Established in 1989, Mira Dance Company specializes in Korean dance and is made up of graduates of the department of dance at Kyunghee University. Artistic director, Mi-ra Yoon , leads the thirty members and forty trainees of the company. Now a major dance company, it is leading the trends in creative dance and improving the stature of Korean dance both at home and abroad. Over the past two decades, the company has received numerous prizes from prestigious institutes and its performances are testament to the capability of the company. Choreographer Mi-ra Yoon, following in the footsteps of the grand tradition in Korean dance led by Lee Dongan, Park Jihong, Choi Hyeesun and Kim Malae, has been working hard to maintain and enhance the creative drive in Korean dance. Her dedication to Korean dance and its tradition is the raison d-etre of the Mira Dance Company.
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