The history archive gathers the association’s institutional memory into one chronological record. Built from the December 16, 2025 association history document, it keeps the year-by-year record and sequence of activities as close to the source document as possible.
Source note
The organization name is presented as Korean American Dance Association, with KADA used as the short name. For recent years, dates and event names follow the source document as closely as possible, while years that bundle multiple activities preserve the original sequence within each entry.
2003
2003
Founding and First-Year Record
- March 1, 2003: Korean American Dance Association founded
- Kim Eung Hwa elected president
- Performance at the Music Center
- Performance at the LA Marathon
- Performance at the Hollywood Bowl
- August 22, 2003: California state nonprofit recognition
2004
2004
Ford Amphitheatre Madangnori
- Ford Amphitheatre Madangnori with Kim Duk Soo SamulNori and the Kim Eung Hwa Dance Company
Jan 24, 2005
Jan 24, 2005
U.S. Federal Nonprofit Recognition
- U.S. federal nonprofit recognition
2007
2007
2007 Major Activities
- Korean Day Parade participation
- Lunar New Year performance hosted by Radio Korea
- LA Philharmonic Orchestra Gala performance at the Music Center
- Bongsan Talchum workshop at the Korean Cultural Center
- EMPOWER 2007 performance in Chicago
- Performance for the Disability Center Open Concert
- Korean Chuseok performance at Seattle Center
2008
2008
2008 Major Activities
- Han Young Sook Salpuri workshop with invited instructor Lee Eun Joo (LA Performing Arts School)
- 3rd Korean American Dance Association Dance Competition at KCCLA
- Pasadena Dance Festival at Pasadena Civic Auditorium
- Hungary International Dance Festival
- Summer Concert Season at Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park
- Support performance for Good Samaritan Hospital Dosan Ward construction
- San Pedro TriArts Festival
2009
2009
2009 Major Activities
- Martin Luther King Parade
- Performance for the Olympic Station police opening ceremony
- "Lie to Me" FOX TV drama appearance (fan dance)
2010
2010
2010 Major Activities
- Joint performance with the Japan Cultural Center at JACCC
- LA Tet Festival
- Alaska Festival in Anchorage, Alaska
- United We Stand at Los Angeles Coliseum
2011
2011
2011 Major Activities
- Kotohajime at JACCC
- Pacific Asia Museum
- Korea Tourism Organization
- "Expulsion" Korea & Ethiopia community collaboration
2012
2012
2012 Major Activities
- 8th Annual Walk All Over Cancer & Multi-Cultural Festival
- The Pacific's 7th Annual International Children's Day Festival
- The Harvest Moon Festival by CH18
- Support for the Korean Festival in Los Angeles
2013
2013
2013 Major Activities
- Support performance for Miss Asia
- The Mulligan Project 4th Annual Moon Festival
2014
2014
2014 Major Activities
- Support for "In Memory of Byuksa Han Young Sook" at Ari Hall, Korean Cultural Center
- Hosted "Encounter of Dance and Sound" at Aratani Theatre
2015
2015
Dizzy Feet Gala Show
- DIZZY FEET GALA SHOW by Dizzy Feet Foundation @ NOKIA THEATER
2017
2017
Masterpieces and Master Dancers of Korean Artists
- Masterpieces and Master Dancers of Korean Artists (LA Korean Cultural Center Ari Hall)
2019
2019
Support for the 19th Kim Eung Hwa Dance Company Presentation
- Support for the 19th Kim Eung Hwa Dance Company regular presentation (EBELL THEATER)
2021
2021
Film Festival, Dodgers Heritage Night, and ARI Project
- Nov. 6 and 11, 2021: Asian World Film Festival
- 2021: LA Dodgers Korean Heritage Night
- 2021: Los Angeles Korean Cultural Center – ARI Project "Korean Dance"
2022
2022
2022 Recorded Activities
- Dec. 9, 2022: Korean Spirit (Korean Cultural Center – Ari Hall)
- Nov. 19, 2022: Miss Asia
- Sept. 18, 2022: Getty Museum 25th Anniversary Event
- Aug. 21, 2022: KCON LA (Los Angeles Convention Center)
- Aug. 19, 2022: LA Dodgers Korean Heritage Night
- Aug. 14, 2022: Maum Market (Liberation Day event)
- July 17, 2022: Getty Museum 25th Anniversary Event (San Gabriel)
- Mar. 19, 2022: Steelheart music video ("Trust in Love")
2023
2023
2023 Recorded Activities
- Aug. 27, 2023: Irvine Taekwondo Day Celebration
- Aug. 20, 2023: KCON LA (Los Angeles Convention Center)
- Aug. 12-13, 2023: Maum Market (Liberation Day event)
- July 7, 2023: Teman – Korea x Indonesia (Korean Cultural Center – Ari Hall)
- 2023 Bloom on Every Stem I: Hallyu Madang for the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to the United States
2024
2024
Bloom on Every Stem II and Disney Lunar New Year
- Nov. 2, 2024: Bloom on Every Stem II: Mugunghwa Has Bloomed
- Disney's Lunar New Year Celebration performance
2025
2025
Bloom on Every Stem III: Gwanghee
- 2025 Bloom on Every Stem III: Gwanghee – Liberation 80 commemorative work (the story of dancers who lived through the Japanese occupation)
- Disney's Lunar New Year Celebration performance
History becomes clearer when it is connected to performance records.
The timeline, performances archive, and newsroom work best when they are read together as one public memory structure.