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Kudos
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As dancer and club kid in the 1990s, Kudos was the place me and my dancer friends would chill out at after dance classes at Pineapple Dance Studio or before heading to Heaven Night Club. The venue, which is not big at all, was usually jammed packed with people, but provided great music and films playing in the background. It was the warm-up place clubbers would go to before heading to clubs like Heaven, London Astoria, etc. Kudos, generally (but not always), provided a younger vibe. The long established venue, Halfway to Heaven (on the other side of the road), provided a more mature and laid back vibe. I loved both venues for different reasons.