영가무도의 생명지향성 연구

Abstract

Young-ga-mu-do is a kind of mindfulness sing-a-song dancing by chanting, singing, dancing, and jumping. It has been Korean cultural wellness dance training in Korean history since Gojoseon. Oh-haeng(the Five Elements: water, fire, wood, metal, earth) concept is derived in the structure of it. And the typical trainers were Hang Kim, Young-tae Kim, Sang-wha Park, Ae-ju Lee, etc. There can be found four life-oriented characteristics in the melody and the movements of Young-ga-mu-do. The first characteristic is ‘0-3-6-9 structure’. It means emptiness-three-yin and yang concepts, as a combination of thought. The second, it is a hoop pattern structure by accent. The accent(musical emphasis) makes the sound rolling like a hoop roll, which contains the Korean unique musi- cal breathe and the three-count beat. The third characteristic is rhythm like a stac- cato and natural movement. Beating the body softly with fists show the expression of staccato rhythm that is a way of natural and healing movement. The fourth is the falling down gesture finally at mu-do chapter which means ‘emptiness’ and recre- ation. At that time the trainer or the performer usually be in the ecstatic condition. The powerful one of the contemporary cause of a sickness of human being is physical inactivity. Fortunately, it is now the common sense of our society that we have to be active for health and wellness. Young-ga-mu-do is original, novel and of vital importance for contemporary human wellness and wholeness of mind and body.