My hong kong
Sunny Wong Kwok-wing is a dancer, choreographer, model and actor. He has been choreographing dances for Canto-pop star Aaron Kwok Fu-shing for 10 years, and now teaches dance at Kwok's Studio Workshop and Cafe in Causeway Bay, in which he has shares. Recently he has been directing the dance scenes for Pala Pala Sakura, a movie starring Kwok and Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi being filmed in Shanghai.
Where are you most likely to be at 10am on a Sunday? At home having breakfast, which is a celebration for me because I don't have time for a proper breakfast during the week.
Where are you most likely to be at 10pm on a Friday? At my Studio Workshop teaching Jazz Dance.
Where do you go to escape in Hong Kong? Stanley, especially its roadside bars and cafes, and the new Stanley Plaza.
Whom in Hong Kong do you most admire? Chow Yun-fat, because he is an idol of mine and because of his serious attitude to work: he is always learning. He also blends life into drama.
Whom do you least admire? Anyone who takes advantage of others, or those ready to taint others' reputations for their own benefit.
What inspires you? Dance, which to me is an instinctive thing. My body gives responsive movements to rhythms; piecing the motions together means you have to take into account the style of the artist, the type of music and the kind of feeling you want to create.
What has been your most haunting experience? Twelve years ago I was in a road accident that left me in a coma for two days. I was riding my motorbike on Clear Water Bay Road when a bus veered in front of me. I rammed a broken-down van, breaking my ribs and dislocating vertebrae. I still have metal plates on my collar bone, but my doctor said I was very lucky not to have been paralysed for life.
What is the most beautiful spot in Hong Kong? It was Central's Blake Pier in the 1980s. I spent many nights there with my friends, talking and drinking beer. There were lights along the coast and it looked like an airport runway. The lone shop there stayed open until 3am.
What is the ugliest? Wan Chai pier, thanks to the rubbish in the water.
What do you love about your work? The challenge, and the satisfaction of compliments about your work. Dance freezes time and keeps you young.
What is the most overrated thing about Hong Kong? The youth. It's normal for young people to try new things, but you don't need to 'try' a drug for years to know what kind of experience it gives you. Then they blame everyone but themselves.
What makes you cry? Saying goodbye.
What makes you smile? A good dance performance - especially one I had low expectations of.
What has been your biggest mistake? That I didn't spend more time with my grandma when she was still around.
Is there something you will never part with? The first dance trophy I received, as a TVB dancer, and another I won with Aaron Kwok and a ballet dancer while representing Hong Kong in Canada 10 years ago.
Give us some wisdom ... Reach beyond your limits, and be honest.
