For grand two days, Korean life, philosophy and culture was unleashed in Nigeria, with class-act performances at Abuja. The Perfromances which was organised by the Korean Cultural Centre was done in line with the desire of the Republic of korea for the cultural exchange with friendly nations around the world. Nigeria is one of such countries, where, the Korean Cultural Centre has been established in line with this vision: infact Nigeria is the first country in Africa to witness the establishment of a functional Korean Cultural Centre, and of course a beneficiary of the first ever Korean Cultural Festival. In the spirit of of the 30 year diplomatic relations of both countries, the Nigerian National Museum and Korean Cultural Centre are jointly sponsoring an exhibition in Seoul in May and June, where prominent artists from both countries will be featuring. But before then , there were performances organised by the Cultural Centre

where the National Troupe of Nigeria performed alongside their Korean counterparts, the event which took place at Ladi Kwali Hall of Sheraton Hotel Abuja. The dances featured at the event include Korean Sogochum, a dance performed by the dances holding a sogo, a small drum with a handle, which is played exclusively in farmers band music and folk dances. The Sogochum includes two kinds of dance; the first Sogonori (Dance with a sogo) and the second which includes several dancers. There was also the Buchaechum or Fan Dance. In this dance, fans were used in the dance and combined with a breathtaking costume made it a sight to behold.

But the two dance forms were defined by elegance, grace and sleek synchronized movements that its sight easily hypnotized one; coupled with the beautiful Korean traditional costumes, brought something very different to what a typical Nigerian dance enthusiast was used to. They started with a slow rythym and then became increasingly quick and exuberant, drawing applause from the thrilled audience.

Then there was also the break dance. a six member dance group called 'wHOOL' entertained the August gathering with sharp reflexes akin to Nigerian street dance, which is gaining wide acceptance across the the length and breadth of the country. The music makes use of some traditional musical instruments like janggu (hourglass) drum, Kkwaenggwari (small gong), piri (bamboo oboe) and taepyeogso (Conical oboe) among other instruments.

But if there is anything to take away from the performances, it is the grace and womaness of a common Korean woman as was manifest in the Sogochum and Buchechum dance forms, which held all in attendance spell bound as they lasted on stage.