Information on the state of dance programs intended for the elderly is required to provide elderly people with more appropriate dance programs, and it's needed to pay more attention to dance studies as a sort of social education and to elderly people ...
Information on the state of dance programs intended for the elderly is required to provide elderly people with more appropriate dance programs, and it's needed to pay more attention to dance studies as a sort of social education and to elderly people who should be helped to benefit from lifelong education. The purpose of this study was to examine what dance programs geared toward promoting the health of the elderly were offered and which programs were prevailing. It's specifically meant to analyze the state of dance programs in seven different urban communities. As a result of investigating institutions offering senior dance programs, relevant projects and lectures, the following findings were given:
First, there were largely five different sorts of institutions that offered senior dance programs: senior welfare centers, general welfare centers, senior community programs, senior centers and fitness clubs. Seoul provided the largest number of senior dance programs(64), followed by Daegu with 10, Incheon with eight, Gwangju with five, and Daejeon and Ulsan with three.
Second, as for projects related to senior dance programs, there were a wide variety of projects by which senior dance programs were offered: social education project, plans for boosting senior centers, elderly-involved projects, community leisure programs for the elderly, specialized projects for the elderly, senior welfare projects, education & cultural projects, family welfare projects, projects for lifelong education and leisure support, in-home welfare services, medical welfare projects, senior community programs, cultural centers and emotional support service. Seoul pushed ahead with the largest number of projects(75) as well, followed by Busan with 22, Incheon with 15, Daegu with 15, Gwangju with eight, Ulsan with five and Daejeon with two.
Third, concerning the regional distribution of the senior dance programs, Seoul offered the largest number of lectures(382). The number of lectures on practical dance, dance & gymnastics and Korean dance in Seoul was far larger than that in the other regions. Out of the other metropolitan cities, Busan ranked highest with 102, followed by Incheon with 66, Daegu with 53, Gwangju with 31, and Daejeon and Ulsan with 19.
Fourth, in regard to the distribution of lectures, there were largely three different kinds of lectures, which were respectively regarding practical dance, dance & gymnastics and Korean dance. Out of the three, practical dance took the initiative in the spread of senior dance programs, since the greatest number of programs dealt with practical dance. The three lectures were subcategorized into 19. Out of the 19 lectures, dance sport and yoga were most widely taught(87 programs), followed by wellbeing gymnastics(78), basic Korean dance(71), rec dance(63) and Korean dance & gymnastics(51). Therefore dance sport, yoga, wellbeing gymnastics, basic Korean dance, rec dance and Korean dance & gymnastics could be said as typical senior dance programs that were widespread across the nation.