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[jenl70]

I was wondering if anyone new any good dance studios around Seoul...mostly in the City Hall area but if not any area would be good.

Any kind of dance would be good. Thanks ahead of time!

[lbee0305]

What type of dance??
I bellydance and swingdance. So I can give tips on those.

Bellydance studio in Itaewon [American and Canadian instructors]:
http://navahdance.wordpress.com/ , http://wellbeingstudio.com/

Swingdancing in Seoul [Korean instructors, but there are some classes in English]:
http://swingkorea.blogspot.com/

My girlfriend attends this studio.
PAS dance studio in Hongdae (ballet, modern, hip hop) [Korean instructors, classes in Korean]:
http://www.pasdance.co.kr/

[jenl70]

Thanks for that!! Im really interested in the Hondea one...what classes does your gf do? I am interested in the Hip hop and want to know if it's easy or not to understand the class.
Thanks for the info!!

[jenl70]

Found the email and what not, emailing them now. Thanks again!!! This is exactly what I wanted, nice and close to me and good prices!!

[lbee0305]

My girlfriend takes advanced beginner/intermediate ballet, modern and contemporary dance classes there regularly. She hasn't taken any hip hop classes.

As far as understanding,
do you mean because of language barrier? I personally don't have any problem with taking classes in another language. I've taken various dance (and even yoga) classes in Korean, and it's fine because you just watch what they do. My g.f. doesn't speak Korean either.

Additionally, I find that most people here can speak at least *a little* English if you need help, or someone in the class will be able to speak more fluent English. You will actually start to pick up some Korean - I think I've learned the most Korean from talking with instructors who can't speak English.

If you haven't danced before, I recommend that you try the beginner classes there. I hear the (advanced beginner) classes at PAS are pretty difficult and intensive.

Good luck!
I hope you find the studio/classes you're lookin for!
Dance is so healthy and incredibly fun!

xx