1Million actually has a new studio in Daejeon now if that’s closer to you than the Seoul one! They’re the most beginner & foreigner friendly out of all the studios in Korea I went to; good luck on your search!

Are you interested in pole? There's quite a few good studios, I recommend JK dance! I believe some of their branches offer non-pole dance classes, too

Hi, if you're into Latin dances and are close to hongdae, there's a bachata class which is taught in English. Happy to provide further details if you're interested.

1MILLION & JustJerk are dance companies that hosts daily classes, check out their websites for schedule

klook has a bunch listed

Just Jerk and 1MILLION don’t regularly offer K-pop dance classes. While 1MILLION recently started offering K-pop dance classes, they seem to only hold them once a week.

If you're visiting Hongdae, I recommend Rawgraphy Hongdae, and if you're heading to Gangnam, check out YN Company.

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they have a class on may 3rd that's still available!

Hi, just wondering if you ended up being able to take a class at 1Million? I’m thinking of booking and I’m trying to decide which class would be most suited to my skill level.

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Try here

Hip Hop Company Stuttgart. Private msg me if need more infos. (Its in Bad Cannstatt)

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The (salsa) dance scene in Korea is mostly through "clubs" (동호회). Clubs are slightly different than dance studios:

• Probably less expensive (the teachers usually just teach on the side; not a full-time job)
• More social
• Larger class sizes
• Probably younger age group: 20-40s vs 50+. (In fact, clubs often have maximum age restrictions.)
• Much later hours. I think earliest classes start at 7pm or so, and dancing can go on until past 2 or 3am. (Weekend classes might start earlier.)
• Note: I've taken part in many dance clubs, but only one dance "academy." So I think this is an accurate comparison, but my idea of dance studios in Korea may not be totally accurate.

I think most if not all of these clubs switched to "on 2" several years ago.

The Salsa clubs in Seoul are concentrated in two main areas: Gangnam + Hongdae.

Here is the place I learned salsa several years ago (Hongdae): https://cafe.daum.net/latinboston

My friend is currently active in the Gangnam salsa scene. He thinks it's better in Gangnam. He likes their teaching style better.

I just looked up Jhonatan Dance Company and here are a few more differences:

• Students at Jhonatan seem to be mostly foreigners. Students at clubs will be mostly native Koreans.
• Jhonatan might teach in English, or at least be able to speak English? Classes at clubs will be in Korean. (Although you should be able to get by even if you know little or no Korean.)

Hi! I'm Valentina, If you are interested, I teach a free beginners Casino (Cuban salsa) Class every Sunday from 3-5pm near Hapjeong Station. ^.^

We have a blend of Koreans and foreigners taking classes together and its is open to everyone - no experience or partner required!

Feel free to check out our class pictures and videos on IG: Timba.Tribe & Valentina.Timba and let me know if you have any questions!

download an app called "naver maps" hands down the best english app to use in seoul. and search for salsa. theres one right next to gangnam station. called Salsa Club Everlatin: https://naver.me/xWTnqaqW

app is great because has live map and navigation with real time train and bus stop info and reviews by users of the places it finds.

Definitely a pretty niche thing for Mobile. Not saying there isn’t anything like that here, but the people who own Starlite Ballroom may be able to give you some advice on if there are any other dance places in the area for something like that.

If you have a small space and would be self-conscious doing it in front of/ around your parents, are there times you would be alone or places you could go (ex. a friend's house) where you could learn and practice without that worry?

I'm a dancer and am fairly proficient (intermediate to advanced, class-wise) in a number of styles, and I started this way about 3-4 years ago and I will confirm 100% your confidence will shoot through the roof as you learn.

If you'd give some examples of groups or choreos you like I would gladly give you some more specific pointers and maybe some resources for learning; at this point, all I can say is you shouldn't think about "learning kpop dance," your main focus should be figuring out what styles you vibe with and learning those properly (which is why I ask your music/choreo taste). While it may seem like that would be more difficult or time consuming, the first two years or so I was dancing I failed to do precisely that and it made me plateau because there was just basic stuff I couldn't do — once I had proper resources though the progress was immediate and faster than it had been before.

You seem like you have deep confidence issues from your post. I’m not sure if this advice will help with this in mind but, maybe just bite the bullet and accept dancing in a space where your parents can see you? Or rent a studio/ gym space?

If you don’t want to do this, perhaps start with exercising first. You don’t have to become a gym junkee, but doing some ab, arm and leg workouts may help. In dance it’s important to have a strong core to help with things like balance or power, so having abs helps. Stretching is also a good idea to improve flexibility, hence improving your dance. You could set goals for yourself to learn your middle splits and things like that. Just some YouTube videos will help.

Other than that, do you have a mirror? Or perhaps you could use your laptops/ phone camera? So you can record/ watch yourself dance. Then it’s easier to make corrections and actually see what you’re doing.

Since you’re a beginner learn an easy dance first to get a grip of it. Something BLACKPINK is good because whilst their dances are fast the moves are simple and give a good feel for kpop choreo. Learn the whole song through (using explained tutorials since you’re a beginner) and repeat it 20 times at once. Keep doing this to not only improve stamina but ingrain the choreography into your mind.

After maybe learning one or two BLACKPINK choreos, try learning basic moves. Moves like how to arm wave, some simple footwork, body rolls, how to pop. Isolations and foot glides as well. Just google or YouTube these. Repeat these over and over again, and keep drilling them over some music for muscle memory.

Then, since you’re still a beginner you could use explained tutorials. If you want to upgrade, you could use a tutorial where there isn’t an explanation, just someone doing the dance. And if you want to upgrade further, copy from a dance cover or dance practice video. Some good channels for not just covers but tutorials are Ellen & Brian, and imlisarhee. Imlisarhee is amazing, but she doesn’t capture the details of the choreo as perfectly as Ellen & Brian. Ellen & Brian are also good if you want an explained tutorial, however they usually only do the chorus, unlike Lisa who does the entire song. But both are good and can be used hand in hand along with some other channels.

I think doing choreo you enjoy, or like the song to, is beneficial at this point. It’s good motivation. So at this point, I’d just choose any choreo I want to learn. Yes you might look horrible, but who cares? You’re doing it for fun, and if you want to improve, doing tough choreo is helpful.

Another tip: People don’t mention this enough but watch a lot of dance content! Watching kpop dance rankings, kpop dance reactors and so on, as well as utilising reddit will be helpful. It’s helpful to have your favourite idol dancers or dancers in general who you look up too. Someone like Momo, Seulgi, Ten, Jhope, Bada Lee. This will help you differentiate good and bad dancers as well as guide you in learning dance vocabulary. You may start to indenting problems in your own dancing, and because of this content and resources, you’ll be able to improve.

How I do it is that I find my fav Kpop song and watch the dance practice mirrored many times until the moves are in memory, then I stretch first, then slow the video down to go over the moves (only if it’s a fast dance) and once I get it, I just speed it up to Normal speed. It’s nothing to be scared off and I’ve been doing this for years and I’ve lost weight from it😅

start by dancing just in your room or another room where you can have a little privacy. don’t look in the mirror or care about if you’re executing the steps well. just move!! by doing that you’ll get comfortable with how your body moves and feels when dancing. try that for a day or two and see how you feel. then just keep moving your goals so they get more difficult as you go. start with something as small as “i’m going to learn five seconds of a dance today!” you’ll see that it will get easier and easier to move and you can dance just like everyone else at that booth!

i started in the same place as you. it’s hard to not compare yourself to other dancers, but remember that every single dancer starts somewhere. our fave idols even had to start at the beginning! you got this :)

I'd start practicing some easy TikTok challenges like Pop by Nayeon to get used to synchronize your arms and hands with the music. If you're starting from zero, it's hard enough. Also, it's not like you're moving your entire body, so you can stop immediately whenever you see your parents are coming.

Maybe you could use the bathroom to practice to move your feet too? I follow some profiles on Instagram who teach you isolations. They usually don't require a lot space.

I think you can achieve a solid base with these exercises. Don't give up!

I think T1 in Johns Creek offers weekly

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