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This study examines the historicity of the Sunday School Motion Song within the broader context of dance phenomena that emerged in the Korean Protestant tradition. The Sunday School Motion Song has been studied as an individual phenomenon within the categories of music, education and missionary work. However, this study first develops a complex understanding of each category and then focuses on the period when the concepts of dance begin to be recognised as ‘choreography’ in the Sunday School Motion Song. Firstly, this study examines the transmission of Korean Christian Sunday School Motion Song, which began in the late 1800s, through the first existing illustrated dance textbook that can be considered a dance notation. By examining the period when Sunday School Motion Song appeared as a dance textbook, we examine how the process of Korean modernization and westernization affected Korean gestures, including Sunday School Motion Song. Furthermore, by analysing the seven motion song works included in the 1960s Summer Bible School textbook, it presents the possibility of how the movement of Sunday School Motion Song can be discussed from the perspective of dance. This approach represents the most basic research into the realm of dance, which has rarely been addressed in dance studies compared to the long history of Sunday School Motion Song. Based on this study, more detailed follow-up studies should be undertaken.

This study examined the effects of resilience on burnout among university dance majors. To examine how the subcomponents of resilience relate to various aspects of burnout—namely emotional exhaustion, decreased performance, motivational decline, and self-doubt—this study employed correlation and multiple regression analyses. The results showed that empathy, satisfaction, self-expansion, gratitude, and communication were negatively correlated with loss of motivation. In particular, gratitude significantly predicted lower levels of emotional exhaustion, loss of motivation, and self-doubt, suggesting its role as a protective factor. Conversely, problem analysis ability was positively associated with emotional exhaustion, indicating a potential cognitive burden. No resilience factor significantly influenced reduced performance. These findings highlight the importance of gratitude-based emotional training in preventing burnout among dance majors and suggest that technical fatigue may be influenced more by external conditions. Further studies should consider a broader range of psychological and environmental variables to support dancers' well-being and professional development.

This study explores the audience experience offered by contemporary performances connected to technology, focusing on the virtual performer Hatsune Miku. As a Vocaloid-based virtual idol who appears on stage without a real human performer behind, Hatsune Miku exists through and is sustained by user participation.This paper argues that Hatsune Miku’s performances form a new mode of spectatorship distinct from other virtual performers. To this end, the study examines discourses on presence and spectatorship within the context of performance studies, and investigates the cultural contexts of otaku subculture paying particular attention to how Hatsune Miku’s performances generate affect in the audience.

The purpose of this study is to develop a hip-hop dance education program for adolescents that enables them to learn and perform movements step by step while understanding their cultural origins. To this end, literature reviews and expert consultations were conducted, and the initial draft was revised based on feedback from both practitioners and researchers. The resulting program comprises sessions that integrate historical knowledge of hip-hop dance with fundamental movement skills suitable for beginners. This study is meaningful in that it provides a concrete pedagogical model linking the physical execution of movement to its historical and cultural roots.