Dance is an art of time and space that
expresses people's emotions, senses
or ideas through body motions. It is
'danse' in French, 'tanz' in German,
'danza' in Italian, and 'tan' in Sanskrit.
Dance as an art is defined as the expression
of ideas and thoughts and the representation
of aesthetic values by forming spaces
through the motion of the human body.
Dance is an art of time and space that
expresses people's emotions, senses
or ideas through body motions. It is
'danse' in French, 'tanz' in German,
'danza' in Italian, and 'tan' in Sanskrit.
Dance as an art is defined as the expression
of ideas and thoughts and the representation
of aesthetic values by forming spaces
through the motion of the human body.
Dance is based on the movements of our
body. Because a human body has an instinctive
function that exhibits his internal
movement, dance is an art that is represented
not merely by bodily expression but
by the combination of the body and the
mind.
The
School of Dance was founded with the
basic philosophy of cultivating talented
people that pursue science and art and
harmony of artistic sensitivity. Its
purpose is to educate talented people
who can contribute to community and
the field of culture and art and to
nurture great scholars, by restoring
artistic sentiment to community through
big and small performances and further,
producing prominent dancers that are
active on world stages.
As mediator of 'education of dance'
pursuing cultivation of dance artists
and movement of body, the School of
Dance will provide the instruction of
practical skills to socially realize
the philosophy of ‘education through
dancing' and pursue physical, emotional,
and intellectual development. The main
axis of the instructor group consists
of professionals in the School of Dance,
which is a leader of globalism of Korean
dancing. Experts of dance education,
the school teaches a systematic method
of dance instruction. The aim of the
education is as follows:
1) Cultivation of active dance artists
who first figure out and interact with
the current of the times.
2) Cultivation of guiding dance artists
who lead advancement and popularization
of dance art.
3) Cultivation of creative dance artists
who have the ability of instructing
and choreographing new dance works.
To receive the Bachelor of Dance, a
student must
1) complete a minimum of 130 credit
units
2) satisfy the General Requirements
of the School for professional degrees
3) complete 22 units of Required Courses
4) complete 42 units of Electives Courses
5) complete 6 units of Department Culture
Courses
6) complete according to school regulation
of Common Culture Courses
Year 1
Introduction to Dance, Practice of The
Percussion Instrument (Korean), Practice
of The Percussion Instrument (Western),
Practical Talent of Korean Dance, Practical
Talent of Modern Dance, Practical Talent
of Ballet
Year 2
Korean Dance, Modern Dance, Ballet,
History of Korean Dance, History of
Western Dance, Body Mine, Trend of Dance,
How to Make-up for Dance, Dance Music
(Korean Classical Music), Dance Music
(Western Classical Music), Body Conditioning,
Development of Performing Arts Program
Year 3
Principle of the Major? (Korean Dance),
Principle of the Major? (Modern Dance),
Principle of the Major? (Ballet), Creation
Practice (Korean Dance), Creation Practice
(Modern Dance), Creation Practice (Ballet),
Minor Practice (Korean Dance), Minor
Practice (Modern Dance), Minor Practice
(Ballet), Theory of Creation, Repertoire
of Modern Dance, Repertoire of Ballet,
Musical Theatre, Study of Intangible
Cultural Assets, Study of Dance's Studies,
Special Lecture on Folk Art, Stage Costume,
Special Make-Up, Art Management, Method
of Dance Accident, Dancing-Sociology,
Dance Aesthetic, Study of Physical Injury
in Dance, International Cultural Exchange
Year 4
Principle of the Major? (Korean Dance),
Principle of the Major? (Modern Dance),
Principle of the Major? (Ballet), Practice
of Perform (Korean Dance), Practice
of Perform (Modern Dance), Practice
of Perform (Ballet), Practice of Work
(Korean Dance), Practice of Work (Modern
Dance), Practice of Work (Ballet), Folklore,
Art Culture Policies, Criticism of Dance,
Improvisation, Stage Art, Study of Art
Publicity Media
Careers and graduate destinations of
students include dance educator, a professor,
a dancing master(at a primary school,
a secondary school, a high school, a
university, a proprietary school), dancer
(Korean dance, Modern dance, Ballet),
choreographer and others(designer, make-up
artist, a planner).
Mal-Ae Kim, Ph.D.
[Dongdeok Women's University, 2005,
Professor, Korean Dance, makj@khu.ac.kr]
Hwa-Rye Kim, Ph.D.
[Myongji University, 1994, Professor,
Ballet, khrye52@hanmail.net]
Myung-Sook Park, Ph.D.
[Hanyang University, 1993, Professor,
Modern Dance, scdc305@hanmail.net]
Mi-Ra Yoon, M.A.
[Kyung Hee University, 1986, Professor,
Korean Dance, aurora@khu.ac.kr]
