Korea breaks world record for largest rueda

Here's an interesting fact(s):

279 couples indoors 2009 in Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipIvf9Ua8Gw&feature=related
386 couples outdoors 2008 in Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXg9AryAM0k

Those are the two largest unofficial world's records for the largest ruedas.  Why couldn't we break that record here in Korea?  I think it could be done.

Look at the challenge from several angles:

Complexity:  I don't think we'd have to do anything very complicated.  It would be easy to teach 8-16 basic casino rueda patterns in a couple hours.

Korea has the manpower:  Shooting for, say, 400 couples, that would mean 800 dancers.  If you divide that amongst the several cities in Korea who have some salsa going on, I thinks it's a reasonable target....e.g......

10 clubs in Seoul=10 couples from each club=100 couples
Busan=4 clubs for 40 couples
Daegu=3 clubs for 30 couples
Other cities(?)=50 couples
US Military(?) 50 couples total(that's 270 couples so far)
And..........?

Where could the rest come from?

Korean dance studios....they ought to be good for a couple or two, I think.

Not to mention the possibility of getting some couples from non-traditional 'dance' veneues such as the pub where I'm giving casino rueda lessons right now in Gumi.

And not to mention the possibility of getting dancers/couples from other non-dance-related Korean groups (such as companies....like Samsung).

And not to mention the possibility of getting some embasseys involved.

What do you think?

I think it could be done.  I'd sure like to brainstorm it with some like-minded individuals.

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Art
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Figure it one of several ways. 

279 couples indoors 2009 in Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipIvf9Ua8Gw&feature=related
386 couples outdoors 2008 in Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXg9AryAM0k