Traditional Korean Dance & Music

FTH teaching artist and Korean master dancer Songhee Lee and musician Hee Jung Han present traditional Korean dance and music with explanations about Korean history, geography, traditional costumes, and dance props from Korea’s regional areas. Students will be exposed to a variety of Korean traditional folk dances including 부채춤 Buchaechum (fan dance), 소고춤 Sogochum (hand-drum dance), 탈춤 Talchum (mask dance), as well as a beloved ballad song “Over the Rainbow” and a Korean folk song 적념 Jeok-Yeom played by Hae-Geum (traditional Korean string instrument). This virtual assembly includes a screening of pre-recorded performance footage and a live interactive Q&A.

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  Songhee Lee-Chung, is a dancer specializing in traditional Korean dance. Upon graduating from University of Pusan, Korea, she joined the Pusan Metropolitan Dance Company and became a principal dancer. In 1997, Songhee had her first solo recital “Karma” in NYC at the Hudson Guild Theater. Since then, she has been actively performing around the world and US, at such venues as Flushing Town Hall, Greek National Dance Theater, CID UNESCO World Congress on Dance, NEA Montana Folk Festival and International Festival at Chihuahua, Mexico. She was also appointed as a member Artist teacher for K-12 public school for “Spotlight Korea” at The Korean Cultural Center New York from 2014. Currently, Song Hee is Artistic Director and Choreographer for the Songhee Lee Dance Company which includes the children's dance initiative, Cheongsah Chorong; she is also an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance school and performance member of KTPAA "Sound of Korea".

  Songhee Lee-Chung