Danceteria: Rudolf speaks: The Origin of "Danceteria"

Now normally we have better things to do, but friends of ours have pointed out that the famous collection of articles in Wikipedia contains an enormous error that shakes the foundations of User Generated Content. If you search for Danceteria, you get a "disambiguation page" that creates - ambiguity, of course! It states that there are two forms of Danceteria. One form of Danceteria means Danceteria. And the other is the generic name for "nightclub," particularly outside the United States. As it turns out, this is wrong information, and an affront to all truth-seeking peoples. Here, then, is the real story of this legendary name, in the words of Rudolf, original and still reigning impresario of cultural extremism.

Says Rudolf (from his current hideaway in a Brazillian jungle):
"We were building the after-hours place on 37st, and we needed a name...fast! because we had 3 weeks between the closing of "Armageddon" ( a suitable name for a shithole we took over that made no business EVER - it had 25 people on opening night! ) and the re-opening under a new concept. I was walking in front of Dubrow's with 2 other guys ( I have no idea who they were ) and we commented about the fabulous neon, and then, one of the (unknown) guys said "Fuck this cafeteria, I want a danceteria!"

And I said "That's it! That's the name of our club ! Danceteria!"

Nobody in that group was impressed, though and we kept looking for names. The other candidates were, believe it or not: Il Duce, Dux, The Bunker, Axis, Nexus, Exile...and many many more! Later, that night, I just could not forget the Danceteria word, and I called Jessica, the trendiest girl downtown that moment (where is she?) and asked her about this name, and she totally loved it! That was all I needed to know! If Jessica loved it, ALL the trendies would love it too! I called a few more, and got the same positive reaction. The Legend was created (not born!) to change the World forever! ...and its mission is still far from completed, but Destiny is on our side !

And note, if you will, the distinctive cafeteria script! As to which came first:
In any case, Danceteria NY came first, and the word was invented in NY, and then travelled later to Brazil, where it became till nowadays a generic word for discotheques. There never was a club called Danceteria in Brazil. The word is also a generic in some other South American countries.

So, need further proof? Rudolf was raised from a fabulous toddler in Buenos Aires, and spent his wonder years in Rio, where he opened a legendary chain of disco laundromats. No Danceteria in either place. We believe this article is the first coverage of Danceteria in Brazil. If any of you Brazillian trendies have better copies, please send them in! Now, when we get a minute, we will fix that pesky ambiguity that has confused so many of the faithful, on the fun and invaluable but occasionally notoriously error-prone Wikiteria.