2021, Vol.84, No.4

The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.93

pISSN : 1226-900X / eISSN : 2713-9468
https://journal.kci.go.kr/krsds

To emphasize the importance of criticality and reflexivity in the concept of dance literacy, this study discusses the influence of post-theories and cultural studies that have become the basis for the expansion of the concept of literacy. First, I examine the major academic discourses of cultural studies related to the concept of literacy, focusing on the constructive nature of meaning, various possibilities of reading, and the power relationship. Next, I analyze four cases of critical dance studies, which recognize dancing body as a text in the areas of dance analysis, dance anthropology, dance pedagogy, and dance history. Finally, I propose class activities and techniques that help critical and reflective understanding of dance phenomenon by applying the critical literacy class technique. By reading and writing diverse versions of a dance, students understand that the meaning of the dance is selectively constructed depending on the context.

The purpose of this study is to review Virtual Reality (VR) related literature in psychotherapy and expressive therapies to identify applicable essential elements of Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) in virtual reality for adolescents’ mental health. None of VR based DMT studies were founded in review process. However, other related fields of studies indicated applicable result for VR based dance/movement therapy. This study revealed five essential elements such as virtual body, virtual space, virtual environment, virtual images, and virtual drawing, which can be actively applied to VR based dance/movement therapy. For further study, the researcher suggested developing actual VR based DMT programs and conducting experimental tests to provided clinical evidence of effectiveness, which would require collaborations with professionals from other fields such as art engineering, psychology, and game contents.

The objective of the study is to examine the concept of ‘Inclusive’ arts which has contributed to enhance the field of disability arts. Korea has recently paid attention to the Alice Fox’s principles of inclusive arts activities, in order to suggest directions for the dance education of inclusive approaches. As the starting point for applying an inclusive approach to dance education, this study discusses three applications as follows. First, a reconsideration on dance education for the disabled in terms of special education. Second, a post-learning viewpoint on disability. Third, establishing a mutual subjective relationship between the disabled and non-disabled. The study is expected to draw attention on the disability arts education in the fields of dance education and to provide a foundation to make the dance education done for all by respecting equality and diversity.