Four School of Dance Students Win Awards in the 59^th National New Dancer Competition

On Friday, 8 April, in the 59th National New Dancer Competition at the Ro-un Art Hall in Korean Artist Center in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, four of our School Dance students swept the prizes. Kim Donghyeon, 25 years old, who presented the Kkokdu-Hwan (The Return of Puppet), became the winner of the Gold Prize and Song Beom Prize both. The Song Beom Prize is for the Gold Prize winner who scored the highest in the creative Korean dance category for males and females. In the modern dance for the female, Park Serim, 18 years old, took the Gold Prize.

Lee Sarang, 22 years old, attained the Silver in the Korean creative dance for the female. Kim Kyu-nyeon, 21 years old, won the Bronze in the creative Korean dance for the male.

The National New Dancer Competition, hosted by the Korean Dance Association Competition, started in 1963 by awarding rookies in dance. Thenceforth the contest has become a high-profile opportunity for the new dancer in Korea looking for a debut.