This study was done through questionaries sent to 214 students who were not majored in a dance and attended a cultural lecture of a dance in the present time (the 1st semester of 1999) to find out the following matters. Why is the cultural lecture of ...
This study was done through questionaries sent to 214 students who were not majored in a dance and attended a cultural lecture of a dance in the present time (the 1st semester of 1999) to find out the following matters. Why is the cultural lecture of a dance necessary? How was the understanding for a dance under the general characteristics changed after attending the cultural lecture of a dance? What is the difference in understanding and interest between before and attending the cultural lecture of a dance?
The summary of the results are as follows.
Firstly, 98 students(45.79%), 43 male students(43.87%) and 55 female students(56,13%), showed interest in 'ballet'. In other words, ballet was proved to be understood easily and be highlighted for its esthetic value.
Secondly, 100 students(46.79%) responded they had understanding for a dance in normal level before the lecture, however 105 students(49.1%) responded they had understanding for a dance in higher level after the lecture. That was, students could increase the understanding for viewing of a dance performance through the lecture.
Thirdly, students could have wide appreciative power and basic knowledge to understand a dance, which was the most important results for the students who attended the lecture.
Fourthly, 122 students(57.01%) responded they would attend again other cultural lecture of a once except the present lecture. Specially, 49 students(40.16%) who majored in the department of liberal arts showed the greatest interest for the lecture.
Fifthly, 173 students(80.84%) responded the lecture increased their cognitive faculty for a dance, which showed the lecture had an great effect on understanding, interest and participation for a dance. Specialty, 92 male students(53.18%) answered in the affirmative for the effect of the lecture, which confirmed the effect of the cultural lecture for a dance.