한국춤에서 호흡의 의미와 움직임의 미 = The Significance of Breathing in Korean Dance and the Aesthetics of Movements

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study engages with the role of breathing in body movements and an inner expression of dancers. Korean dance is of a polar nature in its inner and outer aspect. The inner space of dancers is constantly moving but sometimes it seems that is suspended; heavily but light. These features of Korean dance are completed through breathing. The breathing, which has inseparable relations with qi, the life energy in Taoist thought, is decisive in shaping the movements as well as in expressing the dancers`` inner world. The breathing is a key element that acts as a connecting bridge between ``Han`` and ``Shin Myung``, which is the basic emotion and character of Korean dance.