Yesterday was for dancing. Korean dancing. Which we saw at the very wonderful National Museum of Korea – of which more later, when I’m not pecking at a smartphone.
Here were wonderfully clad dancers in the national colours of white, red and green. The men got all the action. Tossing their heads made the ribbons on their heads swirl and circle. They strutted, marched, tapped intricate rhythms on drums, jumped and kicked as the women demurely circled round. The younger men created tottering towers of children above their heads. They thrilled us.
I wish I could post my videos. But I can’t.
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What striking colours 😊
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It was altogether striking.
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Oh, those colors! It’s nice you happened to be there for this celebration.
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We were delighted. Everyone said we’d have an awful time because everything would be shut. Not so!
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I love to watch dancing. I think you can learn such a lot about a country from their dancing and their costumes.
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Yes I agree. Also from the audience. Such restraint! A performance of such vigour and life would have had us whooping and cheering. Here? Polite applause.
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Obviously taken very seriously.
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Wow! Lucky you to be there for the celebration. 🙂
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It was a joyous experience.
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I have seen this performance twice or thrice. There’s a performance during Buddha’s birth (May) and the cherry blossom festival in Yeouido (April). We attended a Korean wedding last November and saw a similar performance. 🙂
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Lucky you! It’s so vibrant, isn’t it?
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Yes! We loved it. 🙂
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