“Dance has no language” – they often say at concerts and festivals. Indeed, to understand the beauty of dance and what the dancers want to express, it is not necessary to know a particular language. Kazakhs, Russians, Koreans, Germans, Chinese, etc. will therefore perceive the dance performance in the same way. Traditional dance involves not only dance performances, but also traditional national music, costumes and attributes. So, through traditional folk dances, people can get acquainted with the culture of one or the other. However, according to Bridget Rose Nolan (2008, 8), the nature of traditional dances is very complex and the question of how traditional these dances are is debatable. She states that "dance is arguably one of the most difficult forms of cultural expression to pass from one person to another unchanged, let alone from one generation to the next over hundreds of years." years ". As Brennan (1999: 15) says, “dance is, by nature, ephemeral.” Brennan points out that traditional dance itself has undergone a process of evolution. However, culture is learned, so it can be modified and it changes slightly from one generation to another, and traditional dance as an integral part of culture also changes. This will not mean the eradication of culture. Therefore, modern traditional dances can be seen as part of culture and a way of understanding a particular culture. This article focuses on how traditional dances affect the understanding of culture. First, the research problem will be described. The essay will then move on to describing the practical part, including fieldwork, methods and expectations of participant observation. Additionally, there will be a...... middle of paper ......er that choreography students do not identify with any culture, including their own, during the dance performance. Thus, expectations regarding changes in behavior due to the influence of folk costumes and attributes were met, although expectations regarding the feelings of other cultures were not met. Therefore, folk dances may present the culture of a particular people, but performances of folk dances do not always involve understanding of the culture.BibliographyBrennan, H. The Story of Irish Dance. Ireland: Mount Eagle Publications, 1999. Haviland, William A., Harald EL Prins, Bunny McBride and Dana Walrath. Cultural anthropology: the human challenge. Wadsworth Publishing, 2011.Nolan, BR “Tradition, Modernity and Authenticity in Riverdance.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Boston, 2008. 1-17.