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The purpose of this study was to examine the Effects of self-esteem of the elderly in social dance on psychological happiness and life-satisfaction. For achieving this purpose, we surveyed for old people who respectively participated in social dance. Data was processed using SPSS 18.0 program, with which the frequency analysis, factor analysis, regression analysis were conducted. As a result, this study revealed some following conclusions. First, was living elderly people who participated in the dance lower age, higher household income, higher self-esteem. Also appeared to feel the collective health status of populations and their social dance 3-4 times a week to participate in good psychological happiness. Showed that women rather than men, the lower age groups, a group of high-income households, good health, high life satisfaction group. Second, social dance participating in the self-esteem of the elderly showed a positive impact on psychological happiness. Third, self-esteem showed a positive impact on the life satisfaction of the elderly to participate in the social dance.