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Step inside Orlando’s home of house music, which offers a scrap metal decor, scantily dressed cage dancers, and a trendy crowd.

Between the futuristic metal decor, the barely dressed cage dancers, and the steady beat of house music, Icon is a trendy slice of Downtown’s club scene. Tucked into the first floors of an otherwise nondescript office building, Icon’s main room is a surprisingly big, multi-level affair, with a hefty sound system that can rattle teeth. As with most Downtown clubs, things get moving fairly late on.

This club is multileveled with state-ofthe- art sound and light systems, three bars, and two dance floors with differing styles of music.

This venue looks a bit like a submarine in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea , with its porthole windows and distressed metal. An eclectic crowd – from models to business moguls – hang out around the circular bar listening to ambient tunes.

The DJs at this club-bar up the vibe without blowing anyone’s eardrums. The perfect place to chill between clubs.

Expect anything Latin – from food to dance lessons – at this energetic venue. A 13-piece Latin band is on most nights.

Pleasure Island’s 21-and-over dance club is the real deal, not some Mickey Mouse knock-off of a modern club. The decor is surprisingly dark and foreboding, with an eerie industrial interior that wouldn’t look out of place in a dominatrix den. The dance floor revolves while the DJs spin techno and house. If hip, young celebrities are visiting Disney, they’ll likely end up here at some point. (see Mannequins Dance Palace).

A hot spot for dance fans, with a revolving floor, trendy ambience, and pumping techno. (see Mannequins)

This new club pumps out house and electronica to a young, vibrant crowd.

This 15,000-sq ft (1,480 sq m) venue takes the prize for Orlando’s coolest new dance club. Copping style points from the film after which it’s named, Matrix offers an upscale industrial decor with a cobalt blue and stainless steel color scheme, a gigantic computerized lighting rig above the dance floor, and walls of video screens. Orlando house, techno, and electronica rule the decks.