Hyoung Nam Kim is the on-site organization Chief and Kyung Eun Shim is the Coordinator of the Korean Society of Dance Studies (KSDS). The KSDS focuses on contemporary research topics and promotes academic growth through interdisciplinary collaboration. The society publishes academic journals and hosts conferences to encourage dance research. Some of the papers presented include an analysis of the NA Phat Dance in Thai Theatre and Dance, research on contextual information for Maggie Patton's work, and an investigation on the impact of movement literacy on classical dance sequences.
