การถ่ายทอดรำวงพื้นบ้านในจังหวัดนครสวรรค์

Abstract

This study is descriptive research with objectives 1) to examine backgrounds and components of local dancing in Nakhonsawan Province and 2) to explore process of transferring local dancing in Nakhonsawan Province. The study was conducted with 390 community leaders, village scholars, performers and villagers engaging in activities in relation to local dancing in Khaothong Sub-district, Phayuhakhiri District, Krokphra Sub-district, Krokphra District and Phranon Sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhonsawan Province. The research instrument was a questionnaire and statistics used for data analysis included percentage (%), mean () , standard deviation (S.D) and content analysis.

The findings reveal that components of local dancing in Nakhonsawan Province contain 7 items including 1) performers, 2) costume, 3) music instruments, 4) lyrics,                     5) alignment and movement direction, 6) dance posture and processing and 7) opportunity. Transferring local dance in Nakhonsawan Province consisted of 5 aspects and they generally were at high level (= 4.00). When considered by aspects,     they could be arranged in following orders, 1) result  at highest level (= 4.44), 2) content at highest level (= 4.32),   3) transferor/ transferee at high level (= 4.13), 4) evaluation at high level (= 3.56) and        5) transferring method at high level (= 3.54).