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mbristow · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Location: long beach

On Friday the 28th there will be a Latin dance performance, wine tasting, dance club and art show all in the name of fundraising for nine amazing orphans!

Please join us for a special fundraising event on July 28th at 9pm La Festa. The children have created pictures of the places they would like to travel to. These will be on display and for sale in the form of t-shirts and mugs. In addition local artist have volunteered to display their professional artwork for your enjoyment.

With your attendance, you can ensure that these nine orphans will travel out of Korea for the first time and learn about other cultures first hand. They will travel to Chiang Mai Thailand and perform traditional Korean dance. Through this experience they will learn how amazing it feels to share and build their self-confidence.

Come join us, have a glass of wine and dance the night away!

Entrance Fee: 35,000 (including free glass of wine)
Location: La Festa
Chongdam-dong (next to the Galleria Department store in Apgujung)
Closest Subway- Galleria is not within walking distance of subway
Apgujung Station exit # 2
Chungdam Station exit # 9

If you have any questions and also to RSVP: 010-3135-2768
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: http://blog.daum.net/shinmyung_children
If you cannot attend you can directly donate: 1002-029-813721

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

hold it...there is a salsa dancing place in Korea???

mbristow · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Location: long beach

Well, at this event there is a Salsa dancing performance. But, yes there is Salsa dancing in Korea and it is an international crowd. I don't have the info with me but I have heard up by Hong-ik University there is a club or two.

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

oh man...you have no idea how stoked I am now! I was so afraid I wouldn't get to salsa for a year.

pocketfluff · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

I've actually seen a group of people Salsa dancing in Korea before, and let me tell ya - it was a sad sight to behold. First of all, it was a class, and the instructor was Korean, but she was very good. However, the crowd was not having any of the loosey-goosey hips movement, and everyone looked very stiff and uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, I don't have any information as to whether the people were amateurs or advanced, but man! Salsa is not supposed to look as if you've suddenly been stricken with rigormortis!

Knight Errant · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Location: Here and There

BNROCKIN,

Don't listen to POCKETFLUFF..
There is a great YOUNG SALSA community in Seoul..Apgujong has a club where they give free lessons, and Hongdae has another one where they used to give free lessons as well on Sundays. I know, I tried it in Hongdae last year. Man, I forgot the name of the club. It was kind of nice and fast paced teaching, which i liked. I love music and dancing; Salsa, classic house & the clubs, and would love to try tango..

So, they teach you and then they insist on going out together on the weekends hitting another Salsa club right smack in centre of Hongdae. It's a great place to meet people who share common rhythmical interests. Knowing a little of the Korean language would help though. You should try to persuade one of your Korean friends to go with you jsut for one lesson, if you have any..Then, you can go just by yourself after being introduced to members and amateurs from the first lesson.

Again, i don't remember the names of these places but I'll try to find out and post it here again. From the looks of your avatar, you must be a latino boy of some sort just dying to strut your stuff.. Dude, trust me, there are some good dancers here and the girls are HOT HOT HOT!!! Some of them are intermediate dancers and some are beginners. But watching those HOT Korean girls with long legs and long black silky hair dance the salsa, it's spectacular and juicy..You'll like it. Try to do some research on Seoulstyle.com and maybe find out about these places. One thing i remember, at the Salsa clubs, they always throw in the "Ran Kan Kan" track from the Mambo Kings Soundtrack and everyone goes nuts. It's Fun..

Last year, I had about 6 lessons but stopped going there because my Girlfriend just didnt have the rhythm and I was drooling too much at the other chics who were exceptional...he he..For the life of me, i can't remember the names of these clubs or directions.

Anyway, I don't agree with Pocketfluff. The Korean youth which I've seen here dance the Salsa looked great and sexy.

-The Knight

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

wow, thanks for the ray of hope knight