This study analyzed the relationship among physical self-efficacy, intention to continue dance, and psychological happiness of Chinese public square dance participants. The researchers conducted a survey on Chinese public square dance participants, and SPSS 23.0 was used to analyze 334 people in total. According to the analysis results, first, it was found that physical self-efficacy had a significant influence on the intention to continue dance. Second, physical self-efficacy was found to have a significant influence on psychological happiness. Third, it was found that the intention to continue dance had a significant influence on psychological happiness. The result confirmed that the physical self-efficacy of the Chinese public square dance participants is an important factor that promotes the intention to continue dance and ultimately contributes to the improvement of individual psychological happiness. Therefore, we suggest an approach considering these factors is needed in in the future when designing a program to improve the happiness of Chinese leisure dance participants.

This study proposes a metaverse-based educational platform and a future dance-centered learning environment equipped with advanced technology. It aims to develop digital competencies through process-oriented learning, incorporating understanding, creating, and analyzing dance. The research primarily relies on a literature review, along with scenario planning-based PSTE analysis, and the Futures Wheel method to explore scenarios related to the implementation of the dance space “Dance Mechatropolis”. As a result, four key scenarios were identified: Metaverse Digital Anomie, Metaverse Digital Tutoring, Decentralization of the Digital Generation, and Metaverse Collaboration Architecture. These scenarios provide direction for future school education and help anticipate emerging trends. Future dance-based education based on metaverse is expected to go one step further to customized education innovation and provide insights into intelligent holistic learning management and personalized optimal learning services.

This study analyzes the structural and characteristics principles of the ‘Basic Dance’ established by Kim Paik-bong. As research methods, I conduct archival research, oral histories from in-depth interviews, and an embodied observation analysis based on practice-based research. As a result, I illuminate the background of the formation of the format and the foundation of the structural system, and classify the structural principles with seven elements to identify the characteristics. ‘Kim Paik-bong’s Basic Dance’ is a ‘technical system’, ‘movement principle system’, and ‘shaping principle system’, which can be defined as the typicality, identity, and uniqueness of Kim Paik-bong dance, a latent creative concept and principle. Therefore, the Basic Dance of Kim Paik-bong is the cornerstone of creative repository in identifying and preserving her artistic world. As the foundation of her art form, it will present the ideal of recreation as a ‘prototype’ and ‘example’.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship among the grit of professional dancers, protean career attitude, and subjective career success. Collected through a purposive sampling method, 330 questionnaires of dancers were used for the final analysis, and the results obtained through validity analysis, reliability analysis, frequency analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis are as follows. First, it was found that the grit of professional dancers had a significant effect on protean career attitude. Second, it was found that the grit of professional dancers had a significant effect on subjective career success. Third, it was found that the protean career attitude of professional dancers had a significant effect on subjective career success. The result of this study suggests that dance organizations should strive to improve the level of not only dancers but also the entire dance group by strengthening support for the career development of dancers for the protean career attitude and subjective career success of professional dancers. The expansion and application of grit education to improve subjective career success of professional dancers is also required.

This study aims to identify the artistic sociological aspects of Choi Seung-hee’s dance philosophy by comparing and analyzing it with Arnold Hauser’s theory of the sociology of art. As a research method, I analyze Choi Seung-hee’s magazine article, focusing on “The Korean People and Dance”, and examine conceptual similarities with Hauser’s theory. The findings reveal strong correlations between the two theories, particularly in the historical and social natures of art, the concept of alienation, the dual structure of popular and fine arts, and the critique of formalism. Considering the socio-cultural context of the 1930s, this study suggests that Hauser’s theory may have influenced Choi Seung-hee’s dance philosophy. This research presents an integrated approach combining practice and theory and emphasizes the need for further in-depth studies on the sociological aspects of Choi Seung-hee’s dance philosophy.

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of SNS-based communication on organizational commitment among Korean dancers. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS Ver. 29.0, employing frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis to derive the research findings. SNS communication significantly influenced all three types of organizational commitment: continuance commitment, normative commitment, and affective commitment. Specifically, clear responses and empathy had the most substantial impact on continuance commitment, while information sharing and empathy were most influential for normative commitment. Affective commitment was primarily affected by clear responses. The study also revealed that excessive use of SNS could have a negative impact by fostering comparison and competition, which could hinder organizational commitment. Therefore, dance organizations should develop strategies to enhance positive communication through SNS while minimizing its negative effects.

The purpose of this study is to explore the communal life and aesthetic consciousness inherent in Su-yeongJi-shin Bal-gi and re-evaluate its value as a form of folk culture. The main discussion of this paper focused on folk culture and folk dance as a communal cultural element through the analysis of literature and academic materials related to Su-yeong Ji-shin Bal-gi. In addition, photographs taken at the 49th Suyeong Traditional Folk Arts Festival were used as research data to describe and analyze the dance movements. As a result of the study, the aesthetic consciousness of the East, which prioritizes naturalness, and that of the West, which emphasizes orderliness, are both embedded in the ritual. Additionally, the ritual embraces the dance principle of Jeongjungdong represented in Korean traditional dance, the communal dance seen in Madang, and the subject-object unity between performers and spectators.

The purpose of this study is to examine the current status of dance education in the Jeonbuk region and ways to localize the career paths and jobs of dance majors. To this end, the current status of professional dance education in the Jeonbuk region was examined through the analysis of published scholarly articles and online information platforms, and the problems of the decrease in professional dance education institutions and the lack of awareness of related occupations were identified. The study further assembled information on career and job paths based on the researcher's career/job consulting experience and sought ways in which dance majors from Jeonbuk or dance majors at professional education institutions in the Jeonbuk region could settle in the region and develop stable career activities. The study offers useful information to dance majors and dance educators who train dance majors in the Jeonbuk region for effective career/employment counseling and education. It also aims to establish a foundation for linking the curriculum of dance departments with career/employment.

This study was to examine the achievements of major organizations that influenced the development of the dance world in Busan and to present their opinions on the direction of efforts to develop in the future. In this study, data were collected and analyzed through the literature review and the results were as follows. First, Busan Branch of The Korea Dance Assoiation played a central role in the Busan dance world. Second, Busan Folklore Conservation Association has worked hard to preserve and foster Busan's folk dance. Third, Busan Metropolitan Dance Company contributed to popularization by creating and performing various works representing Busan. Fourth, the dance department of a university located in Busan has been the main focus on cultivating talent through dance education. Fifth, Busan International Dance Festival Orgnizing Committee diversified and publicized dance performances, and also achieved dancers' overseas expansion.

The purpose of this study is to explore the ethical situations that field workers can face in dance art work with AI, especially focusing on the 'body alienation' situation of dancers. The study focused on literature research on AI and body alienation, semi-structured one-on-one phone interviews involving engineers and dancers who have experienced related work in the actual field, and structured one-on-one written interviews involving choreographers. As a result, we discovered situations and types of body alienation that can occur, such as ‘human body instrumentalized for AI learning’, ‘body alienation due to differences in performance capabilities between humans and AI’, and ‘body alienation due to capital and power’. The body alienation that can occur at this time includes not only issues of portrait rights, intellectual property rights, and copyright, but also personal privacy, labor alienation, psychological alienation, and biological alienation. It is expected that this study will be used in various ways as a basic study examining ethical factors that should be considered in the workplace of dance art using AI.