Korean Traditional Dance Performance | ACE Dance Group (YeonJin Kim) | TEDxWoosongUniversity |
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ACE group perform a modern integration of Waacking, a part of street dance and Korean traditional dance Choreographed to the “Hae-Eo-Hwa” song referring to flowers that can understand human language. "Hae-Eo-Hwa'' also stands for Korean traditional dancing girls “Gisaeng” (like Japanese Geisha) during the Chosun dynasty. Composed and arranged by Seun Kim ("Oseun"), this song tried to express resentment and frustration of a “Gisaeng”. The dancers represent elegant lines of dance motions that evoke Korean traditional era in order to maximize the sorrow of the main character. ACE Dance Group is made up of YeoJin Kim (Lead Choreographer), Soye Kim, Shieun Kim, Yebin Yoon, and Jihye Hwang students of Woosong College.
YeoJin Kim, the lead choreographer, has performed in various dance competitions, including 2020 KT&G Sangsang university Jiphyunjeon (Dance battle section), 2020 10th Waacker's Night, 2020 Korea Dance competition, and 2019 Woosong Dance Battle. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx |