can be had in a separate dance studio! Did I mention live music, events and easy access via Hwy 25? It was a quick find for us.
A funny thing happened to us there. The week that we went, the dance lesson was Cowboy Cha Cha. There was a basic lesson and then there was the advanced lesson. Since we were from out of state, she asked us if we knew the Cowboy Cha Cha and we said, “Yes we did.” Then, she asked if our Cowboy Cha Cha moved around the dance floor and we said, Yes.” She said, “That’s not it, ours stay in a stationary spot.” So, we took the basic lesson, and guess what? We have a dance in California we call the Denver Cha Cha, and it is the dance that you all call the Cowboy Cha Cha! So, we already knew it. We love the dance and we had a great time learning it from Miss Rosalie in Denver😊
I wonder if they know our Cowboy Cha Cha because our Cowboy Cha Cha is not the California Cha Cha (that’s a whole different dance)! We had a great chuckle. No matter what, we enjoy our travels whether it’s learning a dance we know by a different name or a new dance. It’s the FUN and laughter that we have along the way that makes these adventures so memorable.
INSIDE:
Cover Charge: See the website
Age range: 18 + on Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri. 18 if there is a concert otherwise 21+, Sat. 21 + Sun. Family Night
Dress Code: Yes, no motorcycle club colors or representation allowed. There were lots of people wearing cowboy boots and hats. Typical wear is jeans and leather sole boots/shoes to easily dance country western dance steps.
Dance Floor: Large, approximately 50’x 35’and floor condition was excellent
Dance Mix: Line dancing 10%, Two-Step 70%, Swing 10%, Waltz 10%
Dance Music: Country western 90%, Pop/Rock 10%
Live Music: The band was good (we felt most of the DJ music was too fast or too slow for the Two-Step)
Dancing: Dances are not necessarily called
Dance Lessons: The only days they do not have dance lessons are Mon. and Fri. (See website calendar for specifics)
Food: We had the garden salad, Grizzly Wrap and sweet potato fries, moderately priced food and pretty darn good
Beverages: Iced Tea, soda, water, beer and liquor
Restrooms: The restrooms are very large and impeccably clean.
Security: Security personnel located throughout the venue. It was a nice crowd.
ATMOSPHERE: Night club lighting, patrons and staff were very friendly and helpful. The initial inside impression was of a very wide and expansive area. There was an impressive use of space throughout. The separate dance studio was very surprising and appropriate for the dance lessons.
NEWBIES: Great dance lessons in a private dance studio by a very knowledgeable teacher, Miss Rosalie. It would be helpful if the dances were called so that everyone would be dancing the same dance and going in the same direction. This is a place where you put on your dancing duds (or not) take a dance lesson and then get out on the large dance floor and dance your heart out all night. You’ll also meet lots of nice folks.
SPECIFICS:
Ranking 1 – 5 (5 being best)
Dance floor ***** Excellent, well maintained area and nice size for dancing.
Lessons ***** Miss Rosalie was just the nicest teacher, with succinct directions
and monitoring of her students
Food ****
Music *****
Restrooms *****
Parking *** It’s about a two-block walk or so to an unlighted area if front parking is full.
Feeling safe **** Inside was a 5, but outside overflow parking and lighting was limited.
Come early if this is a concern.
FINAL THOUGHTS: We loved the energy, enthusiasm of the dancers and friendliness of the people and staff i.e. at the door, chef at the Chuck Wagon, security and the roving staff that were making sure the tables and trash on the floor were picked up. We appreciated the hospitality.
There is one thing we personally would have liked. It would have been a better dance experience for us if occasionally a dance was called so that line dancers, two-steppers and couple dancers alike would not have to worry about near collisions. But all in all, this is a GREAT place to dance, have a meal and just have a ton of fun. We rate the Grizzly Rose a 5-STAR country dancing venue.
