The purpose of the article is to clarify the features and significance of the synthesis of folk stage choreography and instrumental music, the merger of which in the dramatic action of dance compositions contributes to the creation of highly artistic works. The research methodology is the use of comparative and art history methods. The indicated methodological approach allows us to reveal and analyze the features of the creative production of the choreographer-director, during which the dance and music, entering into an alliance with each other, gain greater clarity and visual effectiveness. The scientific novelty of the work is to expand the creative possibilities of the choreographer in collaboration with the composer, the musical material of which after instrumental processing becomes even more expressive and, retaining its originality, raises it above the original source, helping the choreographer to create stage artistic images. Conclusions. Carrying out stage production of folk stage dance, the choreographer, possessing all the expressive means of dance, should well understand that music, without saying anything, can tell everything and with its sound “finish” the choreography of the inner mental state of the stage heroes, as well as convey the atmosphere time.