WRT the dance scene, the places that foster talking and socializing as well as dancing have generally been more effective at friend-making, e.g. music not too loud, places to sit at a reasonable remove from the music, established custom of going out for food & conversation after the dance, etc.
I have no idea about non-dance environments since almost all of my social life, such as it is, revolves around either dance or friends from my college days :-)
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I have no idea about non-dance environments since almost all of my social life, such as it is, revolves around either dance or friends from my college days :-)