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The purpose of this study was to investigate the present research-oriented circumstances of dance injury in the scholastic field. 64 research papers were collected, investigated the definitions in each papers, and classified with parts of dance injury categories. The definition of dance injury was notated inconsistently in the collected literatures. Also the dance injuries which were studied in the collected papers tend to focus on lower extremity injuries rather than upper extremities or torso area. In conclusion, the definition of dance injury needs to be clarified with experts in dance major, sports medicine and general medical parts. In addition, the researchers as a scholar in dance medicine field need to expand their focus on dance injury to various body composition.