Dancing Girls. Life in China's Fast Lane
Description
Nightman is one of 187 nightclubs in Dalian, a city of 2.6 million people in northern China. Formerly the number one nightclub in the city, its success determines the fortunes of the dancers who work there. Wen Wen and Jiu Jiu are poorly-educated city girls who have been working the nightclub circuit in China since they were 16, usually in cramped, dark, smoky environments. Their battle with management over the introduction of harsher conditions and rival dancers is the theme of this program, and highlights the plight of many fighting for survival in the fast lane in modern China.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Culture (254)
- Women (809)
- Cultural geography (235)
- Population (248)
- Youth (308)
- Families (556)
- Cities and towns (132)
- Sex (257)
- Kinship (74)
- Social ecology (250)
- Nightclubs (12)
- Women dancers (3)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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