Hui Cha Poos 02/14/2021
Description
Hui Cha Poos, dance faculty at University of Central Oklahoma, discusses her experiences as a dancer, dance instructor, and producer over the years in Oklahoma City and Los Angeles. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Cha Poos describes moving to Oklahoma at an early age and her first exposure to dance while in elementary school. She shares some of her early dance jobs, including working at Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, before moving to Los Angeles to work as a professional dancer. After returning to Oklahoma City, Cha Poos discusses some of the projects she has worked including her RACE (Radical Application of Created Energy) program, a dance collective focused on diversity and community outreach, and one of her most recent projects as a producer for the film 'Finding Carlos.' She explains why dancing is important and how it is able to help all people and especially children express themselves and find enjoyment in life.
| Date(s) | 2/14/2021 |
| Call Number | WIA_004 |
| Subjects | Dance programs, Dance adaptations, Expression through dance, Immigrant women artists Artists, Dance films, Hip-hop dance, Interviews, Korean American women |
| Interviewee(s) | Hui Cha Poos |
| Interviewer(s) | Julie Pearson-Little Thunder |