This study recognizes the role and importance of basic dance in Korean dance education, and aims to identify the research trends on basic dance choreography for about 50 years and examine the current status to be used as basic data.

In order to examine basic dance research trends, it was analyzed by year, publishing agency, and topic-specific criteria, and a total of 66 dissertations published from 1974 to 2020 were selected after keyword search using the RISS.

First, the annual standard was divided into five units for 10 years. The first phase of the study was 6.1%, with a high proportion of dissertations. The second term shows a quantitative increase of 12.1%. The third term decreased quantitatively from the second. The fourth and fifth periods saw rapid growth in research results, and a quantitative increase of 75.7% is confirmed. The subject of research has expanded to philosophy and aesthetics.

Second, the analysis by publishing organization showed that the dissertation was published at 13 universities and the academic journal paper was published at 16 academic societies.

Third, as a result of the analysis on a topic-specific basis, the most discussed topics are Dance/Movement Analysis, and the least discussed topics are psychology (treatment) and sociology/anthropology.

The last 20 years of the 50 years of research have shown a radical development in basic dance research, showing remarkable academic achievements such as proliferation in terms of various research topics, multi-disciplinary analysis and depth on specific topics, and efforts to build the structure and principles of basic dance.

The purpose of this study is to classify the types of site-specific dance performance based on the characteristics of the site. To analyze the types, I examine articles, interviews, reviews, and internet sources about site-specific dance performance. In conclusion, the general site type is not just the dismantling of the boundary between everyday life and the arts but has the characteristic of a place that provides an opportunity to remind us of our ordinary life through the connection of the subject of work from the characteristics of the everyday venue. The site of specific meanings type is a museum with its own cultural and historical meaning, or the theme of the work is connected from the characteristics of a place where free access by the general public is not possible, and through this, an opportunity to create partnerships with local communities and institutions. The episodic site type is that the subject of the work is connected from the discarded and useless place, and through this, it provides an opportunity to reflect on the historical meaning of the past and concerns about the issues currently occurring at the performance venue. This type has the characteristics of a place that presents the possibility of regenerating the place again.