Romanian Night at Club Roma

Thumping techno, writhing belly dancers, and Euro-style videos rarely seen inside the U.S.? Yup, it’s just another Sunday night at Club Roma, producer Franco Bucci’s weekly international dance party. Bucci founded the “club within a club” back in 2004. “I felt there was a large void in the area’s entertainment. We had nothing for an international audience,” he says. While it has had several homes in its lifetime, Club Roma has been happening at Drop, in the Warehouse District, since August 2011. A DJ spins the tunes, and sometimes a percussionist joins in. Belly dancers and the occasional burlesque troupe provide live entertainment, and the everyone-is-welcome crowd is mainly composed of Central and Eastern Europeans. Turns out tonight is Romanian Night, featuring all of the above but with a Romanian twist — including a gypsy belly dancer. Doors open at 9 p.m., the belly dancing begins at 11 p.m., “and then the music gets louder and the energy level soars.” There’s no cover charge. Check them out on Facebook.