About Us

Kyunghwa Hong(1982~, South Korea)

Affiliation
Artistic Director of Root Dance Company
Visiting Faculty of University of Michigan

Education
2005, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Bachelor’s in Dance
2008, Graduate School of Kyunghee University, Seoul, Master’s in Dance
2019, KyungheeUniversity, School of Performing Arts, Seoul, PhD

Certifications and Training
2004, Completed the KOREA ADF (Asia Dance Festival)
2005, Attended the 16th National Dance Instructor Training Seminar hosted by the Korean Dance Education Association
2008, Achieved a Level 2 Line Dance Instructor Certification from the Korea Line Dance Association
2015 Obtained a Level 1 Dance Instructor Certification from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s National Skill Development Institute
2015 Earned a Level 1 Proper Posture and Body Form Instructor Certification from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s National Skill Development Institute

Awards
2019, Korea Culture Arts Education General: Best Thesis Award
2019, Kyunghee University: Best Thesis Excellence Award
2019, PADAF: Best Performance Award, Best Media art Award
2019, Korea Modern Dance Association: Dance of the year Award
2017, The 38 Seoul Dance Festival: Choreographer Award, Excellence Award
2017, For Culture and ART: Grand Prix
2015, Dance and Opera: Choreographer Award
2013, Korea Art Culture Education General Association: Choreographer Award
2011, Dance Culture Forum: Theater Doori Dance Site Award
2011, Korea Art Culture Committee: Selected as Next Generation Choreographer
2010, The 18th Gyeongbuk Dance Festival, Award for Best Performance
2006, CJ Culture Foundation: The 1st Young Festival, Choreography Award
2006, 36th Dong-ah Dance Contest, Second Prize

Job Experiences
2013~Current: Root Dance Company, Artistic Director
2023~2024: University of Michigan, Visiting Faculty
2024: ACDA Conference Workshop, Professor
2011~2023: Kyunghee University Modern Dance, Instructor
2017~2019: Kyunghee University Modern Dance Guest Professor.
2017~Current: Korea Modern Dance Association, Associate
2017~2020: Yonsei University Conservatory, Professor
2017~2018: Kookmin University, Department of Dance, Special Lecture
2016~2019: Chugye ART Conservatory, Professor
2016: ChungNam University, Department of Dance, Special Lecture
2015~Current: Korea Culture Arts Education General Association, Director
2013~Current: Dance Culture Forum, Director
2012~Current: Korea Dance Society, Director
2010~Current: Korea Dance Education Society, Life-long Member
2009~2022: Deokwon Arts High School, Instructor
2009~2010: Daejin University, Professor
2008~2009: Daejeon Arts Highschool, Instructor
2008: Kyunghee University, School of Music, Special Lecture
2008: Korea Modern Dance Class, Instructor
2008: “Dance and People” Workshop, Instructor

Overseas Performance and Residency
USA: Aug.28.2023-Apr.30.2024, Visiting Faculty of University of Michigan
USA: Jul.30.2023–Sept.11.2023, Residency, Choreographer
USA: Jul.11.2022-Sept.9.2022, Guest Choreographer
Taiwan: Jun.2020-Dec.2020, Residency, Choreographer
Macao: Jul.1.2018-Aug.6.2018, Residency, Choreographer
Poland: Jul.5.2017-Jul.8.2017, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
UK: Aug.1.2017-Aug.31.2017, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
USA: Aug.28.2016, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
UK: Jul.22.2016-Aug.15.2016, Invitational Performance , Choreographer
Singapore: Dec.10.2015-Dec.18.2015, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
Lithuania: Oct.1.2015-Oct.15.2015, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
Shanghai: Sept.15.2015-Sept.20.2015, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
UK: July.30.2012-Aug.30.2012, Overseas Training, Arts Council Korea Awards
Austria: Nov.10.2011-Nov.22.2011, Residency, Choreographer
Austria: July.20.2010-Aug.15.2010, Overseas Training
Japan: Feb.6.2010-Feb.12.2010, Invitational Performance, Choreographer
Belgium: Feb.20.2009-Feb.28.2009, Invitational Performance, Dancer
Germany: Oct.10.2008-Oct.17.2008, Invitational Performance, Dancer
Vietnam: Feb.1.2007-Feb.6.2007, Invitational Performance, Dancer
China: Dec.17.2006-Dec.22.2006, Invitational Performance, Dancer
USA: Aug.13.2006-Aug.20.2006, Invitational Performance, Dancer
Australia: Jul.3.2005-Jul.10.2005, Invitational Performance, Dancer

Judging Experience
2023, Appointed as a judge for the Goyang City Competition of the 31th Gyeonggi Youth Comprehensive Arts Festival
2023, Designated as a jury member for the Modern and Ballet Sections of the 25nd KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2022, Designated as a jury member for the Modern and Ballet Sections of the 24nd KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2021, Designated as a jury member for the Modern and Ballet Sections of the 23nd KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2020, Designated as a jury member for the Modern and Ballet Sections of the 22nd KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2020, Served as a jury member for the 29th National Dance Festival Finals, hosted by the Korean Dance Association
2020, Appointed as a judge for the Goyang City Competition of the 28th Gyeonggi Youth Comprehensive Arts Festival
2019, Invited as a jury member for the 2019 Minister of Education Award International Dance Competition
2019, Designated as a jury member for the Modern and Ballet Sections of the 22nd KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2019 Selected as a judge for the 2019 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award International Dance Competition
2018, Honored as a jury member for the KACIEA Korean Arts and Culture Education Association Minister of Education Award International Dance Competition
2018, Appointed as a judge for the Elementary and Middle School Sections of the 21st KyungHee University National Dance Competition
2018, Designated as a judge for the China-Korea International Dance Competition
2018, Invited as a jury member for the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award International Dance Competition
2017, Served as a jury member for the California Southwestern University International Competition
2016, Appointed as a judge for the International Competition of the University of Southwest America.

Thesis

2019: A Study on Components of Professional Specialties and Formation of Creativity in Contemporary Dance Educators, Kyunghee University.
2017: Research regarding college students’ self-adjustment that appeared from body arrangement class, Korea Dance Science Society
2016: Analysis regarding the effects of dance education program toward elementary school students, Korea Dance Education Society
2011: Diversity of elements of dance through analyzing the Western modern dance choreography, Korea Dance Society
2008: Diversity of elements of dance through considering the modern dance choreography, Kyunghee University

Choreography History
2024, RADFEST “Interaction”
2024, University of Michigan Power Center “Home Beyond the Mountains”
2023, Detroit Dance City Festival Overseas Resident “BODY RAP”
2022, Goyang International Dance Festival “2022 Body stored time”
2022, Detroit Dance City Festival “Time of Body
2022, JeJu Art Culture Council “Dance & Picnic”
2022, Kim Young Mi Dance Company Body Talk “talk to me
2021, Kim Young Mi Dance Company Persona artistic director.
2021, PhoHang International Street Dance Festival “Interaction”
2021, Seoul Culture Council “BODA”
2020, Asia Contemporary Dance Festival “Interaction”
2020, Goyang Culture Council “Relation – Travel Every Life”
2019, 40st. Seoul Dance Festival invite perform “Body Structure”
2019, ChunCheon Mime Festival “Interaction”
2019, PADAF “Body Could”
2019, International Modern Dance Festival “Body Stored Time 3”
2018, SEOUL Art Culture Council “Body Stored Time 2”
2018, October CheoYoung coming day “Between”
2018, Dancer’s Nest Korea “Place of Time”
2018, Dancer’s Nest MACAO “Between Time and Space”
2018, International Festival of Street Theatres Kracow Poland “Interaction”
2018, Contemporary Dance Performing work Project artistic director 2017, kyunghee University graduation performance artistic director
2017, 38st Seoul Dance Festival “Body stored time”
2017, New Dance For Asia “Mixed Emotion”
2017, United Kingdom, Stockton Riverside Festival “Interaction”
2016, Festival with Goyang-si Citizen “Interaction”
2016, “La traviata”, opera performance for Seongnam-si citizen
2015, Singapore M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival
2015, “La traviata”, opera performance for the 10th anniversary
2015, Deokwon Arts Highschool Art Dance Festival “Nowhere
2015, Ansan Int’l Street Drama Festival “Welcome” director
2013, SangSang Dance Festival “Breath
2012, 2012 SCF Seoul Int’l Choreography Festival 79㎡
2012, Goyang Culture Foundation’s Opera “Figaro’s Wedding
2012, MODAFE Int’l Modern Dance Festival, 79㎡
2011, Dance Culture Forum Choreographer Series “Others’ Gaze 2
2011, Meeting with Austria’s Experimental Music “That’s her home”
2011, Dance Culture Forum Choreographer Series “Others’ Gaze 2”
2011, Offenbach Opera ” Hofman’s Story “
2011, Hanpack Rising Star “Old Future”
2010, Opera “Don Giovanni”
2010, SI DANCE “Dancing City”
2010, Kyunghee University’s regular opera concert “LA BOHEME”
2010, Fukuoka Fringe Festival Invitational Concert
2009, Seoul Int’l Performance Art Festival Dance Collection
2008, ‘Song Opera’ by Lee Hoon
2008, The 7th New Dance Festival Invitational Concert “White Room
2008, MODAFE Spark Place “White Room
2007, Young Choreographer Project “Tears more toxic than alcohol
2007, Dream & Vision Festival “Red Tree”
2007, CJ Young Festival “THE KISS”
2006, Creation Group Kum’s 5th Relay Direction Committee
2006, CJ Young Festival “THE KISS”