In recent years, the Korean higher education system has begun to stress the importance of general education during undergraduate studies. There has also been some interest in encouraging the general education curriculum to embrace the field of dance a...
In recent years, the Korean higher education system has begun to stress the importance of general education during undergraduate studies. There has also been some interest in encouraging the general education curriculum to embrace the field of dance as well. However, while much research has addressed other disciplines, there have been very few contemporary studies that address teaching strategies for general dance education in Korea. This review reports on the existing relevant literature describing this situation. The aim of this paper is to examine the state of general dance education in Korean higher education and to suggest possibilities for incorporating dance studies into general education, given the larger changes within Korean culture. Therefore, Korean general dance education needs more investigation in order to develop diverse curriculums that can include dance technique, dance history and dance appreciation classes. The goals of general dance education need to change according to Korean society`s changing demands. Therefore, I expect that the students who take general dance classes in universities will become the informed audiences of dance performances in the future.