It is just before midnight on a weeknight, and the Fringe Club in Hong Kong is alive with a very different kind of energy from the rowdiness of nearby Lan Kwai Fong.
Here, a group watches in awe as a polished couple dances the Argentine tango.
It is just before midnight on a weeknight, and the Fringe Club in Hong Kong is alive with a very different kind of energy from the rowdiness of nearby Lan Kwai Fong.
Here, a group watches in awe as a polished couple dances the Argentine tango.
The duo, Kyoko Wakao and Hsu Tzu-han, are the guests of Alison Lam, a Hong Kong banker who dedicates much of her time to promoting tango and organising regular workshops for veterans and newbies alike.
There are not enough hours in the day for most people in Hong Kong, Lam says, which is why she usually holds her “Blue Moon Milonga” workshops – a milonga is a social gathering for tango dancers – late at night.
There is plenty of energy in the Fringe Club room. Dancers of all ages – some in office wear, others dressed for comfort – have been sweeping their feet and each other across the dance floor since 8pm. Now, four hours on, their attention is firmly focused on the performance by Wakao and Hsu.

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