The value of Russian dance in the process of teaching students dance majors

This article is concerned to Russian folk dance as a specific phenomenon, based on the traditions of Russian culture. It reveals the need to study the Russian dance in the process of teaching students dance majors in educational institutions of culture and arts. Problems of studying Russian folk dance on the scene today are identified. Possible future development vectors of Russian folk dance on stage in professional and amateur collectives are made. Knowledge of the rich heritage of folk choreographic art, folklore traditions of Russian Ballet in all its genre diversity, ownership experience outstanding masters of Russian character dance will allow specialists-graduates of educational institutions to carry out the search for new solutions to create modern dance works.