The purpose of this study was to define influence of body image on the physical self-concept according to dance sports participation of elementary school children. The subjects were 764(boy: 310, girls: 454) children who were collected in K province. This study used dance sports participation variables which were frequence, time and periods, Marsh & Roche(1996)' SMT, and physical self-concept scale. The results were as follows;
1. Boys showed higher body-image and physical self-concept than those of girls. Dance sports participators showed higher real body-image and ideal body-image, sport competence, physical activities, endurance, strength, and global physical than those of the other sports participators.
2. Frequence and periods of dance sport participation influenced their real and ideal body-image.
3. Frequence of dance sport participation influenced their physical activities, flexibility, endurance, and strength. Periods of dance sport participation influenced their sport competence, appearance, self-esteem, flexibility, endurance, and global physical.
4. Real body-image of dance sport participation influenced all sub-factors of physical self-concept to except strength and global physical. Ideal body-image of dance sport participation influenced their fat, appearance, endurance, strength, and global physical.