Cultural Classes

Learn and Enjoy Together at WATKAA Cultural Classes

WATKAA Cultural Classes are held at the Korean Community Center and are open to everyone in our community.

Classes include English, poetry writing, line dance, yoga, guitar, pungmul (Korean drumming), Korean school, computer & AI, and more.

Line Dance

📅 Wednesdays 9:30 – 11:30 AM | 📍 Room C | Instructor: Heegeun Cho

Dance together to upbeat music and build health and energy. Beginners are always welcome — anyone can follow along.

Manseong Pungmul (Korean Drumming)

📅 1st & 4th Sundays of each month, 2:00 – 4:00 PM | 📍 Room F | Instructor: Sungri Hwang

Learn traditional Korean rhythms on the buk, janggu, kkwaenggwari, and jing, and perform together. The group performs at WATKAA events such as our Liberation Day celebration.

Yoga

📅 Thursdays 10:00 – 11:30 AM | 📍 Room F | Instructor: Hyunsim Kim

Find balance for body and mind through stretching and breathing. Start your day the healthy way with us.

Poetry Writing Class

📅 Mondays 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 📍 Room F

Read, write, and share poems and stories together. Everyone with an interest in writing is welcome.

Free Senior Workshop: ‘Making Friends with AI’

📅 March 17, 2026, 4:30 PM · April 18 (Sat), 2:00 PM | 📍 Tacoma Korean Community Center

WATKAA hosted ‘Making Friends with AI,’ a free workshop for seniors. About 30 seniors attended as Vice President Heejin Noh showed how to use ChatGPT and Gemini on iPhone and Android phones with everyday examples, and lively questions continued throughout. Due to popular demand, a second session was held on Saturday, April 18, and, as promised by President Kyung Vincent, a weekly Computer & AI class has since been added every Thursday.

Photos: Seattle Korean Daily

From Computer Basics to Using AI – Computer & AI Class

📅 Thursdays 9:30 – 11:30 AM | 📍 Tacoma Korean Community Center

A class for seniors covering smartphone and computer basics (Korean and English typing, email, internet search, managing photos), using hospital, government, banking, and travel websites, avoiding online scams (smishing and phishing), and using ChatGPT and Gemini to write English emails and find information.

Instructor: Youngnam Yoo | Contact: 206-946-5014

Table Tennis Class

📅 Tuesdays & Saturdays, 1:00 – 4:00 PM | 📍 Room C | Instructor: Jiyoung Lee

A table tennis table has been installed in our newly renovated community center, and our table tennis class is now open. Everyone is welcome to come exercise and have fun together!