From K-pop to community, Ian Eastwood reconnects with Korea's dance scene

When Ian Eastwood first worked with Taemin on his solo debut 12 years ago, he expected to spend several rehearsals teaching him the choreography for "Danger." Taemin learned everything he had prepared in the first session. Back in Korea this month, Eastwood was again impressed, this time by artists who had yet to debut. Teaching at entertainment labels, the American choreographer encountered trainees as young as 12 or 13 who could learn choreography, absorb corrections and incorporate staging wi