SALSA DANCING IN SEOUL

This weekend was great. We finally went out to the city and explored. Saturday night I went to Seoul and got a taste of the Salsa dancing scene in Korea. I was a bit skeptical but once we got there it was like walking into Disneyland... seriously. We took about an hour subway ride to Seoul, walked down a couple of streets and around the corner, down some stairs and suddenly we could hear the music. Oh the sweet sounds of that music. We felt right at home. I thought it was packed but according to Qwalyne, fellow teacher, it was a slow night. It was odd looking around the room and seeing 99% Koreans with a total of about 7 foreigners in the room (Vanessa, Qwalyne and myself included) There were some great dancers. Most of them seemed to be studio trained and kind of choreographed but their style was entertaining. That was the first interaction we've really had with Koreans. At first the guys were hesitant to ask to dance since the sight of foreigners is a little odd to them. As time went by I guess they got comfortable with the idea and gradually they would come up to us, bow and take our hand to dance. No words were ever really exchanged except for the occasional smile and maybe laugh at the lack of communication that was being made but dancing is dancing and luckily nothing much really needed to be said. I didn't end up taking pictures there since after the moment we walked in, I knew it wasn't going to be our last time there.

The club is called "Turn" in Seoul. I'll have to get the info and directions to get there. Luckily, Qwalyne was a regular there and we didn't really pay attention to the subway stops. The drinks were delicious and strong. We tried the "Cafe Credo" (spell check?) which was rum and a shot of espresso served warm. The presentation was beyond precious. It was served in a petite glass pitcher with shot glasses and a small glass side dish with mixed m&ms and rock candy on a mini tray and yes it was necessary. It was only 4,000 won which ends up being about $3.50 for a total of 6 shots. Not bad Korea.