Paramount Shanghai

Built in 1934, the thrusting art deco Paramount was the most luxuriously appointed dance hall in the Far East. Sadly, the original interiors have been lost in restoration and the main hall has been turned into a Taiwanese nightclub. But don’t despair -- tucked away on the fourth floor you can still find a gloriously tacky ballroom. Join the middle-aged taitais and their younger male dance instructors and literally kick up your heels historic Shanghai 1930s style.

Take Metro Line2 to Jingan Temple Station.