This is one of the amusements enjoyed by women, which also trains and enhances the shape of the body. Women were forbidden to go outside the walled-in area of the house grounds in those days. On the 15th of January according to the lunar calendar, Dano festival and Chusok, women dressed them- selves prettily and gathered around in the garden to jump on the teeterboard. They jumped and sang into the middle of the night. A traditional seesaw consists of a board 30cm wide and 3m long with rice straw propped up in the middle at around 15-25cm high. Two people stand on both ends to keep balance and hop on the board in turn. Special actions, such as jumping high in midair and spinning, can be performed with the strength coming from the person on the opposite end.
Further records show that women jumped to the height of the wall to see their husband inside a jail. It also shows that women jumped high on the seesaw to take a peek at the outside world in times where women were strictly forbidden to go outside. The seesaw performing troop of the Korean Folk Village consists of compatriots of ethnic Koreans residing in the Yanbian region of China. They perform twice daily. Their performance consists of music and various movements such as somersaults, ring throwing, fan dance, etc.
