Anoek Photojournalist

STORIES: Club Goodfellows Hong Kong

Hong Kong 2005-2006

For years I have been following the behind-the-scenes, lives and work of Western and Asian dancers working at a discreet members club in Hong Kong near its famous night club area Lan Kwai Fong.

It is the only club in Hong Kong where International businessmen bring their customers in to enjoy the company of International young woman. Six nights a week they are busy entertaining customers till in the early morning hours facing the difficulties in the industry with customers and competition. Goodfellows has existed for many years but is going through tough times recently with business slowing down and girls having a hard time to earn the money they used to make 10 years ago.

Dancers names:

Vicky (UK), San (Nepal), Belle (Australia), Venus (Philippines), Zoya (Ukraine), Nina (US), Ina (Ukraine), Hope (UK), Thai (Thailand), Elly (Trinidad), Ramona (Romania), Tina (Romania), Michelle (Romania), Erika (Romania), Laura (Romania), Vlada (Romania) Sheana (Philippines), Rhea (Philippines), Baby (US)

Ina smokes a cigarette in the corridor of her appartement in Hong Kong's Wanchai district
   
Tina (L) prepares her make-up while Zoya (R) sleeps on the couch
   
Ina and Vlada organise taxi's to get to the night club on time in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong
     
  
Belle (L) and Hope (R) sit in the taxi on the way to work
   
Elly (L) and Baby (R) wait for the door in front of club 'Goodfellows'
   
Rhea falls asleep before work in the private room of Club 'Goodfellows'
     
  
Thai looks at Laura who just finished dancing from stage
   
San sits in the corridor waiting for the toilet on a slow night
   
Nina applies make-up at a table in the club before work starts
     
  
Hope looks at herself in the dressing room before going on stage
   
Michelle (L), Hope (C), and Baby(R) wait in the elevator on the way to the club
   
     
  
Vickysits on the couch after she fell from the pole and broke her wrist while the dance manager Sonnynurses her
   
Vicky stares in the elevator on her way to work
   
Hope (L) talks about work with Vicky(R) in their apartment in Wanchai district
     
  
Elly relaxes in the private room before work
   
Elly packs to leave Hong Kong leaving for England to visit het family, and stop dancing to start studying for doctor
   
Elly hugs Tessa good-bye leaving Hong Kong
     
  
Hope throws up in the toilet after work
   
Hope sits on the couch in the appartment after a long night of work
   
Venus sits in a bus in Hong Kong's Kowloon to go to work at club 'Goodfellows'
     
  
Venus (R) applies her make-up in the dressing room while Vicky and Hope get dressed for the night
   
Venus (C) is playing cards with Thai (L) and San (R) before work in the club
   
Erika phones with her boyfriend from Japan at night after work
     
  
Vlada falls asleep on Hong Kong's most popular beach at Repulse Bay