Color-Coded BOPPPS: A culturally Augmented AR Framework for Chinese Ballroom Dance Education
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https://doi.org/10.18533/11bqyv07Keywords:
Dance pedagogy, BOPPPS model, Chinese color symbolism,, Augmented reality, Cultural educationAbstract
Background: The Chinese ballroom dancing curriculum struggles to integrate Western technical methods with Eastern cultural principles, often overlooking aesthetic harmony and symbolic significance inherent in Chinese traditions.
Intervention: This study introduces Color-Coded BOPPPS, a pedagogical framework that incorporates Chinese color symbolism (rooted in Wuxing theory) into the BOPPPS model, enhanced by augmented reality (AR) for real-time feedback. The Color-Step Mapping Matrix (CSMM) associates dance movements with culturally meaningful colors, dynamically adjusting AR overlays based on dancer performance.
Key Results: A 12-week experiment with 120 college students compared three approaches: traditional, Western color-coded, and culturally augmented. The culturally augmented group exhibited a 32.7% reduction in positional errors and 87.3% accuracy in color-step recall.
Significance: This framework enhances technical proficiency and cultural awareness, promoting culturally sensitive teaching practices with implications for arts education policy in China.
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