Fan dance is one of the typical folk dances of Korea.
The dance created and developed by the Korean people has a history as long as that of the fan.
The fan dance of today originated in modern times, and it is danced with folding fans decorated with lovely flower pictures or feathers in both hands.
The basic movements consist of unfolding and turning of fans, which are characterized by rhythmic elegance, smoothness and liveliness.
The movements of unfolding fans add a touch of diversity and beauty to the fan shape in the air.
The movements of turning the wrists and fans give the audience an impression that they are seeing full-blown flowers moving. And a blend of elegance and harmony in rhythms and the beauty of curved lines in movements evoke sweet and lyric emotions.
The dancers can hold a fan either in each of the hands or in one hand alone. They also can dance with a fan in one hand and a kerchief in the other.
As a valuable dance heritage item reflecting the beautiful and noble sentiment of the Korean people, the fan dance was remade to meet the modern tastes and is now among popular performing art works.
Jo Yong Mi, researcher at the Folklore Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences
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