Roots

Jiwon Ha

Director / Choreographer

Jiwon Ha
Photo by Jen Guy Metcalf/TERRANOVA Dance

Jiwon Ha

Jiwon Ha, born and raised in Busan, South Korea, is a dancer, educator, and choreographer with expertise in contemporary and modern techniques, ballet, and Korean folk dance. Her passion for dance has driven her to perform, teach, choreograph, and organize events across the U.S., Canada, and South Korea for over 20 years. She currently teaches in the UNC School of the Arts Preparatory Dance Program and at Elon University. Jiwon has been a recipient of the ACGG grant, an Artist in Residence with the North Carolina Dance Festival, and her work has been featured in numerous festivals in North Carolina and abroad.