Saturday, August 22, 2009
Korean salsa scene
I have been dancing salsa in Korea for almost two years now. Initially I took a couple of beginner classes, and after this I have been doing social dance in one of many salsa bars in Busan once or twice a week. Somyung area in Busan has at least three bars I know of. There is one in Busan National uni and a couple in Haewoondae. When I started two years ago, there were two bars only, the grassroot bar in Somyung called "latino", which is operated by a couple of professional salsa dancers; and there was one in Busan Uni area operated by a freelance artist and photographer. the bars are competing for the same crowd though. Each bar tries to keep fresh blood and flesh coming by recruiting and training new student- dancers. But my feeling is that competition is still tough. I know it because the bar in Busan national which was packed full every Friday is empty now. The crowd moved to the bar in Somyung. And of course, I moved with the crowd. I need my good male dancers to practice the moves.
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