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Ha Po-gyong (Korean: 하보경; born 1906 - died 1996) was a Korean dancer who was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Asset. He was the sole master of the beombuchum (the Dance of the Commoner) and a recognised master of the obukchum or Five Drums Dance. Ha's primary focus was on the improvisational dance form known as heoteunchum. Because of their unstructured nature, Ha was able to continue performing these dances well into his eighties, abbreviating or adapting them according to his physical ability.