Put on your sharpest shirt, ascend the futuristic elevators, smile sweetly at the no-nonsense security, cough up an average Ukrainian's weekly salary at the door and - hey presto - you've just entered Kiev's swankiest dance club, Arena. Even experienced gladiators of the night will feel a rush of excitement as they step into this battlefield of stunning six-foot blondes, decadent decor, sexy house music and pocket-burning cocktails. Strangely, despite all the glam, the crowd is surprisingly laid back and friendly, and, although there's the odd Mini-Me running around with his blow-up girlfriend, Arena is as much about music and fun as it is about posing and money. Even the troop of show girls somehow fail to sleaze the atmosphere... Although they do warm it up a tad!
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