If you want the best people-watching seats, take up residence at one of the booths and banquettes surrounding the dance floor and opt for premium bottle service or tableside mixology.

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Apart from my classical training in piano, I have learned everything I know about music by watching other people -- many of them the best in their fields -- play online.

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