유아발레 활동이 유아의 친사회적행동 및 창의적 신체표현력에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study aims to identify the effects of ballet activity on young children's prosocial behavior and creative physical expression. 8 infants (girls) with an average age of 66.4 months attending A ballet school located in G city. The results derived through such a research procedure are as follows. First, it was confirmed that infant ballet activities had a positive effect on the prosocial be- havior of infants. In particular, among the sub-factors of pro-social behavior, significant changes appeared in leadership, support cycles, and approach attempts. Second, it was confirmed that infant ballet activities have a positive impact on creative physical expression. Although there were differences in the degree of change depending on the period of participation (career), it was ana- lyzed that the physical expressiveness of the infants improved on average. In-depth interviews were conducted to understand the parents' perceptions of these changes. As a result, the parents recognized that the cause of the changes was their child's participation in ballet, suggesting changes in pro-so- cial behavior and creative physical expression supported. Summarizing the above research results, it can be seen that infant ballet activities induce pos- itive changes in the promotion of pro-social behavior and creative physical ex- pression in infants. These results may contribute to improving the effective- ness of early childhood ballet education by examining the impact of ballet edu- cation on young children, It is significant as a basic material that can be used in the educational program development process at the educational site.