Traditional dance virtuoso Lee Mae-bang dies

Yi Mae-bang / Korea Times file

Korea's traditional dance virtuoso Lee Mae-bang died Friday. He was 88.

Lee died of old age at Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong, southern Seoul.

Born in 1927 in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, he was the only holder of two of Korea's Important Intangible Cultural Assets "seungmu (monk's dance)" and "salpuri (exorcism dance)."

Lee is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law.