Eun-Kyung Chung

Eun-Kyung Chung
Part-time Instructor
Location:
3107 Dalton Center, Mail Stop 5417
Mailing address:
Department of Dance
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5417
Education:
  • M.A., Dance, Ewha Woman鈥檚 University (Seoul, South Korea)
  • B.F.A., Dance, Ewha Woman鈥檚 University (Seoul, South Korea)
Certification:
  • ABT Certified Teacher, American Ballet Theatre
  • Certified Gyrotonic庐 Trainer (Level 1, Level 2, Specialized for Dancers)
  • Certified Gyrokinesis庐 Trainer
Bio:

Eun-Kyung Chung holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Dance from Ewha Woman鈥檚 University, the world鈥檚 largest female educational institute and is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. Mrs. Chung is an American Ballet Theatre庐 Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 of their training curriculum. She is also a certified Gyrotonic庐 (Specialized for Dancers) and Gyrokinesis庐 trainer. 

Mrs. Chung was a principal dancer at Seoul Ballet Theatre (South Korea) prior to moving to Germany, Europe in 2010. She joined Mainfranken Theater W眉rzburg as a soloist. Later, she joined Landestheater Coburg as a principal dancer and choreographer.

Mrs. Chung moved to the United States in 2016 and worked with Charlottesville Ballet Company (VA), Central Virginia Ballet (VA), Neglia Ballet (NY), TAKE Dance (NY), Princeton Festival (NJ), and Traverse City Dance Project (MI), She was also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) and an Adjunct Faculty at Grand Valley State University (Grand Rapids, MI). Eun-Kyung Chung is currently an Adjunct Faculty 51福利社 Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI), a contemporary ballet instructor at Ballet Arts Ensemble and a ballet instructor at Ballet Kalamazoo.