Buchaechum
Buchaechum (부채춤), commonly known as the fan dance, is a traditional Korean performance dance primarily performed by female dancers. Dancers wear hanbok and use large folding fans decorated with flowers or cranes. The fans are opened, waved, and folded to create visual motifs such as petals, birds, and flowing shapes. Movements emphasize graceful wrist articulation, precise arm lines, and coordinated group formations, often producing imagery of blooming flowers or fluttering butterflies. The dance is typically performed to traditional Korean music and can be presented as a solo, duet, or group piece.
Performance characteristics and imagery are central to buchaecheum. The choreography relies on controlled, smooth transitions, with
Origins and cultural context indicate that buchaecheum developed in Korea during the late Joseon Dynasty, drawing