The study is devoted to the preservation and reconstruction of the author's choreography at the present stage of development of performing arts. On the example of the creative heritage of the leading Ukrainian choreographer, the founder of the national stage folk dance Vasyl Avramenko, an attempt was made to analyze the peculiarities of modern choreographers' treatment of famous Ukrainian folk stage dances of the first half of the twentieth century.The study found that: in the process of working on folk-stage dance or dance composition, the author of the choreographic text of which is V. Avramenko, it becomes important to focus on artistic qualities that defined V. Avramenko's productions, in particular, emotional tension and the desire to reflect human characters. the context of the historical period, the choreographic poeticization of the figurative side of national patriotism, the use of dramatization as the dominant means, etc .; appeal to V. Avramenko's choreographic heritage of modern choreographers promotes the expression of ethnic identity; the most expedient strategies for processing folk-stage dance or choreographic composition, the author of the choreographic text of which is V. Avramenko, it is expedient to consider the reproduction of the author's production and adaptation to the level of technical training of dancers