When my husband and I travel, we always find a dance club. Dancing is one of our favorite activities, and we have found that dancing, particularly Latin dancing, is universal. On our last visit to Hong Kong 4 years ago, we danced at a nice salsa club that is no longer there. This trip we danced at 3 different Latin clubs, 2 swing dancing venues, and one late night club. The popularity of dancing in Hong Kong now is phenomenal!
The Latin clubs where we enjoyed dancing were Picada, Rula Bula, and Mazu. These were located near our neighborhood in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. We walked to all of these. The most crowded of the three was Mazu, which was literally packed with people. This fact made it sometimes challenging to dance, but it was fun to be a part of the energy of this place. Picada was definitely calmer, with a nice dance floor, but got started a tad later. Rula Bula was, in my opinion, a nice balance between the other two, with plenty of good dancers but not overly crowded. I would recommend all three of these spots for anyone who loves Latin dancing.
The Latin clubs where we enjoyed dancing were Picada, Rula Bula, and Mazu. These were located near our neighborhood in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. We walked to all of these. The most crowded of the three was Mazu, which was literally packed with people. This fact made it sometimes challenging to dance, but it was fun to be a part of the energy of this place. Picada was definitely calmer, with a nice dance floor, but got started a tad later. Rula Bula was, in my opinion, a nice balance between the other two, with plenty of good dancers but not overly crowded. I would recommend all three of these spots for anyone who loves Latin dancing.
Lan Kwai Fong Street, better known as the “LKF”, is definitely “party central” in Hong Kong. Filled with bars, night clubs, and late night restaurants, this is also a good area to find a late night dance spot. We went to a place there, appropriately called Insomnia, twice during our stay, including a visit on Christmas night. Rich and I enjoyed dancing to pop hits played by the talented house band. I loved dancing the cha cha to MJ’s “Billie Jean”. But perhaps my favorite memory will be dancing with a local Chinese woman while we both sang to Katy Perry’s “Roar”
I must say that the biggest surprise regarding dancing in Hong Kong was the swing dancing scene. Rich found 2 places to do swing dancing: Steam and Grappa’s. These places were a longer walk from our place, or a short taxi ride. Grappa’s was a busy club with enthusiastic dancers who took lessons before the main dancing started. We enjoyed the swing music played, and danced to a lot of jitterbugs. At one point, we all switched partners and danced with different partners, which was fun. Steam was also a great place for swing dancing, and we did quite a few lindy hops. This was also a particularly friendly place. Most of the dancers at this club were young, and they were surprisingly friendly to us older folks. So friendly, in fact, that one young local woman ran toward Rich as we were leaving the club, saying “I wanted to dance with you”! Oh, well - I’ll always have Hanoi.
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