모티프(Motif)이론을 통한 무용영재 교육방법론 연구

Abstract

The research performed in this study was driven by the author’s motivation, as a dance teacher, to develop improved techniques for the education of gifted and talented students of dance in Korea. Following the thinking of Professor Joseph S. Renzulli, we should focus on productive and creative gifted and talented students. The purpose of the study is to apply the educational methods of Motif theory and explore its suitability as a framework for educating the gifted and talented. Motif theory is a system of notation that illustrates dance thinking and engages individual and group imagination. In carrying out the study, the author developed educational methods that were applied with gifted and talented students in three different situations; an one day, 6-hour lesson, a 16-week program of lessons, involving 50 minutes of instruction per week, and a 120-minute admissions process session. The study found that Motif theory helps gifted and talented students of dance in several ways. First, it aids them in the use of the concept of movement as a creative tool and in the construction and design of creative movement ideas. Secondly, the interpretation of Motif score aids students in developing their perceptive sense of the timing of movement. Thirdly, students are able to learn a wide variety of choreographic methods through Motif scores. Fourthly, well designed Motif classes can relieve the burden of making movements for gifted and talented students. In summary, the study finds that the educational methods prescribed by Motif theory are flexible and effective tools for educating the gifted and talented in dance.