Voluntary dance performance as serious leisure and successful ageing

Bibliographic Data

ID11435655
AuthorsSanghee Lee (0000-0003-3597-4094, Yonsei University), Jinmoo Heo (0000-0001-5781-1160, Yonsei University, corresponding author), Sanghee Chun (0000-0002-4411-374X, Brock University), Jin‐Hyung Lee (0000-0002-1630-9665, Mokpo National University), JIN-HYUNG LEE (Mokpo National University)
Year2020
Volume39
Issue4
Pages585-599
Publication date2020-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeisure Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02614367.2020.1800800
OpenAlexW3048106695
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited35

The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of older adults who have been performing Korean traditional dance as volunteers. Thirteen volunteer dancers participated in in-depth interviews. The analysis of qualitative data showed that the participants of this study demonstrated six experiential characteristics of serious leisure including: (a) the practice of perseverance, (b) volunteer career development and career contingencies, (c) commitment to the team activities, (d) subculture, (e) a strong sense of leisure-related identity, and (f) enhancing a positive sense of self. Our findings provide empirical evidence that voluntary dance performance as serious leisure can offer durable benefits and play an important role in successful ageing

Aesthetics · Dance · Empirical research · Experiential learning · Identity (music · Management · Pedagogy · Psychology of self · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Subculture (biology · Turnover · Volunteer · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Medicine · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Gerontology