The objective of this study is to analyze the relevance of breathing to motion in the expressional process of dancing motions. The subjects of the study were 184 including undergraduates, graduate students, dance directors and instructors, who were 20...
The objective of this study is to analyze the relevance of breathing to motion in the expressional process of dancing motions. The subjects of the study were 184 including undergraduates, graduate students, dance directors and instructors, who were 20 or older and majored in dancing, and a total of 1,630 responses were collected from them. The inductive analysis of their contents showed that 3 general genres such as continuity(49.8%), scope (31.6%) and accuracy(18.6%) of motions were derived from the external aspect of dancing motions in breathing as experienced in the expressional process of dancing, while 3 general genres were derived from their internal aspect including expressiveness(55.5%), qualitative change in motions (36.6%), transmission of message(7.9%). Lastly, one`s own physical aspect in breathing as experienced in the expressional process of dancing was categorized in 3 general genres like continuity of dancing performance (51.38%), increased concentration in dancing(41.2%) and physical change in it (7.5%). From the analysis, it was confirmed that breathing is a fundamental source of energy spewed out from one`s body, playing an important role in expressing not only external motions of dancers but also in transforming indwelling feelings to outward expression. It may thus deem necessary to conduct further studies on the training method for effective breathing in an effort to bring a dancing motion to an advanced stage of completion.