Ok Hee Jeong

DOI:10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.1 Vol.1(No.2) 1-19, 2017

The article has examined the nation building of folk dance and pondered upon the format of folk dance festival/competition as a way to construct national identity, with the cases of Israel and Korea. Given the apparent effort to excavate and construct folk dance for newly formed nation-states, I analyzed the representative platforms for folk dance in both countries: the Dalia Festival in Israel and Jeongukminsokyesulkyeongyeondaehui in South Korea. Examining the origin and operation of these platforms in each country’s sociocultural context, I argue that folklore is it reflects the society’s desire for folklore in nation building. The comparison between Israel and Korea in the way folk dance is represented reveals that it is not the format itself but the desire beneath the festival or the competition that defines and shapes what folk dance is.

folk dance, festival, competition, nation building, Dalia Festival

Yoongu Lee , Yong-jin Yoon , Sibak Sung

DOI:10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.21 Vol.1(No.2) 21-27, 2017

The guideline for physical activity is being established as an important health habits for preventing and managing several chronic diseases. This health behavior can prevent the following diseases in various aspects. Diabetes and obesity prevention through weight control, cardiovascular disease as hypertension and coronary heart disease, cancer, pulmonary disease, psychological disorder as anxiety and depression, and musculoskeletal disorder as back pain and osteoarthritis are problems that can be resolved at preventive level through exercise. However, lack of physical activity causes a lot of pain by causing diseases listed above. However, if it is accompanied by habits related to physical activity, it can be practiced even if the intention of physical activity is insufficient. Therefore, this study sought to help the implementation of health behaviors by exploring the factors needed to form physical activity habit. When four factors(rewards, consistency, behavioral complexity, environmental cues) have been made in a complementary combination it would expect the formation of habit.

physical activity, exercise habit, rewards, consistency, behavioral complexity, environmental cues

Seok Jin Han

DOI:10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.29 Vol.1(No.2) 29-39, 2017

Dance graduates are more likely to become self-employed or undertake freelance work in the field of dance. To succeed and build a career, they need to understand the arts market and develop management and organization skills for planning, fundraising, application writing, promoting, and touring. In Korea, the low employability of dance graduates and lack of their entrepreneurial skills have been age-long problems because dance courses and module contents have given weight on dance technique modules. Dance departments have failed to develop graduateness and to provide the students satisfactory career guidance. It would be the best if, during university, students are given support not just in fulfilling their creative potential but also helping them gain confidence and adequate skills required to equip them for self-employment and freelance working. I thus suggest that to embed entrepreneurship across the dance curriculum can be an effective approach to address the reality of employment in dance and develop innovative career strategies. This article identified entrepreneurial competencies required for a successful career in the dance sector and suggested pedagogical approaches to enhance entrepreneurship for dance majors in higher education.

dance curriculum, entrepreneurship, core competencies, dance graduate, dance career

Sunyoung Kwon

DOI:10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.41 Vol.1(No.2) 41-51, 2017

The purpose of this research is to examine achievements in both practical and theoretical dance education earned in last decade along with the Culture and Arts Education(CAE) Policy and to suggest future tasks. Followings are the achievements after the policy became implemented. First, there are bigger place for dance education. Second, with the effort of re-developing goal of dance education, its social and whole-person educational role has been highlighted. Third, the content of dance education has been specified and developed for different grades and levels. Fourth, researches on professional dance teacher education has gained awareness and conducted actively. For constant expansion and improvement of dance education as CAE, followings have to be proceeded. First, there needs to be intensive researches on learners in dance education as CAE. Second, the position and role of dance education has to be defined among the related policies. Third, various practices and researches need to take place, which can develop and empower expertise of dance teachers and instructors.

culture and arts education, dance education