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 Kyoungil Ong is a professional dancer, choreographer, and the Director of Ong Dance Company. Kyoungil
grew up with dance, having trained in Korean, ballet, and modern dance
since the age of four. She attended the prestigious Seoul Arts High
School in Korea, graduating with top honors from the dance
department. Kyoungil continued her dance education at Sungkyun Kwan
University, where she graduated with a B.A. in Dance (1995) and also
earned an M.A. in Physical Education (2001). As a student, Kyoungil
competed at the 25th Annual Dong-A Dance Concourse and won the coveted
Gold medal for the women’s competition. As an instructor, Kyoungil
teaches at the Seoul High School for the Arts, Seon Hwa School of the
Arts, and Sejong University.
Kyoungil has been a lead dancer in the National Dance
Company of Korea for the past several years, and has won numerous dance
competitions and toured in over 30 countries in the Americas, Asia and
Europe. She has also choreographed over 40 works including “Empress
Sinawi,” “Aeudongdongdali,” “My Love,” and “Butterfly that Followed the
Star.” Kyoungil is well known in Korea and abroad, for her choreography
in both traditional Korean dance forms, and in her unique fusion of
traditional Korean and modern movement. She is a recent recipient of
the Bay Area CASH Grant Award for dance professionals.
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