The study describes folk dance as an integral part of folk culture and the condition of preserving folk traditions, its worldview and way of life. Artistic and material folk culture distinguishes one people from another. This determines the value of Russia's cultural diversity. The article provides arguments and reasons for the need to preserve the authenticity of folk, ritual dance as part of the cultural heritage of the Sakha people. New approaches to the organization of folk dance ensemble in the format of the project are proposed. The article reveals the nature of the ethno-traditional culture of the Sakha people as one of the peoples who developed in a long historical epoch a unique culture adapted to life in the harsh natural and climatic conditions of the North. The article describes the dance culture, the peculiarities of the Yakut folk dance as a reflection of natural culture in general. In the conditions of modern globalization, it is necessary to find ways of preserving and transmitting the traditional culture to the young generation. The activity paradigm presupposes the involvement of young people in activities in the process of which children take deeper and more consciously the outlook and culture of their native people. One such means is folk dance. The program of work of the dance ensemble is proposed in the article. In the process of implementing this program, the ensemble members will learn the history of the people, its traditions and customs, the essence and content of national patterns and ornaments, the terminology of folk, folk-stage dances, will possess a culture of performance, technique of the movement, scenic culture, will be able to dance traditional folk dances, develop their aesthetic culture in general. The research materials will be useful for improving the system of art education, the formation and development of dance ensembles, schools, centers and folk dance studios. Also, the research materials can be used to develop curricula, courses, lectures, seminars on folk dances, in the practice of choreographers, teachers, dance ensembles, studios or schools of folk dance and folklore groups.