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Korean Festival

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A performance of a fan dance (buchaechum )
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One of the nice things about being on the east coast is the amount of cultural diversity. Lady Chatterly is convinced, not matter how many times I tell her otherwise, that any person speaking a language other than English must be speaking Spanish. She thinks that "hola" is her golden ticket to instant connection and friendship. The Delaware Art Museum held this lovely Korean Harvest Celebration. We got to hear music, watch dancing, and there were plenty of crafts.

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The instrument above is called a gayageum, and it sounds a little bit like a harp or zither. The strings are depressed and plucked to produce sound. Our artist played both traditional songs and modern music.

Drums also featured prominently in several of the dances, and they provided the backdrop for the stage as well. In the first picture, a woman is performing a folk dance with the drum.
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In the Samgo-Mu, another Korean drum dance, two or more women play the drums simultaneously while synchronizing their movements. Watching them bend, twirl, leap and step while keeping impeccable rhythm is truly awe inspiring.
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The program ended with an all Korean dance troupe from University of Delaware who performed hip hop.
There were all kinds of crafts for the children attending the event. Lady Chatterly painted a mask, decorated a fan, did some origami and even had her name written in Korean characters. And believe it or not, that wasn't even all that the festival had to offer. We missed the food, cultural area and another performance of fighting styles. This was an excellent last minute decision!
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At the Delaware Art Museum
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Lady Chatterly painting a mask with glitter paint.
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    • Junior Jitterbuggin'
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    • Final Fandango
  • Engaging Explorations and Basic Beginnings
    • Random Reading Resources
    • Magical Math
    • Book Report Sheets for Primary Grades
    • Sensational Second: April
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  • Sabbatical
    • Korean Festival
    • Fairy Festival
    • Farm Festival
    • Science Museum
    • Safari So Goodie
    • Walking in Memphis
    • Old Man River
    • Under the Harvest Moon
    • Past Life
  • American History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
    • Colonial Conflicts
    • Nation Building After the Revolution
    • Washington and the Federalists
    • Nationalism & Expansion: Jefferson, Monroe, Madison
    • The Age of Jackson
    • Cultural Change: Industrialization
    • Cultural Change: Westward Expansion
    • Cultural Change: The Railroad and Immigration
    • Cultural Change: Women's Suffrage
    • Cultural Change: Slavery and Abolition
    • The Civil War
    • The Reconstruction
  • American History from the Reconstruction to the Present
    • Urbanization and Industrialization
    • The Gilded Age
    • Progressive Era Social Reform
    • Progressive Era Politics
    • World War I
  • Biology
    • Biology: Cells
    • Biology: Diffusion and Osmosis Links >
      • Diffusion and Osmosis Pages
    • Biology: Photosynthesis and Respiration
    • Biology: Heredity and Genetics
    • Biology: Transcription, Translation and Proteins (Oh My!)
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