This study was to explore the experience and actual situation which will be appeared through dance sport as special extra-curriculum for leisure education in the elementary school. It was conducted by the qualitative research method. The examination environment selected the sites of dance sport activity of the elementary school of areas located in Seoul using the purposeful sampling. Total 11 participants(6 students, 2 dance teachers, and 3 mothers) were selected. The collection of data was performed by the in-depth interview and participation observation methods being used in the qualitative research method which were used in parallel.
Conclusions were as follows:
1) Restrictive point of dance sport as special extra-curriculum
Firstly, there was a prejudice that dance sport as special extra-curriculum is woman's activity. Secondly, there was a prejudice that dance sport carries only for the lower classes. Thirdly, there is a kind of prejudice that dance sport relates a “dance skin ship” which the student is regarded as uncomfortable.
2) Educational effect through dance sport as special extra-curriculum
Firstly, dance sport includes the educational effect for the whole man. Secondly, dance sport leads the students to express bodily movement creatively. Thirdly, the student can participate in the good leisure activity through dance sport.