Social Program (Wed., Mar. 16, 18:30)

Kinds of traditional dance

	T'aep'youngmu Folk Dance (Dance of peace) Though not a court dance, this is performed in lustrous royal dressed to pray for peaceful reign of the king and a good harvest. the solemn and plain costumes of performed are in striking contrast with the shamanstic rythms and the unrestrained movements, which are expressiveof the zest and flavor of the Korean common folk.
Puch'aech'um Folk Dance Widely regarded as the most unique Korean traditional dance, this folk dance originates from the shaman fan. The luxurrious dresses and fans used to perform this splendid dance illustrates the beauty of space and movements.





Changguch'um (Hourglass Drum Dance) Folk Dance With skirts hems tied to their waists, beautiful maidens dance to the exiting rythms of hourglass drums played and carried on their shoulders, imparting feelings of amusements and zest to the audience. This group dance is a variation of Solchanggo Nori, a livley male solo performence of changgu, which is performed wearing a hourglass drum tied to his shoulder in the initialpart of the farmers' dance. Solbukch'um Folk Dance Solbukch'um was transmitted from Kim Haeng-won(1878-1935) to Yang T'ae-ok, the holder of Chindo Punori, the important Intangible Cultural Assets # 18. it is a rythmical group dance to the accompaniment of samul, four percussion instruments, with a large puk, based on changdan(rhythmic pattern) of farmers' band music, nongak of Chindo area. it is consisted of kutkori and kuchong-nori. Mugo (Drum Dance) Court Dance The name Mugo was derived from the large drum of Hon Lee, a premier of the Koryo Dynasty. legend has it that while in exile he made a drum from a raft he found floating in the Sea of Yonghae. the dance is performed around a large drum, set in the center of stage. Circling around the Drum, the main dancers(wonmu) beat the drum with sticks, while the assisting dancers(Hyopmu) carry flowers.





Sungmu Folk Dance This dance os one of the representative traditional dances influenced by Budahism. Except for legend, there is no hitoric record of the origin of this dance. the dancer wears a robe with long sleeves (hansam) and a white hood (kkokkal). The dance begins with the performed prostrated before the drum and reaches a climax when the dancer approaches the drum and beats out a succession of rapid, syncopated rythms on both its centre and rim.