This study investigates the relationship among participation motivation in dance programs, positive psychological capital, and successful aging among middle-aged adults attending seniors universities. The participants were middle-aged adults who took part in dance programs at seniors universities in four cities with a high level of aging in Jiangsu Province. A total of 312 valid questionnaires were used for the final analysis. The measurement tools used in this study were questionnaires on participation motivation, positive psychological capital, and successful aging. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN VER 27.0 and AMOS 26.0. The results of this study are as follows: First, dance programs motivation was found to have a significant effect on positive psychological capital. Second, dance programs motivation was found to have a significant effect on successful aging. Third, positive psychological capital was found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between participation motivation and successful aging. This study suggests that dance programs can enhance the positive psychological capital of middle-aged adults and contribute to the promotion of successful aging.

Since the 1990s, Korea has developed into a full-fledged multicultural society with an increase of foreign workers, marriage immigrants, and defectors. Today, as multicultural education is emerging as a critical task for Korea in the 21st century, it is a crucial moment to examine what role Korea’s dance education plays in such a multicultural society. The purpose of this study is to search for an appropriate type of dance education, given Korea’s transition to a multicultural society. Thus, this study conducted comparative studies between the United States’ form of multicultural education and France’s intercultural education to identify the current status and problems of dance education in Korea. Based on this analysis, four ways in which intercultural education has been applied as an alternative to appropriate dance education in Korean multicultural society are presented. This study attempts to identify the similarities rather than the differences in intercultural dance education. Furthermore, children coming from immigrant families and students from ordinary households want to communicate with each other through various traditional dances. Therefore, intercultural dance education needs to be extended to immigrants as well as native citizens. Additionally, a community dance program that implements intercultural education for a large number of inhabitants and a small number of immigrants should be established. If dance education that emphasizes communication and mutual integration is formulated to meet the needs of the present age, it is expected that it will also be a great help toward creating a safe and healthy multicultural society. Through this study, the importance and value of dance in Korean multicultural society will be re-acknowledged, and the value of dance education for leading the way toward a 21st century multicultural society will be illustrated.

This case study research aimed to analysis the dance program to heal the unstable emotions of teenagers who experience school violent. The dance program was held at the A Welfare Center in Seoul for 10 sessions, 100 minutes per week. The program has improved the participants' unstable emotions and negative self-image. Participants want to express their feelings in a healthy way and find the positivity inherent in them. And they tried to improve their social skills by improving self-expression. After finishing the program, participants recovered the violence, depression and low self-esteem caused by wounds to the body and mind. It is meaningful that it has a positive effect on healthy relationships by learning how to communicate with other friends.