Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance ,systematically organized by Han Jin-ok who learned from the sword dance master, Shin Gap-do well-versed in sword dances from eight provinces nationwide, well represents particular traits of Honam province and has attrib...
Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance ,systematically organized by Han Jin-ok who learned from the sword dance master, Shin Gap-do well-versed in sword dances from eight provinces nationwide, well represents particular traits of Honam province and has attributes similar to a folk dance like 'ibchumsawi' or 'salpuri' rather than royal court dance.
Han Jin-ok' Honam sword dance has been around even today after Kim Ja-yeon who joined Gwangju Korean Traditional music orchestra, learned from Han Jin-ok who was a dance teacher by then. Research on Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance has not been diverse nor in- depth compared to the value that it has. Motivated to study more, it is designed to discuss and theoretically organize pedigree and sheds light on how it has been handed down and the preservation value that Honam sword dance has. Kim Ja-yeon is the last disciple who learned and studied Honam sword dance directly from Han Jin-Ok.
This pedigree has proved to be true with historical research from Park Jong-seon the performer of Ajaengsanjo ,Seoul Intangible cultural property No 39. He was a teacher along with Han Jin-ok at Gwangju Korean Traditional music orchestra.
Kim ja-yeon's legitimacy can be found in the cultural heritage report which records Kim ja-yeon , a disciple of Han Jin-ok, as part of studies on Honam sword dance at National research institute of cultural heritage in 1993. Based on her legitimacy, this study sheds light on how preservation institute of Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance has preserved original forms of the dance, marked pedigree and how it makes continuous efforts to hand down the Honam sword dance.
In addition, this study is designed to identify unique value of Honam sword dance through aesthetic analysis and clarity the value to preserve Honam sword dance which was not previously studied.
This study has been conducted through the first literature research and the second interview review. The research on how Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance has been handed down has been conducted mostly through interviews and advice from Kim Ja-yeon and achieves from preservation institute of Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance and for the purpose of aesthetical analysis, thesis has been intensively studied from Lim Su-jeong who researched local characteristics of Korean sword dance and Jeong Mi-seon who studied authentic Honam sword dance.
Han Jin-ok's Honam sword dance is a traditional dance which well represents local trait of Honam province and contains particular mighty and progressive characteristics of Honam sword dance as well as delicate movements.
Honam sword dance has some unique and similar dance movements to' hansam dance movement' with Dodeuli rhythms which uses long robe like in cham dance and to sitting movement in 'maenson' dance movement with 'heoteuntalyeong' rhythms and to shaking wrist movement in 'salpuri ' dance.
In the dance formation, aesthetic elements can be found like Yin yang theory which views things in relation to its whole, based on two basic components which combine in a complementary manner and heaven, earth and humans theory which discusses harmonious relations and interaction of heaven, earth and human, in relation to its whole.
The peak of sword dance is ' sword dance movement' which includes hard- to- express movements and shows the climax of the dance and it seems to be explosive but needs to be represented smoothly using breathing which requires long years of training. Han Jin-ok's Homan sword dance is highly well composed and contains various aesthetical movements.
Such movement is uncomparable and it is the unique characteristic that only Homan sword dance can represent. Honam sword dance is worthy to be preserved as a cultural asset in Honam province and there should be extensive efforts followers should make to hand down the dance from the local and regional levels.