We had quite the St. Paddy's day weekend here in Korea. Hanneke Cassel, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet came over to Korea to play for the kids and the adults in the clubhouse. The 3 of them are amazing musicians and instructors at the fiddle camps that Sash and I have been going to for the last few years. Hanneke is in China for a few months studying Chinese and since Natalie and Yann just happened to be visiting here on dates that included St. Paddy's day, they were able to stop in Korea on the way back to North America. What a deal! So on Friday they spent the morning at the school and did 3 different interactive sessions with the kids based on age. Sasha was in Hanneke's class last summer and adores her. A recent journal entry:
So she of course was spellbound and so proud to have some of her "Hearos" right at her school!
They played for the kids for about 10 minutes and taught them how to tell the difference between a jig and a reel:
Then Natalie and Yann played and Hanneke showed them how to do a traditional dance.
They caught on fast and were amazing dancers!
Each group was really different as we worked upward in age. The middle group was the easiest and the most fun. The oldest kids were tough because they didn't want to touch each other (cootie alert!!) So it was hard to teach them the dance with all the DRAMA! Each group had a blast though and I loved watching it all!
On Saturday we took our buddies to Ilsan beach and the Ulgi lighthouse area. It was a beautiful day.
Crossing the bridge out to the look out point:
Natalie and Yann are wondering what all the divers are trying to catch. We all were!
Heading out to the point!
Final climb:
After we had worked up an appetite hiking we headed over to the Hyundai Dept. Store for lunch. We got hot stone bibimbab. Don't know exactly what's in there, but it comes out all sizzlin' and when you mix it all together it sure tastes good!
At 7pm the concert started. We sold over 100 tickets!
Ingrid, Sasha and Shivani joined them for 2 tunes....
....and then the rest of the fiddle club joined in for Meg Ryan's Polka. I was so proud of my little fiddle club!
After the concert most of us ran our kids home to the sitters and then got ready for the REAL party to begin. Here's Jeff having a blast in the middle of it all:
We had a great crowd and most people were decked out in their most festive green.
...and of course the music was excellent!
Here's Allison, Karen, Hugh and Paul enjoying the night:
Then I got blindsided by Hanneke! There was nothing to do but give it my best shot!
So we had an awesome weekend! Video clips
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