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![Choi Chang-deok’s “seungcheonmu,” or “dance of ascension,” is a traditional dance that artistically sublimates funeral songs from the Jeolla region and movements once performed by shamans in “ssitgimgut,” a ritual for cleansing the spirit of the dead. [PARK SANG-MOON]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12716205.jpg?imageId=12716205&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)