The Necessity of Elementary Dance Education and Effective Educational Practice Plan

Objectives This study conducted a discourse analysis to find educational necessity and effective action plans for the part that has pointed out the problems of dance education from the past. Methods This research method selected a qualitative research method that was analyzed based on literature and discourse. Results In order to find a future-oriented direction for elementary dance education, teachers need to present their understanding and interpretation of the educational content from a philosophical and pedagogical point of view, and theoretical discussions are needed to become a holistic human being, rather than simply pursuing beauty. Therefore, it is necessary to demand a creative approach to the educational content and teaching methods. These efforts of understanding can reveal problem consciousness that can be directly related to measures to revitalize elementary dance education, and it is necessary to reinterpret the meaning through a change in the perspective of dance education experts and teachers. Conclusions Recognizing that there has been a general problem consciousness since the past, educational content and methods that have a sense of separation from the field do not help revitalize dance education, and teachers' perceptions should be changed so that elementary school learners can experience movement education on a daily basis in the institutional sphere beyond the demand for movement education and dismissing art education only as private education. Furthermore, it is hoped that it will expand follow-up research that can form a place for elementary school students to experience art education from a life cycle perspective.