In many applications, the feature selection plays an important role, as best feature can bring out the accurate results. The features selected must represent the entire dataset. Here we have considered ‘Sequential Forward Selection’ for feature extraction and used refined dragonfly algorithm to approach and to migrate from the best and worst features respectively. We improvised the conventional dragonfly algorithm by adding the convergence and fitness functions. To access the accuracy of the algorithm we introduced the fitness function. This paper has discussed about the general hunting behaviour of the dragonfly and dragonfly algorithm (DA) with convergence and fitness functions. A comparative study was shown for the best search agent position between modified DA and traditional DA, at the same time test function values of refined dragonfly algorithm (RDA) is compared with whale optimization algorithm (WOA) and Tornadogenesis Optimization algorithm (TOA). We have evaluated refined DA on the 23 benchmark function corresponding values are shown in experiment.