About Us

Me Sook Ko, Executive Director

Training in South Korea

  • 1986-1998 Received instruction in "Bong San" Mask Dance and "Kang Ryeong" Mask Dance
  • 1987 Received Master Level instruction in Han Young Sook's Style of “Salpuri" from Master Kim Kyung Sook
  • 1987-1990 Received instruction in Jeolla-do Jwado Jung Pyung Gut, Iri Udo Gut, Miryang “Bum Boo” dance, “Obuk Nori” drum dance
  • 1987 Received instruction and certificate in "Gosung Ogwangdae" Mask Dance
  •  1989 Received Master Level instruction in Han Young Sook's Style of "Seung Moo" dance from
  • 1990-1998 Received Certificate in “Gosung Ogwangdae” ("Moon-doong-buk-choom", "Mal-Dduki-choom", "Yang-ban-choom", "Seung-moo-choom")
  • 1998 Received Master Level status for “Gosung Ogwangdae”, Intangible Cultrual Asset Number 7

Teaching Experience

  • 1988-1994 Instructor for Bong Chun Nori Madang Dance Troupe Urisawe- South Korea
  • 1993 Instructor for a student organization at Ewha Women’s University - South Korea
  • 1996-2007 Instructor at the Korean Youth Cultural Center (KYCC) - Oakland, CA
  • 2003- 2007 Guest Teacher at the National Pungmul Network Camp for “Gosung Ogwangdae” Mask Dance - Baltimore, MD
  • 2004, 2007 Instructor for Pungmul, Mask Dance, and Korean Folk Song at Silicon Valley Korean School - Milpitas, CA
  • 2005 Instructor for Class of Korean Folk Song and Korean Traditional Dance at Senior social Center of Milpitas – Milpitas, CA
  • 2006 Feb. Instructor at Class of Korean Folk Dance at M.I.T. - Boston, MA
  • 2006 Aug. Instructor for “Gosung Ogwangdae” Mask Dance Invitation Workshop at Stanford University, CA “Gosung Ogwangdae” Mask Dance Workshop at San Francisco Asian Museum, CA

Present

  • Executive Director of Korean Culture Center- Urisawe Inc.
  • Instructor for Korean Traditional Dance and Drum at San Jose Korean American Community Service
  • Instructor for Korean Traditional Dance and Drum at New Vision Church Korean School