200 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
K-pop Dance Education is the first comprehensive guide to teaching, studying, and researching K-pop dance in global contexts.
Through ethnographic fieldwork with fifty K-pop dance professionals, idols, agency CEOs, and choreographers across the US and Korea, this book offers an inside view of K-pop dance pedagogy. Integrating dance and performance studies, media studies, and cultural studies,... Read more
Introduction: Dreamers Who Made K-pop Dance Part 1: K-pop Dance Studies 1. What Is K-pop Dance Studies? 2. K-pop as Commercial Dance: BTS Jungkook’s “Standing Next to You” Part 2: K-pop Dance Education in the Industry 3. Pre-Trainee Prodigies and Kid Influencers 4. Online, Studio, and Agency Academies Part 3: K-pop Dance Education in Academia 5. Arts Middle and High Schools, and Universities in Korea 6. A K-pop Idol Master Class in California 7. Theory and Study Abroad from San Diego to Seoul Conclusion: Towards Global K-pop Dance Pedagogy
Biography
Chuyun Oh is Professor of Dance Theory/Practice, San Diego State University, USA
