Curriculum Vitae

DR. SANG WOO HA

Senior Lecturer
  • Dance Department
    Faculty of Creative Arts

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • DANCE/CULTURAL STUDIES, DANCE ANTHROPOLOGY, DANCE SOCIOLOGY, DANCE EDUCATION

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Doctoral Degree (PhD), (Dance)
    University of California, Riverside
  • MASTER DEGREE, (Physical Education and Sport Science)
    Ewha Womans University, Korea
  • Bachelor Degree, (Dance)
    Ewha Womans University, Korea

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    07 Jan 2022 - 06 Jan 2027 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    17 Oct 2022 - 16 Oct 2023 (Faculty of Creative Arts, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    10 Sep 2019 - 02 Mar 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Wakil (Representative)
    01 Apr 2019 - 02 Mar 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Academic Advisor
    13 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • RESEARCH IN DANCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (RDPE), AN ENGLISH JOURNAL OF THE GLOBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ARTS & CULTURE EDUCATION (G-ACE), EDITORIAL BOARD
    2023 to present (International)
  • THE SOCIETY FOR DANCE DOCUMENTATION AND HISTORY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
    2020 to 2022 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (IJCREI), EDITORIAL BOARD
    2020 to 2022 (International)
  • INSTITUTE OF DANCE & MEDIA, BOARD MEMBER
    2017 to 2021 (International)
  • DANCE STUDIES ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2019 to 2020 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Ha, Sang Woo (2023). Muslim Youth in K-pop Dance Practices: Performative Responses against Islamic Norms in Malaysia, DANCE CHRONICLE. 46(2), 102-117. doi:10.1080/01472526.2023.2188030
Scopus
  1. Ha S.W. (2023). Muslim Youth in K-pop Dance Practices: Performative Responses against Islamic Norms in Malaysia, Dance Chronicle. 46(2), 102-117. doi:10.1080/01472526.2023.2188030
  2. Chen X.Y., Ha S.W. (2022). Structural Process and Impacts of Mentoring Module in Ballet Certificate Program: A Case Study on CBTS Program, Royal Academy of Dance, Malaysia, Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education. 22(1), 48-61. doi:10.15294/harmonia.v22i1.35245
Others
  1. Ha, S. W. (2019). Dual Power Mechanism and Body Politics: Focusing on the Case Study of North Korean Restaurants in Thailand, 55.
Chapter in Books
  1. Dance & Media (Published). Your Move (Second edit). (Dance & Media, Trans.). Chungnam: Chungnam National University Press (Original work published 2008).
  2. Ha, S. W. (2020). Chapter 7 Dual body politics in North Korean restaurants in Malaysia and Thailand. In Dance & Media (Eds), Cultural Arts and Dance in South and North Korea. Chungnam: Chungnam National University Press.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Ha, S. W. (2022, May 27). Dance inquiry: The concept and the process of practice-based research (PBR). In J. Leviza (Editors), Proceedings of TALENTA Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA) (pp.1-4). TALENTA Publisher, Universitas Sumatera Utara.
  2. Ha, S. W. (2020, Sep). Study on the Research Category and Trend of North Korean Dance for the Last 30 Years (1990-2020) : Living Achieves Exist? Discussant Paper presented at the 2020 Online Conference of the Society for Dance Documentation & History: "Dance History over the Borders," Seoul, South Korea.
Other Publications
  1. "Main Performance: Korean Dance Contemporary (South Korea)" in International Traditional Performing Arts Festival 2021 - Creative/Art Work
  2. Ha, S. W. (2019). , K (Malaysian Youth, K-pop Dance Cover As Global Communication). Webzine Dance:In. Retrieved from http://choomin.sfac.or.kr/zoom/zoom_view.asp?type=IN&div=&zom_idx=431 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  3. Ha, S. W. (2019, May). Written Interview: Academic Activities and Introduction to Dance Department, Cultural Centre, University of Malaya. Dance & People, 76-78. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    learning To Read Through Dance (ltrtd) Pilot Program: Can Kinesthetic Sense Be A Key Medium To Improve Language Skills For Dyslexic Children ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Postgraduate Workshop - Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology, Postgraduate Organization, FMSP, UPSI
    01 Dec 2020 - 01 Dec 2020 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Empowering K-pop Dance Competitors to Deconstruct Social Archetypes: Case Study in Malaysia, Nommensen International Conference on Creativity & Technology: Empowering, Culture, Nature and Technology for Social Well-Being, University of HKBP Nommensen (International) (20 Sep 2019 - 22 Sep 2019)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Cultural Opening and Global Communication: K-pop dance Cover by Malaysian Youth, Public talk as part of the Faculty s Brown Bag initiative, , Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Creative Arts, Universiti Malaya (University) (22 Dec 2022 - 22 Dec 2022)
  2. Discovering and Tensioning Culture in the Era of the Pandemic, The 2022 Symposium "Teaching the Whole Child through Dance: Moving beyond Mind Supremacy", The Arnold Institute in Collaboration with the Korean Society of Dance (International) (13 Oct 2022 - 16 Oct 2022)
  3. Chinese Diaspora and Their Transplanted Multicultural Sense , The 2022 Symposium "Zooming & Zoning in Digital Dance Environment: Declaration of Digital Rights for Post- Asian Dance ", The Society for Dance Documentation and History (SDDH) (International) (27 Sep 2022 - 27 Sep 2022)
  4. Dance as Inquiry: The Concept and the Process of Practice-based Research (PBR), Online Seminar "Creation and Study of Art through an Interdisciplinary Approach , Program Studi Magister Penciptaan dan Pengkajian Seni (Master Program in Creation and Study of Arts), Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of North Sumatra (S2-PPSn FIB USU) (University) (27 May 2022 - 27 May 2022)
  5. Chinese Dance and Their Identity Reinterpreted in Malaysia and Singapore, The 2021 Korean Society of Dance(KSD) Colloquium, The Korean Society of Dance (International) (28 Aug 2021 - 28 Aug 2021)
  6. Dance: Arranging the Participatory Online Setting for Malaysian Community Engagement ( ), Colloquium Lecture by Dance & Media Research Institute, Dance & Media Research Institute, South Korea (National) (16 Apr 2021 - 16 Apr 2021)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Questions and Comments toward Discovering Inner Peace, The 2021 Asia-Pacific International Dance Conference , World Dance Federation (WDA) Asia-Pacific Korea (International) (27 Oct 2021 - 29 Oct 2021)
  2. Writing Animatedly by Tracing Inanimate Archives : North Korean Dance in South Korean Dance Field, The 21st Annual Association for Asian Performance (AAP) Conference, Association for Asian Performance (AAP)  (International) (02 Aug 2021 - 04 Aug 2021)
PRESENTER
  1. Chinese Diaspora and Their Transplanted Multicultural Sense in Contemporary Dance of Malaysia, DSA 2019 Conference, Dance Studies Association (DSA) (International) (08 Aug 2019 - 11 Aug 2019)
  2. A Sanctuary to Deconstruct Gender Binary: K-pop Dance Competition in Malaysia, The 45th International Council for Traditional Music World Conference, ICTM - International Council for Traditional Music World  (International) (11 Jul 2019 - 17 Jul 2019)
OTHERS
  1. Study on the Research Category and Trend of North Korean Dance for the Last 30 Years (1990-2020) : Living Achieves Exist?, The 2020 Online Conference of the Society for Dance Documentation & History: "Dance History over the Borders, The Society for Dance Documentation & History (International) (12 Sep 2020 - 13 Sep 2020)

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) Internal Examiner On Rowenna Soibin's Master Dissertation (Va), University, (Internal Examiner)
  2. (2022) Internal Examiner On Mohd Hafzal Bin Aziz's Master Dissertation, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2022) Internal Examiner On Chew Yea Hsuen's Dissertation "The Commodification of Ballet Through Competitions in The Klang Valley and Its Effects On Serious Leisure Participants", University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2022) Article Reviwer for The Korean Journal of Arts Studies, International, (Reviewer)
  5. (2022) Cd_yin Linna (Ph.D in Visual Arts), University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2022) Panel On Yang Yang (Ph.D in Dance)_proposal Defense, University, (Internal Examiner)
  7. (2022) Internal Examiner On Andrew Lgai Jamu's Hegemony and Resistance in The Practice of Ajat Indu in Sarawak, University, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2022) Internal Examiner On Tan Chai Chen's Thesis, University, (Internal Examiner)
  9. (2022) Panel for Su Long (Ph.D Student in Visual Arts), University, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2022) Internal Examiner On Wong Jyh Shying's Ph.D Thesis, University, (Internal Examiner)
  11. (2021) Chair and Internal Examiner - Wong Jyh Shyong (17198424/1) in Doctor of Philosophy (Dance) - Choreographing Objects in Two Miid-Length Contemporary Choreographies , (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2021) External Examiner in UPSI ResTar 21 Final Year Performance , (External Examiner)
  13. (2021) Internal Examiner - Tan Bee Hung (17201184) in Master of Dance (Coursework) - Screendance as choreographic research: Surveillance through the positionally of a choreographer, dancer and video editor , (Internal Examiner)
  14. (2020) Chair and Internal Examiner - S. Thavasakayam a/l Suppiah (17051426/1) in Doctor of Philosophy (Dance) - Questioning Tradition: An Analysis of Thanjavur Bani of Bharatanatyam , (Internal Examiner)
  15. (2020) Chair and Internal Examiner - Shamima (17036690) in Doctor of Philosophy (Dance) - Identity and Visibility in Traditional Folk Dances of Bangladesh: Padmar Nachon and Behular Nachari, (Internal Examiner)
  16. (2020) Chair and Internal Examiner - Chew Yee Hsuen (RGK180001) - The Commodification of Ballet Through Competitions in Klang Valley, (Internal Examiner)
  17. (2020) Chair and Internal Examiner - Song Xiao (17043222/1) in Doctor of Philosophy (Dance) - China's Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Dances of the Fishermen's Festival, Rizhao City, China, (Internal Examiner)
  18. (2020) External examiner in UPSI ResTar 20 Final Year Performance , (External Examiner)
  19. (2019) Chair and Internal Examiner - Sivagamavalli Selvarajan (RGK14001) in Master of Performing Arts (Dance) - The Influence of Fourth Wave Feminism on the Female Odissi Dancers in Malaysia , (Internal Examiner)
  20. (2019) Chair and Internal Examiner - Syed Khairuzman Syed Zain (RGK14002) - Constructing Masculinity: A Study on Three Community Colorguard Troupes in Kuala Lumpur , (Internal Examiner)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2019) Kelulusan Untuk Menjalankan Projek Penyelidikan Pelajar Bagi Kursus Ko-Kuriklum, GKI1001, University of Malaya, University

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2023) MULTIPLE SUBJECTS AND THEIR PRACTICES IN THE INHERITANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF TIBETAN REBA DANCE FROM 1980S TO 2020 IN CHINA, ZIXUAN GAO
  2. (2023) The teaching of modern dance in colleges and universities in mainland chian, Yizhen Hu
  3. (2023) The Impact of Dance-Related Psychosocial Stressors on Injuries among Professional Dancers, YUQIANQIAN DONG
  4. (2023) Contemporary Dance Choreography and Creation Strategy with the Development of Immersive Dance Theatre, ZONG HUI LI
  5. (2023) To be approved & Inherited or not be approved & Inherited : the antecedents and consequences of the recognition and inheritance of Bu Yi ethnic group’s dance, Liu Menglin
  6. (2023) SOUL THERAPY FOR DISABLED BODY PEOPLE THROUGH RITUAL PERFORMANCE: BAJAU-SAMA RITUAL HEALING, AMANDUS PAUL BIN PANAN
  7. (2023) THE CULTURAL INVENTION OF THE CHINESE CLASSICAL SLEEVE DANCE AS A NEW AUTHENTICITY OF CHINA FROM 1978 TO 2020, HE YALINZI
  8. (2023) A comparative study about the perception early childhood dance teachers in MALAYSIA and in China have towards play-based pedagogy when teaching pre-schoolers, Yaxin Wen
  9. (2022) EFFECT OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE LESSON ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS AMONG FEMALE DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN (AGE 10 -12), Foong Ming Mak
  10. (2022) Norm and Innovation: A Study on the Development of the Primary Dance Education in China, Jie Bao
  11. (2020) Research on Palace Dance Style in Han Dynasty, HE YALINZI
  12. (2020) Effect of Contemporary Dance Lesson on Health Related Physical Fitness among Female Down Syndrome Children (ages 10 -12), FOONG MING MAK
Master
  1. (2020) Analysis on Ballet Teacher Training Procedures: Focusing on the Royal Academy of Dance Certificate in Malaysia, Chen Xian Yuin
  2. (2019) Bharathanatyam Training in the Diploma in Dance Programme at the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), Karthini A/P K. Chandran
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2020) Degree Thesis Supervision
  2. (2019) Degree Thesis Supervision

TEACHING

Doctor Of Philosophy
  1. (2022) RVA8001 - Advanced Research Methodology
  2. (2021) HVX8001 - Advanced Research Methodology
  3. (2021) RVA8001 - Advanced Research Methodology
Master
  1. (2022) RQA7012 - Dance Pedagogy 2
  2. (2022) RQA7005 - Performing Arts Theory
  3. (2021) RQA7012 - Dance Pedagogy 2
  4. (2021) RQA7005 - Performing Arts Theory
  5. (2020) RQA7005 - Performing Arts Theory
Bachelor/First Degree
  1. (2022) RIC2007 - Dance Education
  2. (2022) RIC2005 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  3. (2022) RIX2001 - Performing Arts Theory
  4. (2021) RIC2007 - Dance Education
  5. (2021) RIC2005 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  6. (2021) RIX2001 - Performing Arts Theory
  7. (2020) RIC2005 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  8. (2020) RIX2001 - Performing Arts Theory

PATENT/IPR

  • A Unit Plan of Creative Dance Lessons: Knowing You, Knowing Me
    COPYRIGHT

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Organizer for Seminar in Dance Studies, (29 Aug 2022 - 29 Aug 2022) (University)
  • Sulam (Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society) Project With Degree Students_group 1, (18 Jun 2022 - 18 Jun 2022) (University)
  • Sulam (Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society) Project With Degree Students_group 2, (16 Jun 2022 - 16 Jun 2022) (University)
  • Jom Tari Traversing Space 2022 Online Dance Performance_international Dance Day, (29 Apr 2022 - 29 Apr 2022) (International)
  • 2nd International Symposium On Arts. Culture & Community Engagement, (20 Nov 2021 - 21 Nov 2021) (National)
  • International Dance Day 2021 (Online), (29 Apr 2021 - 29 Apr 2021) (International)
  • Workshop On Basic Design & Editing Organized by Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (11 Dec 2020 - 11 Dec 2020)
  • Dance Talk Event Organized by Dpac & Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (29 Oct 2020 - 29 Oct 2020)
  • Evergreen Dance Project: Community Engagement Via Online Organized by Dr. Sangwoo Ha and Mrs. Tan Chai Chen in Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (19 Sep 2020 - 10 Oct 2020)
  • International Dance Day 2020 (Online) Organized by Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (29 Apr 2020 - 29 Apr 2020)
  • Academic Committee_international Symposium Hosted by Jkkn & Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (18 Nov 2019 - 19 Nov 2019)
  • Employability Talk Event Organized by Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (31 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2019)
  • Interactive Lecture of Associate Prof. Dr. Hari Krishnan from U.S.a. Organized by Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (22 Jul 2019 - 22 Jul 2019)
  • Fieldwork Session for Community Organized by Ric2007 Dance Education, (10 May 2019 - 10 May 2019)
  • International Dance Day 2019 Organized by Dance Department, Cultural Centre, (29 Apr 2019 - 29 Apr 2019)