Traditional Dance Performance Research Articles

The Dynamism of Traditional Dance in Mukdahan Province

This four-year research project examines the modern conditions of traditional dance and its adaptation as a means of conserving and transmitting Northeastern Thai heritage. Document analysis, observation and interviews with the people of Mukdahan found that government policies have supported traditional dance performance since the 1980s. Provincial policy to harness the indigenous culture of eight native ethnic groups has led to the incorporation of the ancient Phu-Tai ritual dance, the Yao, in an adapted form at state sponsored cultural exhibitions, such as the Makham Wan Sai Kong ethnic group festival. The dance is supported by the provincial curriculum and tourist agencies. This paper introduces The 7 in theory to show how traditional dance has been influenced by society and remains an integral part of local culture.

Paradigm of Convergence Arts at the Site of Traditional Dance Performance

Paradigm of Convergence Arts at the Site of Traditional Dance Performance

Effects of Expertise and Auditory Guidance on Traditional Dance Performance

This study investigated how the dancers level of expertise and the type of auditory guidance provided influence the kinematic profile of the lower limbs during traditional dance performance. Ten experts in traditional Greek dance (age: 25 ± 3.29 years, five males and five females) and eleven novice participants (age: 26.45 ±3.88 years, six males and five females), all Greek natives, performed a series of Greek and Irish dance steps with auditory guidance of the metrics (verbal counting) and the music of the respective dances. An electromagnetic tracking system sampled (at 100 Hz) the angular displacement of the two lower legs about the Mediolateral axis during dance perfor-mance. Segment rotations were analyzed in the time and frequency domain. Expert dancers displayed significantly lower vari-ability of lower leg rotation and stronger interlimb coupling when compared to novice performers. In novice performers, the power of the lower limb angular dis-placement extended to higher frequencies when dance performance was guided by music compared to metrical guidance. The addition of music and the origin of the dance interfered with performance for novices but not experienced dancers. Kinematic analysis of the lower limbs may open a new window for the investigation of learning and auditory guidance effects on dance performance.

한국전통 무용공연 외국인관람객의 공연만족과 한국이미지 및 관람 후 행동의 관계

한국전통 무용공연 외국인관람객의 공연만족과 한국이미지 및 관람 후 행동의 관계

Cultural Commercialization and Reinvention of Tradition: Focused on the Balinese Traditional Dance Performance

Cultural Commercialization and Reinvention of Tradition: Focused on the Balinese Traditional Dance Performance

The relationship between service quality and behavioural intentions for spectators at traditional dance performances in Greece

The purpose of this study was the examination of the relationship between service quality and behavioural intentions of spectators of dance events in Greece. 162 spectators, who attended performances of traditional dance in Greece, participated in the study. In order to measure service quality, researchers used an adjusted form of SERVQUAL. A scale developed by Zeithaml et al., (1996) was used to measure spectators' future intentions. Results from the regression analyses indicated that only the Outcome dimension was a significant predictor of the dimensions of Purchase intentions, Word-of-mouth & Complaining behaviour.