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The objective of this study is to understand the effects of Korean folk dance on the enjoyment of physical activities, by applying Korean folk dance to the US elementary school students as an educational method for the pursuit of multiculture and cultural diversity. To achieve the objective of this study, a Korean folk dance program for 12 weeks was applied to 20 students(Grade5) in a class of J elementary school in the Big Island of Hawaii in the US. Using the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 Program for the solution of research questions and the statistical analysis of the collected data, the reliability analysis and validity analysis were conducted. In order to verify the reliability of main variables, the Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was verified. In the results of performing the Wilcoxon rank test as a nonparametric method, the conclusions were obtained as follows. First, in case of the experimental group applying Korean folk dance, all the five subfactors of the enjoyment of physical activities such as confidence, fun, maintenance of health & aesthetic experience, teamwork, and creativity were improved, which showed the positive effects of Korean folk dance on the enjoyment of physical activities. Second, out of the experimental group applying Korean folk dance, the improvement of four subfactors such as confidence, fun, teamwork, and creativity was more greatly shown in male students than female students.