Biographies

Sun-Mi choreturn

Sun-Mi Cho(dancer) received a B.A. in Advertising and a B.F.A in Performing Arts at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. She received a full, dance scholarship to SMU where she performed Yellow in Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels, Moses Pendleton’s (Momix) Bonsai; Esplanade, by Paul Taylor, and the pas de deux from George Balanchine’s Concerto Borocco.

Highlights in her training have been: receiving two fellowships to study at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre where Francesca Harper (former dancer with Frankfurt Ballet) created a solo and duet on her; being a NJ Governor’s School Scholar; being invited to perform for Ann Reinking in Florida.

In addition to performing with Jeanne Ruddy Dance, Sun-Mi recently performed with Group Motion, Meredith Rainey, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Philadelphia, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. This past summer she was thrilled to perform with Afro/Asian jazz musician and composer, Fred Ho at the Apollo’s black box theatre in Harlem, NY. Sun-Mi also received a one-week crash course in Martial Arts (Kung Fu), studying one-on-one with a Japanese master in Brooklyn, NY.

In May 2008, Sun-Mi will perform an evening-length work at the Drake Theatre in collaboration with choreographer, Kip Martin.

Her greatest joy remains living and laughing with her son Isaac.