Practice, Practice, Practice

If you remember form my last post, my friends and I decided to be in the End of Orientation Talent Show.  We decided to have a three part show.  girls' dance + guys' dance + together dance.  We actually just pulled it all together just about an hour and a half ago.  I am quite pleased right now.  believe me there were points where I was worried.  but i don't really want to get into that lol.  we are good now.

Saturday we went on a required trip form Jochiwon to Seoul to go see a Nanta performance and then tour building 63.  We weren't allowed to take pictures during Nanta, so all i have is a picture of the sign outside.

Basically Nanta was Stomp, but better.  They used kitchen tools in creative ways to make music.  BUt while Stomp is just rhythm and sound, Nanta had a story along with it, and they got audience interaction

by calling up people to the stage at various points.  It was one of the best things I have done in Korea so far.  I would definitely see it again.  all sixth generation TaLK scholars went, so we filled up the theater.  I found it funny that during the show, instead of saying actual words (in Korean, obviously), they just made noises and nonsense words.  This meant it was up to each audience member to interpret.  this also meant that the body language each actor/actress conveyed had to be clear and exaggerated.  good show :)

After the show we were released to go eat around Myeongdong, which is one of the shopping districts of Seoul.  We weren't given enough time to shop, but this girl was very interesting to see, and i saw her several times in different places as we walked around looking for a place to eat and then coming back.

While I had seen people with "Free Hug" signs in the US, I had never seen someone dress up for the part with a costume and face paint.  it was fun to see, and I definitely took her up on her offer of a free hug.

Building 63 was a little disappointing however.  When it was built, it was the tallest building in Korea.  Now it is more of a kids museum.  it has an aquarium, art gallery, wax museum and then the actual trip to the top to see the view, not to mention several stores and boutiques, since koreans love to shop.  after a while I just walked around outside and got some street food.  but while in Building 63, I got gifts for my little brother and sister, though I need to figure out how to send them home.

Other than the stuff above, all I did over the weekend was practice.  Girls were finishing up Nobody, while the guys were perfecting Digital Bounce, and then we started the Tango.  The Tango was my dance to teach and so I spent countless hours (well maybe not that long.  maybe) learning the moves and each solo and then teaching everyone else.  but now I know the guy and girl part, so i can teach pretty much anyone.