So Christmas was over in the twinkle of a blizzard-blown snowflake and the woozy aftermath of New Year’s Eve’s hedonistic revelry has finally dissipated. Cue frenzied talk of New Year’s Resolutions and a blitz of Nostradamus-inspired predictions for what the next 12 months will hold.

Well, what is in the crystal ball for clubland this year? Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, like many of dance music’s most prominent commentators, sees house’s recent renaissance continuing to gather momentum:  “I see the return of the big basslines – kinda Kid Crème style y’know?  I see more cut-up disco loops too. House in 2010 will be fun again; hey that rhymes!”

Defected’s A&R Manager, venerable DJ and producer Aaron Ross is inclined to agree.  “Yeah, the big house renaissance will continue. Vocal and disco-house are destined to be at the forefront.” House, of course, never really went away but there are those that would convincingly argue that it’s had plenty of quiet, introspective moments over the past couple of years.

At the same time, 2009 was a year that saw European dance staples like David Guetta bagging Grammies, earning global celebrity status and, in part, sparking the wider fusion of dance sounds with R&B, hip-hop and urban. Guetta’s A-list association with pop royalty the Black Eyed Peas has undeniably provoked some major copycat collusion.

Partnerships between Sean Combs and German tech-house meister DJ Hell, not to mention Rihanna and Brit drum & bassers Chase & Status, should bear interesting fruit in 2010 - dance music’s wider and wider acceptance making it easier for DJs and producers to push at the very boundaries of their crafts.

BBC Radio 1and 1Xtra DJ Mistajam takes the point:  “There will be greater cross-pollination this year, artists and producers are becoming more open to working with each other, and that should mean some amazing collaborations. I actually think that the dubstep sound will go mainstream soon; the reaction I get in clubs and via radio listeners is getting louder and louder.”

Renowned experimentalist house DJ and producer Paul Woolford, a resident at matter in London, takes the point even further, also seeing dubstep as the key to much of what will happen in the coming months:  “Dubstep’s influence, not just sonically but in terms of the openness to experiment, has become a very powerful catalyst to firing people’s imaginations.  You can see it fusing with techno and house to explosive effect with people such as Martyn, Untold and Shackleton; it’s exciting times!”

The rise of disco, house and dubstep will be at the expense of rave-driven grime music, according to radio heavyweight Trevor Nelson.  “Slowly but surely that rave-sampled grime sound will fizzle out” he suggests, “but also this ‘autotune’ club music will remain. DJs might not like it but the punters seem to.”

But what of clubland’s movers ‘n’ shakers themselves?  What predictions, nay resolutions do they make for their own lives and careers beyond the so-called Noughties? It’s all about the quality of work for legendary house vocalist Gerideau, who has a new single, How Much I Feel, due this month alongside DJ Manny D: “I want to totally focus on the studio this year and get some great songs out.”

Legendary Strictly Rhythm co-founder Gladys Pizarro is similarly minded - “it’s all about my new label LAUNCH, building it up and signing new artists” she reflects. As is Circus head honcho Yousef, who wants to channel his creative energies into “non-dance output.”

At the same time Mr Y is keen to keep trim: “I’m giving marathon running a miss this year but will be getting fitter I assure you!” Junior Boys Own legend Terry Farley, Nelson and Ross also have health on their minds. “I actually just want to get a full medical more regularly” Nelson laughs; our very own Ross has deeper ambitions:  “I really need to work out more, eat more healthy food and less crap to be honest….”

Harry Romero takes honesty to a whole new level on the topic. “I could lie and say I am going to hit the gym hard but that probably won’t happen” he chuckles. “I basically want to chill with the remixes this year and concentrate on original production….”

Sounds like the perfect ‘workout’ to us. Here’s to another unique and highly interesting 12-month trip through clubland – buckle up!