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Mugo

Korean traditional court dance.

Mugo
Image: Unknown court painters · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

About Mugo

Mugo (Korean: 무고) is a jeongjae (정재; 呈才): a Korean court dance performed using drums. It was created in the Goryeo period. It also practiced in ritual dance of Seungjeonmu. Its name comprises the two words, mu (무, 舞) and go (고, 鼓) literally meaning dance and drum in Korean respectively.

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