Tuesdays 5 - 6 PM | June 26, July 10, 17, 31
This introductory traditional Korean dance workshop uses gentle movement techniques to establish an appreciation of the dance form. Each week the focus is comprised of applications within the dance syntax such as key body positions and elemental dance phrases to develop an understanding of the dance. The students build an essential understanding of the dance form as beginner dance students or as informed audience members. This 4 week workshop is intended to build groundwork using the dance form to further identify the physical self not just in the dance class but taking that movement in practical ways into daily life.
Class Fee (Limited spaces available)
Members & KLP Students FREE
Non-Members $75
Class Schedule
Tuesday Afternoons 5 - 6 PM
Dance Level
Dancers and non dancers are welcome
ALL movement abilities are welcome
Chairs will be available
All dance and fitness props will be provided for use in the class.
Clothing
BODY - Comfortable , loose clothing
FEET - Socks or ballet flats (please) No shoes, no bare feet
The Korea Society | 350 Madison Avenue 24th Fl | New York, NY 10017
Entrance between 44th & 45th Streets
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ms. Kriegel is the creative force behind the World Dance Initiative dance collective and teaches Korean dance in New York City to teens and adults. As a performer, Ms. Kriegel dances independently and with community organizations. Promoting traditional dance and working with other artists, Ms. Kriegel aims to share Korean dance with heritage and non heritage audiences, focusing on the details, intricacies and depth of the dance form. While performing, teaching and lecturing regularly on the subject of Korean dance worldwide, Ms. Kriegel has won several gold medals and prizes in Korean dance. For teaching, she received the 2012 T.A.S.K. Korean Dance Teacher’s Award and the 2012 Foundation for Korean Language and Culture in USA Appreciation Award. Ms. Kriegel received honors with fellowships in Korean Studies from Stanford University S.P.I.C.E. program (2012) and The Freeman Foundation Fellowship on Korean Studies (2013). Ms. Kriegel received congressional recognition in 2017 for her work at home and abroad, as well as a fellowship from the Hemerra Foundation for Peace Research in 2018.
