Karen Kriegel

Teaches at The Korea Society

Karen Kriegel began her Korean dance career in N.Y.C. while attending the Juilliard School after being introduced to Master Sohn InYoung of the NOW Dance Company. 

For 18 years Ms. Kriegel has studied with many teachers including two Korean national treasures. She focuses on Korean traditional dance, neo-traditional and works at her own dance company, the WDI-World Dance Initiative, which collaborates with folkloric dancers of other genres in performance and teaching settings. 

In addition, Ms. Kriegel is the Korean dance teacher at Democracy Prep Charter High School, the Korean Culture School in Harlem. She is also a teaching artist for the Flushing Town Hall Smithsonian Institution Affiliate Program.