The 23rd Anniversary of the KOA Dance Federation & The 107th March 1st Independence Day Eve Dance Festival
초대합니다.
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한미무용연합회 23주년 창립기념 & 제107주년 삼일절 기념 전야제 한마음 무용대축제
The 23rd Anniversary of the KOA Dance Federation & The 107th March 1st Independence Day Eve Dance Festival
📅 일시: 2026년 2월 28일 (토) 오후 5시
📍 장소: 반스달 갤러리 극장 (Barnsdall Gallery Theatre)
4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90027
📞 문의: (323) 428-4429
Hello, I am the director of KOA Dance Federation, Jean Choi.
Thank you for always supporting and sponsoring KOA Dance Federation.
KOA Dance Federation is a non-profit performing arts center, that serves the Korean-American community by spreading dance and service. Having been 23 years since our opening, KOA will host our 13th Annual dance performance on, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. KOA Dance Federation has performed at over 420 at community events, while focusing on working and enriching the lives of senior citizens in convalescent homes and hosting dance workshops for the community. Furthermore, KOA offers free dance classes for children and adolescents who come from low-income families. Through these programs, students will develop an appreciation for service in their community. I request for you to sponsor the The 107th March 1st Independence Day Eve Dance Festival of the KOA Dance Federation Performance. KOA will include your company’s name in our pamphlet and on our website www.koadance.org as one of our sponsors. Please attend and shine our event and give us a sponsorship, congratulatory message, and the Community Service Award.
Thank you.
When: Feb. 28. 2026 (Sat) 5:00 PM
Where: Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90027
Contact: (323) 428-4429
www.koadance.org / www.balletjean.com
The mission of the KOA Dance Federation is
1) to unify various schools of dance to make dance available to underprivileged individuals particularly children, youth, and seniors
2) to enrich lives and promote a healthy lifestyle through exposure to the exciting combination of western dance styles fused with traditional Korean dance, and
3) to train the next generation of dancers.
KOA Dance Federation has programs that teach a variety of Western style dances including ballet, modern, jazz, and hip hop. Korean folk dance is infused into these Western dance styles in a program called “Alliance of Korean and Western Dance.” Participants learn all the dance movements of a particular Western dance style and also learn Korean folk dance movements. They learn to tell Korean folk tales through their dancing.
The KOA Dance Federation also performs all throughout southern California at festivals, senior centers, youth programs, schools, and government events. In this way, the KOA Dance Federation helps to spread the beauty and grace of Korean folk dance to the community and build harmony between Koreans and people of other ethnic or racial background.
We serve many seniors at nursing homes and adult day care centers. Our program provides exercise, entertainment, and fun to these seniors who often lack companionship and something stimulating to do. We bring children to perform for them, then we also lead them in some dance moves which get them moving about and having fun.
This project is very important for Korean Americans because it’s one way for them to retain their heritage and culture. Unfortunately, there are very few opportunities for Korean Americans to learn about their culture and history. By being part of Korean traditional dance, they will start to feel positive about their roots and the rich traditions that are a part of their heritage. It has been shown that connection to one’s community and culture help a youth become
For non-Koreans, this project will be a good way for them to learn about Korean culture. Race relations is a critical issue in the United States and part of the problem is that people are not willing to get to know other kinds of people. The people who become exposed to Korean traditional dance will see the beauty in the dances and will feel a commonality with Korean Americans. Considering what happened after the Los Angeles uprising of 1992, it is imperative that people make efforts to open themselves up to the diverse microcosm that is Los Angeles.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ON DANCE EDUCATION METHODS
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“Alliance of Korean and Western Dances” of KOA Dance Federation
“Alliance of Korean and Western Dances” provides opportunities for students to develop their talent and fulfill their dream. It provides opportunities for students who do not receive dance education due to economic difficulties despite their passion for dance. Over the past 19 years, the purpose of the KOA Dance Federation has been to educate students to grow confidently as members of society; develop identity and pride through various social service activities, and become global leaders in the field of culture and arts.
“Alliance of Korean and Western Dances” of KOA Dance Federation has an “Internship Program on Dance Education Methods” that provides young junior students (16-20 years old) who are preparing to enter college with the opportunity to become dance teachers and teach children.
The “Internship Program on Dance Education Methods” is an internship program that is a six-week course in which students create dance works and the students who learned perform at community events. The students who taught can receive recommendation letters and volunteer credit hours needed for entering college. Students who are eligible for these classes are between the ages of 7 and 12, and classes are free. Classes are divided into four semesters a year.
Students who learned dance here perform at presentation events with junior students who participated in the internship program, and perform in various community volunteer activities such as March 1 Independence Movement Day Celebration, Liberation Day Celebration Event, Korea Day Festival, visiting nursing hospitals, performances of love for the disabled, and charity dance performances to help disadvantaged low income neighbors. Junior students examine the possibility of achievement of art through the dance education method internship program, and go to society in the future with self-development and grow to become artist dancers.
안녕하세요? 한미무용연합 진발레스쿨(KOA Dance Federation · Jean Ballet School) 단장 진최입니다.
다가오는 2026년 2월 28일(토) 오후 5시, 한미무용연합 진발레스쿨은 **반스달 갤러리 극장(Barnsdall Gallery Theatre)**에서
제107주년 삼일절 기념 전야제와 **한미무용연합회 창립 23주년을 기념하는 「한마음 예술 대축제」**를 개최합니다.
한미무용연합회는 저소득층 아동과 시니어를 대상으로 무료 또는 저렴한 비용의 무용 교육을 제공해 온 비영리 예술 봉사 단체로,
이번 공연은 지난 23년의 활동을 되돌아보며 삼일절의 역사적 의미를 무용이라는 예술 언어로 다음 세대와 나누고자 마련된 무대입니다.
삼일절은 1919년 3월 1일, 자유와 자주를 향한 민족의 염원이 하나로 모였던 날입니다.이번 공연에서는 그날의 정신을 말이 아닌 춤으로 기억하고, 몸으로 전하고자 합니다.
본 축제에는 3세 어린이부터 78세 시니어, 그리고 청각·발달장애를 가진 참가자들까지 함께 참여하여 전통 한국무용, 발레, 현대무용, 워십댄스, 아크로바틱댄스 등 다양한 장르를 통해사랑과 감사, 위로와 희망의 메시지를 ‘한마음’의 무대로 전할 예정이며, 시니어 센터의 실버발레팀 학생들도 함께 무대에 오릅니다.
본 행사에 따뜻한 마음으로 함께해 주심에 에 깊은 감사를 드리며,후원사로서 귀사의 이름은 공연 팸플릿과 한미무용연합회 공식 웹사이트(**www.koadance.org**)에 정중히 게재됩니다.
바쁘시겠지만 부디 참석하시어 자리를 빛내 주시고, 저희에게 큰 격려와 응원을 보내주시면 진심으로 감사하겠습니다.
한미무용연합 진발레스쿨 단장 진최 드림
주최: 한미무용연합 진발레스쿨 (KOA Dance Federation · Jean Ballet School) 협연단체 SM USA Model (SM USA Model Agency)Top of Form
한미 무용 연합회(KOA Dance Federation)단체의 사명
한미무용연합회(KOA Dance Federation)**는 2002년 4월 29일 한미교육재단 산하로 설립된 비영리 무용 예술봉사 단체로, 한인을 중심으로 다인종이 함께하는 무용 연합체입니다. 본 연합회는 아동부터 시니어까지 전 연령층을 대상으로 무용 교육과 공연 활동을 통해 생활 속 무용의 대중화와 문화 예술의 가치를 확산시키고 있습니다.
KOA는 저소득층 아동에게 무료로 무용을 배울 수 있는 기회를 제공하여 다양한 무용 장르를 접하게 하고, 예술을 통해 삶의 질을 향상시키는 데 힘쓰고 있습니다. 또한 발레, 한국무용, 재즈, 현대무용, 탭댄스, 힙합 등 다양한 프로그램을 운영하며, 학교·페스티벌·커뮤니티 행사에서 공연과 워크숍, 세미나를 통해 문화 교류와 봉사 활동을 이어오고 있습니다.
특히 시니어 무용 프로그램을 통해 시니어들이 발레와 무용 활동에 참여함으로써 신체 건강 증진은 물론, 사회적 교류와 커뮤니티 봉사를 경험하며 삶에 대한 긍정적인 변화를 만들어가고 있습니다. KOA 한미무용연합회는 춤을 통해 세대와 인종을 잇고, 지역사회와 협력하여 더 건강하고 조화로운 공동체를 만들어가고자 합니다.
무용교육방법 인턴쉽 프로그램 Dance Teaching Method Internship Program
한미무용연합회(KOA Dance Federation)는 2020년부터 16–20세 유스·주니어를 대상으로 6주 과정의 「무용교육방법 인턴쉽 프로그램」을 운영하며, 무용 작품 제작과 무료 아동 지도 수업을 통해 예비 무용 교육자를 양성하고 있습니다.
참가 학생들은 삼일절·광복절 행사, 한국의 날 축제, 양로병원 및 장애인 대상 공연 등 다양한 커뮤니티 봉사 무대에 참여하며 추천서와 봉사 시간 크레딧을 받습니다.
본 프로그램 출신 다수는 현재 전문 발레단 무용수·안무가로 활동하며 다시 연합회로 돌아와 후배를 지도하는 예술 교육의 선순환을 실현하고 있습니다.
