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This research tried to recognize the present condition of discussion and academic research on dancesport in Korea, and extend its field of academic significance through the discussion on the change in the value of dancesport due to the change in society and the present condition of academic studies on such issue. Dancesport was considered to be unsound back in the days, and therefore no academic researches were done on it. However, it is certain that dancesport is now on a positive academic track with much interest; this is not a finding of a mere change, but a new academic value given within the chaos of changes in the past and present. The fact that anyone can participate in dancesport makes the science of dancesport not as a work of a particular person, but as a collaboration of many people; and this becomes a basis of hope to many researchers for good results. In the end, it will let dancesport to have good academic results, open the door for new possibilities, and make the connection between the past and the present for the sake of true progress of dancesport. We will be able to know the reasons behind academic errors of dancesport, approach such matters strategically, and result in more mature, various, and profound researches that might resolve scientific disputes.