The Sanjo is a name of Korean folk music which is composed of typical Pansori, a music with recital of Korean poem and play of musical instruments. The Sanjo is not only a music ltself but also a dance. Therefore, when we speak about the Sanjo dance i...
The Sanjo is a name of Korean folk music which is composed of typical Pansori, a music with recital of Korean poem and play of musical instruments. The Sanjo is not only a music ltself but also a dance. Therefore, when we speak about the Sanjo dance it should be performed with accompaniment piece of music. The first Sanjo dance was appeared on the stage when Mr. HAN Sung joon performed the Crane Dance.
The origin of the Sanjo dance is known as the dance without unique style because it is true that the Sanjo music came from a music without typical format. We call the Sanjo dance as Hotun-choom dance which is known as most human dance in Korea because it is developed through free gesture to express human sentiment based on public and individual conciousness about the beauty since middle of Yi dynasty.
The aesthetic factor and characteristics of the Sanjo music have greatly affected Korean dancers for their creative works in developing the themes and subjects.
The artistic nature of the Sanjo dance is similar to that of Sanjo music which was originated from the Hotun-choom dance. It is also a good example of Korean dance which illustrates beautifully the personality of Korean people and essense of Korean dance. In addition, the Sanjo dance has good sense of expression which makes good harmony with contemporary aesthetic sense of Korean people. The Sanjo dance has played a vital role for influence upon the world of creative dance in Korea since its expression and sentiment went far beyond the thought of our monkind and it has also built a solid foundation for creative arts in the years to come.