April 8 is Jonghyun’s birthday and I was hoping that one of my K-pop dance teachers would be able to teach me how to dance his “Hallelujah” in recognition of the occasion.
Alas, one teacher left the studio, and another doesn’t feel as comfortable dancing to male songs as female, so as I catch up on updating our past practices, the next one to pop up was SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong” from Feb. 2, 2019.
It was a little bit of serendipity to come up with SHINee, though at the same time it’s probably my least favorite song of their catalog.
As always with SHINee, there are sharp hand movements used in combination with precise leg movements that bring the knees together and out. It takes a lot of coordination, and none of us are doing particularly well at getting all the movements in.
I hope I will be able to dance “Hallelujah” to mark his birthday next year … and make it look good.
? ? Here’s a look at “Hallelujah,” which he wrote about a beautiful woman, but for me might was well be about him.