N° 050 / THE VENUEIII NIGHTS

Where the weekend lives

Our home for the weekend. A premium LA dance studio chosen for the way it holds a floor, a room, and every dancer on it.

The studio

The Hall

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Why we chose it

A premium LA dance studio with the warmth, the gear, and the heart to hold a community for a full weekend of dance. Grade-A sound, sprung floors, and an atmosphere that welcomes every dancer the moment they step inside.

51 / Lead image

Photographed the week before doors, studio empty, overheads warm and low.

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CINEMA
The studio / open
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FIG.51Primary cinematic still, wide symmetry, the room ready to welcome you in.

52 / What the studio holds

Grade-A
amenities,
built for dancers.

Here is the studio, in plain detail. Floors, sound, light, and air, all the things that make a weekend feel safe to move in. We publish them because we are proud of them, and because we want you to know exactly what your body is walking into.

i.

Floor

Sprung, full room.

Weatherproof laminated flooring over a sprung basket sub-floor, 2,900 square feet of continuous marley rolled fresh the week before doors. The healthiest surface we could give your knees, ankles, and the long hours they are about to put in.

Area
2,900 sq ft
Surface
Harlequin Cascade
Substrate
Basket sprung
Replacement
Fresh install

ii.

Sound

L-Acoustics, front and flown.

A premium L-Acoustics rig flown symmetrically across the room with subs tucked stage-left. Crystal clear at the front, full at the back, even in the corners. Every dancer hears the same song.

Mains
L-Acoustics Syva
Sub
2 x KS21
Console
Midas M32
Monitors
2 x DJ stage wedges

iii.

Lighting

Tungsten and edge, nothing strobing.

Customizable LED overheads run warm on a dimmer, with side light in two banks, amber and bone, pulled low for the floor. Dynamic enough to set a mood, gentle enough to let a body be seen the way it moves.

House temp
2,700 K
Side bank
Amber / bone
Specials
Four, fixed
Haze
Water-based, low

iv.

Ceilings

Eighteen feet to the trusses.

High enough for a partnered lift to breathe and a long extension to feel free. Exposed truss, painted flat black, with plenty of clean air above your head.

Clear height
18 ft
Grid
Exposed truss
Finish
Matte black
Reflection
Low

v.

Temperature & air

Kept low for the first hour, high for the last.

Full HVAC and central air, set for dancers and not audiences. Cool during warm-ups, steady through the long sessions, with fresh air moving through the room all day.

Start
64°F / 18°C
Peak
70°F / 21°C
Exchange
5x / hour
Humidity
45 percent

vi.

Acoustics

A room tuned like an instrument.

Acoustic treatment hidden inside the architecture, tuned so music lands full and an instructor's voice still carries clean. You will hear every count, every breath cue, every invitation to try it again.

RT60
0.8 s
Noise floor
NC-25
Treatment
Hidden, tuned
Diffusion
Back wall

vii.

Changing & showers

Two rooms, two showers, keys not codes.

Two private changing rooms on the ground floor, each with a bench, a mirror, a garment rail, and a door that locks. Two hot showers, plenty of towels, and a quiet corner if you just need a minute.

Rooms
2, lockable
Showers
2, hot
Lockers
24 cubbies
Towels
Provided

viii.

Capacity & access

Intimate by design, accessible by default.

An intentionally intimate room, sized so every dancer is seen. ADA-compliant throughout, with step-free access from the street, an accessible restroom off the lobby, and sightlines that welcome wheelchair users and standing dancers alike.

Dancing cap
180
Standing cap
220
Entry
Step-free
Restrooms
ADA, gender-neutral
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SQUARE
Floor / close
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FIG.52Macro frame, marley seam, side light raking across.
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LANDSCAPE
Ceiling truss
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FIG.53Look up, black grid, rigging points catching warm spill.

54 / Getting there

Arrive
honestly.

Four friendly ways to the door. Fly in, ride in, or drive in, whichever fits your weekend. We want the trip to the studio to feel as welcoming as the room itself.

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LANDSCAPE
Map / Approach
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FIG.54Hand-drawn topographic map, ink on bone, transit lines traced in oxblood.

Air

Fly in Thursday.

LAX is closest for long-haul travel, with Hollywood Burbank a warmer choice if the schedule allows. Both land you within an easy rideshare of the studio. Customs is gentler at Burbank, and so is the drive in.

40 min / rideshare

Rail

The station is four stops out.

Coming by Metro or Amtrak? The Red Line and local buses will get you within a short walk of the studio on a budget, and rideshare fills in the last leg for anyone carrying gear.

5 blocks / walking

Drive

Bring the car, leave it parked.

The studio sits in a calm pocket of the neighborhood with grid streets and clean signage. If you are driving in, aim for before six on Friday or after nine, and the last turn is the easy one.

One turn / grid streets

Park

A small surface lot, a larger garage.

On-site parking is easy drive-in access, with a larger garage a block north for the late arrivals. Street parking is legal and metered until eight, and every route to the door is well lit.

15 on site / 100 nearby

55 / Neighborhood

Four
rooms
worth walking to.

The streets around the studio are full of cafes, shops, and little parks worth exploring between classes. These four are the rooms we love most. Tell them you are here for Chills. You will feel the neighborhood open up.

01 / Morning

3 min walk

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LANDSCAPE
Cafe Otila
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FIG.55Interior, natural light, no subject. morning.

Cafe Otila

A single lever machine, one roaster, a counter for eight. Pastries arrive warm at seven and are gone by nine.

Opens 07:003 min walk

02 / After hours

6 min walk

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PORTRAIT
Bar Fournel
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FIG.56Interior, natural light, no subject. after hours.

Bar Fournel

A long zinc bar, a short list, a bartender who treats vermouth like a serious drink. Runs late on weekends.

Until 02:006 min walk

03 / Late supper

8 min walk

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LANDSCAPE
Casa Verde
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FIG.57Interior, natural light, no subject. late supper.

Casa Verde

A family kitchen that takes walk-ins after ten. Handwritten menu, five pastas, the last table is always the best one.

Until 00:308 min walk

04 / The off-day

11 min walk

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PORTRAIT
Odette Books
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FIG.58Interior, natural light, no subject. the off-day.

Odette Books

Three rooms of used hardbacks, heavy on art and cinema. A reading chair in the back by the window.

Noon to eight11 min walk

56 / Accommodation

Sleep
close.

Three places to rest near the studio, from the quiet boutique to the bigger Burbank hotels and the plenty of reasonable Airbnbs nearby. We do not hold a block and we take no commission. Book directly, and mention Chills if you would like a quieter floor.

i.

The quiet option

Hotel Loren

Thirty-two rooms above an old printer's shop. Soft mattresses, heavy drapes, an elevator that remembers the 1970s.

Per night

$165 to $220

4 min walk

ii.

The working option

The Press House

A former warehouse, loft rooms, high windows. Bring earplugs for Friday, the bar downstairs runs until late.

Per night

$190 to $275

7 min walk

iii.

The off-grid option

Maison Calera

Eight rooms around a courtyard, no sign on the door. You email the owner, she replies with a key code and a note about breakfast.

Per night

$240 to $310

12 min walk

57 / Welcoming you in

Arrival
logistics,
in six lines.

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WIDE
Door / stamp
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FIG.58Close on the entrance stamp table, hands, ink pad, a folded program.

01

Doors open.

Friday at 8:30 AM. Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 AM. The first class begins thirty minutes after doors open. If you arrive late, a host will welcome you in at the next natural break so the room stays held.

02

Coat check.

Free and staffed, just inside the entry. Drop your bag, take your number, come back for it any time. The coat check closes twenty minutes after the last set, and nothing gets left behind.

03

Identification.

Please bring a government photo ID every day, and have your ticket QR ready alongside it so the line at the door stays warm and moving.

04

Re-entry.

Yes, twice per day, with your ID and QR. Step out for air, a call, a quiet moment around the block. A host will stamp your hand on the way out. Water and sparkling are always free inside.

05

Photo and video.

Phones down on the floor so every dancer can feel held. A house photographer works Friday and Saturday, and their frames land in your inbox the following week. No live streaming, no flash, out of care for the room.

06

Leaving.

Friday wraps at 7:00 PM. Saturday and Sunday wrap at 8:00 PM (Sunday includes CHILLS Conversations until 8:30 PM). Say your goodbyes on the floor, trade numbers in the lobby.