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This study aims to develop a life-friendly, wrap-one-piece style dance sports practice wear considering the physical characteristics of middle-aged, abdominally obese women. These types of practice wear allow people to enjoy exercise easily and to wear these garments as daily wear while meeting the requirements for dance sports wear. The three participants selected for this study were all women with five or more years of dance sports experience and were all average sized on Korea’s abdominal obesity scale. In the first phase of the study, practice wear was created in a total of nine styles with three different styles of neckline depths for three different styles of dress skirt lengths. In the second phase of the study, the practice wear was created in 15 styles with five different styles of sleeve lengths for three different styles of waistline heights. After analyzing the design preferences of the participants, the fit preferences of the designs were evaluated and the final appearance was analyzed in order to suggest a pattern. The results of the subjects’ first and second preference evaluations showed a preference for a 10 centimeter neckline depth, for high waistlines, and for elbow to wrist-length sleeves. The implementation of this research is expected to be extensive, as its results can be used as basic data for making lifestyle dance sports practice wear that covers the physical insecurities of middleaged, abdominally obese women and enables them to enjoy their leisure time.

Abstract
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Background
    1. Composition of dance sports practice wear
    2. Characteristics required for dance sports practice wear
Ⅲ. Methods
    1. Subject selection
    2. Dance sports practice wear design
    3. Wearing test
    4. Data analysis
Ⅳ. Results and Discussion
    1. 1st dance sports practice wear
    2. 2nd dance sports practice wear
    3. Final dance sports practice wear
Ⅴ. Conclusion
References

• Jeong Ha Kim(Dept. of Art & Fashion, Cheongju University) | 김정하 Corresponding author