This study examines sinmuyong, a core asset of Korean modern dance, from the perspective of contemporary intangible heritage discourse and derives practical tasks for enhancing its cultural heritage value and status. To this end, the study reviews the paradigm shift in cultural heritage concerning modern arts and and substantiates the historical transmission lineage and the tangible existence of works in sinmuyong through literature research and case analysis. The findings confirm that sinmuyong is the product of the an autonomous aesthetics that led to the modern change of tradition and that it sufficiently meets the requirements of “living heritage” through an established transmission lineage and identifiable repertoire.. This study is significant in broadening the horizon of Korean dance heritage by defining sinmuyong as an ongoing, living heritage.

This study explores dance instructors’ perceptions of changes in course culture and the reconstruction of relationship-centered teaching strategies in the context of generational change and digital transformation. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with dance instructors, and the collected data were analyzed through inductive thematic analysis. The findings reveal that dance classes have shifted from authority- and repetition-centered instruction toward a culture emphasizing explanation, fairness, emotional support, and individualized guidance. Students increasingly demand clear rationales for movements, training processes, and evaluation criteria. Instructor authority is established through professional expertise, explanatory competence, trust, and respectful communication. In response, instructors employ question-based teaching, process-oriented feedback, individualized instruction, emotional support, and digital communication channels. The study suggests the need to redefine dance instructors as educational practitioners who coordinate technical instruction, relationships, emotions, communication, and learners’ self-directed growth.

This study examines artificial intelligence (AI) discourse in Korean dance studies between 2017 and 2025 from the perspective of human–technological–bodily relational networks and investigates how AI is transforming the discursive structure of the field. To achieve this, phenomenological embodiment theory, posthumanist theory, and technology-mediated art discourse were employed as analytical frameworks, and a qualitative literature review was conducted on thirty-five academic articles published in Korean scholarly journals. The findings indicate that AI functions as an agent mediating bodily experience, creative processes, and modes of reception across the domains of education, creation, and audience engagement. As a result, the body is being reconstituted as a relationally-constituted entity, creation as a collaborative process, and reception as a participatory experience. Overall, AI discourse in Korean dance studies extends beyond discussions of technological application toward an exploration of how meaning is generated through human–technological–bodily relations, representing a discursive shift that calls for a re-examination of the concepts and boundaries of dance studies.

This study aims to examine the cultural relationship between the secularization of Taoism during the Ming dynasty and the formation and development of Haiyang Yangge (a folk dance from Shandong). Combining literature review and fieldwork, the study analyzes the relationship between the spread of secular Taoism in folk society during the Ming dynasty and the formative process of Haiyang Yangge. The study finds that Taoist elements were adopted, transformed, and reconstructed within folk performance traditions. This is manifested in the role structure of yuedafu the Bagua-related spatial organization, and the collective ritual functions associated with the Haiyang Yangge Dragon King ritual. The formation and development of Haiyang Yangge can thus be understood as the result of continuous interaction between Taoism and these folk dance traditions. This study deepens the understanding of the historical formation and cultural identity of Haiyang Yangge, while providing a theoretical foundation for the continuity and transmission of traditional culture in a contemporary context.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of narcissism on self-management and performance confidence among university students majoring in dance. A survey was conducted with dance majors enrolled in four-year universities in Seoul, and a total of 363 valid questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS Version 23.0. Data analysis included frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The findings are as follows. First, narcissism had a statistically significant effect on self-management. Second, narcissism significantly influenced performance confidence. Third, self-management had a significant positive effect on performance confidence. These results indicate that narcissism functions as a psychological resource that promotes self-management and enhances performance confidence among dance majors. The findings suggest that, within pre-professional dance training contexts, certain dimensions of narcissism may contribute positively to psychological stability and performance-related competence.

This study examined the effects of performance participation motivation on dance self-confidence and major satisfaction among Chinese international students majoring in dance studying at Korean universities and tested the mediating effect of dance self-confidence. A survey was conducted with 303 respondents, and the collected data were analyzed using measurement and structural equation models. The results showed that performance participation motivation had significant positive effects on both dance self-confidence and major satisfaction. Dance self-confidence also had a significant positive effect on major satisfaction and demonstrated a mediating effect in the relationship between performance participation motivation and major satisfaction. These findings suggest that systematic support for performance experiences and educational support measures to enhance dance self-confidence are necessary to improve major satisfaction and academic adjustment among international dance major students in Korea.

This study examines the contemporary dance work Yunhoejeok Macbeth (2025) to investigate how nonverbal cues touch, distance, gaze, spatial formation, and rhythm semiotically mark the Lady Macbeth Macbeth relationship and how their repetition and accumulation lead to relational shift and collapse, while evaluating the applicability of Transactional Analysis (TA) . The work was segmented into scenes and the cues were coded as signifiers and interpreted through the signifier signified framework of dance semiotics and TA concepts, including ulterior transactions and ego states (Parent Adult Child) The analysis revealsthat in Scene 2, Lady Macbeth’s approach, contact, and central positioning reinforce covert control and pressure beneath apparent collusion, intensifying relational asymmetry. This is accompanied by weakened adult regulation (A) and heightened parent control (P) and child instability (C). Scene 3 employs repetitive movement and circular formations to present a cyclical structure of samsaric recurrence following catastrophe. This study demonstrates that nonverbal cues function as semiotic units that produce and transform relational meaning and confirms the productivie applicatbility of TA concepts to dance analysis.

This study aimed to examine the effects of professor student interaction on class satisfaction and career exploration behavior among Chinese international students majoring in dance in Korean universities. A survey was conducted with 312 Chinese dance students enrolled in university dance programs across Korea, and 310 valid responses were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and Amos 24.0. The results indicated that students with higher academic levels and advanced Korean language proficiency demonstrated more active professor student interaction and career exploration behavior. Furthermore, professor student interaction had a positive effect on class satisfaction and significantly promoted career exploration behavior. Class satisfaction also played an important role in enhancing students’ engagement in career exploration. These findings provide practical implications for improving curricula and designing targeted career support strategies for Chinese dance students studying in Korea, highlighting the importance of fostering effective professor student interactions to support academic engagement and future career development.

This study chronologically analyzes the institutional changes of the Seoul Dance Festival(SDF) using the framework of New Institutionalism to identify the festival’s function as an institutional field where national cultural policy, the artists’ community, and social discourse intersect. The research employs a three-tiered analytical framework —policy history, institutional history, and cognitive discourse—to structure the festival’s stages of formation, transition, and institutionalization. The analysis reveals that the SDF’s institutional evolution accompanied the complex interplay of regulative, normative, and cognitive factors. Key drivers included internal critical discourse from the dance community, the national cultural policy’s ‘Arm’s Length Principle’, and the exogenous pressure of adopting ESG-based operations. This empirically demonstrates the realization of Discursive Institutionalism, where social values such as fairness, transparency, and sustainability become internalized as institutional norms. Ultimately, the Seoul Dance Festival transitioned from a ‘regulative institution’ focused on administrative efficiency to a ‘discursive institution’ that has internalized social trust and value. This confirms the shift in Korean arts administration from an emphasis on efficiency rationality to a cultural rationality centered on social discourse.

This study conducted a systematic literature review(SLR) of empirical research on international students majoring in dance in Korea published between 2020 and 2025, examining research topic trends and methodological characteristics. Using PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool(MMAT, 2018), the analysis revealed a strong predominance of non-randomized quantitative studies (81.6%) and a limited presence of qualitative research (2.6%). Findings indicated that the career development, university adaptation, and psychological experiences of international dance students were shaped through interactions within sociocultural contexts and the artistic practice of dance, rather than being confined to individual factors. However, existing studies largely adopted an individual-variable-centered approach, with limited integration of cultural and educational contexts. This review provided foundational insights for advancing the internationalization of dance education and improving research quality on international students.