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Last November 05, 2018, a cultural interaction between Koreans and the HNU
was held in the Alumni AV Hall. The Koreans shared their traditional dances such as the
headed drum dance, fan sanjo or free style, Korean women dance or salpuri and the last
one is the jinju kummu. The Scholar’s dance is a kind of dance during the Joseon period
and only the scholars in their country can performed it. The djangochum dance is also
one of the dance in Chosun dynasty period where artists shoulder the Django obliquely
and walk with beautiful steps. The fan dance expresses a flower-scent like woman’s
dance beats with Geongmungo (six-stringed Korean zither), and characterized by the
beautiful movements in harmony with straight line and waves using the fan. The salpuri
or the Korean women dance is a mystic dance with the beauty of silence,elegance and
resentment. The jinju kummu dance is a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea.
Kummu is performed with special costume, dance motions, and music. The dance is
known for its grace in performance. The Koreans also introduced to us the milyang
arirang, a Korean folk song which is unofficially considered as their national anthem in
Korea. According to them the milyang arirang have variations of different versions.
some traditional dance and songs. The cultural practices depicted in the presentation
were Kuradang, dance and the rondalla, mostly performed by the Mapeh Majors’ Society
headed by Mr. Marcojos. The “Kuradang dance” is a dance which originated in Bohol and
is performed during social gatherings such as birthdays, baptism, wedding, and fiesta. It
is also a dance which literally means overdressed. The “rondalla” is a set of string
the differences between the two cultures. I have observed the Korean cultural dances are
very sophisticated and elegant. Their movements are slow but very detailed. While the
Filipino culture is different from them in terms of dance movement. Filipinos performed it
actively and they seem to enjoy the dance. In this intercultural interactions, it helps us