Who We Are
A nonprofit home for Korean traditional dance and music in Los Angeles.
Founded 2003
Korean American Dance Association and Kim Eung Hwa & Korean Dance Academy preserve, teach, and stage Korean traditional arts through performance, education, and community programs. What began in 2003 has grown into a public record stretching from local training to civic stages across Southern California.
Stage Production
Signature programs shaped for theaters, festivals, and civic stages across Los Angeles.
Education
Classes, workshops, and intergenerational training keep tradition alive in practice.
Living Archive
News, posters, photography, and video are gathered into one public-facing archive.
Featured Performances
Major stages, public memory, and signature productions.
Hangawi: The Autumn Festival of Korea
A signature production shaped around harvest, family, and seasonal ritual through Korean traditional dance and music.
Open performance archive65th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration
A major public-stage appearance that placed the company inside one of Los Angeles’s most visible holiday broadcasts.
Open performance archiveStreams of Blossoms / Episode II
An archival thread connecting Korean tradition, migration memory, and contemporary staging across multiple productions.
Open performance archiveMoments and Movements
Media that holds both the still image and the moving body.
Photography, rehearsal documentation, posters, and performance clips are being gathered into one visual archive that makes Korean dance legible across time.
Stage Photography
Performance stills, rehearsal frames, and atmosphere-rich images that hold the line and gesture of Korean dance.
Video Clips
Performance excerpts and moving documentation that preserve rhythm, tempo, and stage presence beyond a single event.
Posters & Print Materials
Programs, posters, and visual collateral that make each production legible as part of a longer public record.
Latest News
Recent reporting, awards, and upcoming projects.
February 19, 2026
2026 Annual Meeting Announced New Commemorative Performance Projects
The 2026 annual meeting introduced new commemorative performance plans, member recruitment, and major project goals for the coming season.
November 20, 2025
Kim Eung Hwa Received a 2025 Heritage Award
A 2025 Korea Daily report recorded Kim Eung Hwa receiving a Heritage Award, reinforcing the association’s public stature.
August 20, 2025
Gwanghee Completed Its Run as a Liberation 80 Commemorative Dance Drama
Coverage positioned Gwanghee as a large-scale commemorative dance drama tied to the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation.
Support Korean Dance in Los Angeles
Support performances, education, archives, and future generations.
Your support helps sustain performance production, costume and instrument preservation, youth education, community programs, and the long-term archive of Korean traditional arts.