The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of narcissism on self-management and performance confidence among university students majoring in dance. A survey was conducted with dance majors enrolled in four-year universities in Seoul, and a total of 363 valid questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS Version 23.0. Data analysis included frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The findings are as follows. First, narcissism had a statistically significant effect on self-management. Second, narcissism significantly influenced performance confidence. Third, self-management had a significant positive effect on performance confidence. These results indicate that narcissism functions as a psychological resource that promotes self-management and enhances performance confidence among dance majors. The findings suggest that, within pre-professional dance training contexts, certain dimensions of narcissism may contribute positively to psychological stability and performance-related competence.

This study conducted a systematic literature review(SLR) of empirical research on international students majoring in dance in Korea published between 2020 and 2025, examining research topic trends and methodological characteristics. Using PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool(MMAT, 2018), the analysis revealed a strong predominance of non-randomized quantitative studies (81.6%) and a limited presence of qualitative research (2.6%). Findings indicated that the career development, university adaptation, and psychological experiences of international dance students were shaped through interactions within sociocultural contexts and the artistic practice of dance, rather than being confined to individual factors. However, existing studies largely adopted an individual-variable-centered approach, with limited integration of cultural and educational contexts. This review provided foundational insights for advancing the internationalization of dance education and improving research quality on international students.

The purpose of this study is to examine the current status of dance education in the Jeonbuk region and ways to localize the career paths and jobs of dance majors. To this end, the current status of professional dance education in the Jeonbuk region was examined through the analysis of published scholarly articles and online information platforms, and the problems of the decrease in professional dance education institutions and the lack of awareness of related occupations were identified. The study further assembled information on career and job paths based on the researcher's career/job consulting experience and sought ways in which dance majors from Jeonbuk or dance majors at professional education institutions in the Jeonbuk region could settle in the region and develop stable career activities. The study offers useful information to dance majors and dance educators who train dance majors in the Jeonbuk region for effective career/employment counseling and education. It also aims to establish a foundation for linking the curriculum of dance departments with career/employment.

This study aims to examine research trends related to the bodies of contemporary dance maors in South Korea and explore main research topics on body. As a research method, a text mining techniques, one of big data methods, was used to analyze the trends. As a result, it was found that the frequency of the term 'influence' was the highest, and N-gram connections related to 'influence,' 'dance,' and 'injury' were among the top findings. Topic modeling revealed themes such as 'dancers' body management,' 'emotional changes according to physical condition,' and 'the correlation between eating behavior and emotions in dance.' These results are expected to provide foundational data and direction for subsequent research.

The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of applying the APIECE(Actor’s Body and Psychology, Psychological Gesture, Personal Feeling and Soul, Image Integration and Imagination, Ensemble and Improvise, Character Characterization, Creative Personality, Expression of Dance) program to improve the dance expressiveness of college students majoring in contemporary dance. In order to find out the qualitative change in dance expressiveness, 5 people with a high level of participation and interest in the program were selected, and in-depth interviews, experience diaries, and observation diaries were categorized using an in inductive analysis method.

As a result, first, college students majoring in modern dance visually expressed their imagination through the imagination of the observed object. Second, the essence of body expression was explored through continuous expression through concentration, confidence in self-movement, and visualization of space. Third, in a person whose center of gravity between me and others was shifted, the form was composed and transformed through the body. Fourth, in the stage of self-awareness through archetypal gestures and psychological gestures, it was explored that dance expressiveness reflects the body's mental attitude.

The purpose of this study is to understand the status and experience of online practical classes for dance major students in the COVID-19 situation. As a result, suggestions for improvement are as follows. First, instructors should provide various types of teaching strategies by utilizing the LMS. Second, colleges should provide and improve the online educational environment for instructors and learners. Last, learners should find a balance between freedom and control of online classes. Based on this study, it aims to help learner-centered effective instructional management and lecture quality improvement, and furthermore, it aims to provide basic data to respond to changes and future of dance education facing online classes.

The purpose of this study is to better understand how Z-generation dance majors respond to different types of dance professors. We surveyed 252 graduates of higher education institutions using independent sample T-tests and one-way ANOVA. Then we analyzed the data to determine whether differences can be observed in a statistically significant way according to the general characteristics of respondents. There was a difference in preference for types of dance professors according to respondents’ age and major. According to our study, Z-generation dance major students prefer to receive education from professors with self-directed and democratic approaches to learning. Consequently, it was concluded that university education requires democratic changes in order for students to be able to participate in decision-making. The results of this study are expected to contribute to improving the effectiveness of dance education, as well as directing future higher education.

This study attempted to examine teacher-dancer interaction, basic psychological needs and commitment to understand and provide knowledge in learning methods of university student majoring dance. In total, 337 students were recruited from the seoul and gyeonggi regional university student majoring dance. Statistical analyses(descriptive statistics, reliability test, correlations analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model) were conducted using PASW 21.0, AMOS 18.0. Results revealed that teacher-dancer interaction positively predicted passion, as well as commitment. Basic psychological needs positively predicted commitment. In addition, basic psychological needs was partially mediated by teacher-dancer interaction on commitment in university student majoring dance.

The purpose of this study is to analyze papers on the dance motivations of dance majors in Korea and figure out the research trends in the area to establish a foundation for education for the dance motivations of dance majors and propose future research direction. For these purposes, the investigator selected total 64 papers published in Koreanstudies Information Service System, DBpia, Scholar of Kyobo Books, and e-Article from 2001 to December 2017. They were analyzed in terms of the academic journal of each year, subject, methodology, analysis of methodology, and research topic according to different analysis methods. The analysis results led to the following conclusions: first, there was a multi-angle distribution of the papers across 17 journals in the nation. As for research trends by the year, while there a single research in 2002, the research activities gradually had been expanded from 2006 to 2017. Second, the highest percentage of subjects among the papers were college students and graduate students majoring in dance. Third, as for methodology, quantitative researches were the most. Fourth, correlational research was adopted in most quantitative researches. Qualitative methods were also adopted in researches, but these researches were relatively meager. There was no literature study on dance motivations. Fifth, as for research trends by the research topic, researches on self-determination and regulation, an aspect of motivation, recorded the highest percentage. In short, researchers will need to employ a variety of methodologies and designs to prevent their findings biased in a direction in the area of dance motivations. Follow-up study will especially need to develop measuring instruments fit for the field of dance to investigate professional relations among variables related to dance motivations.