The article presents an analysis of the methodology of teaching classical dance as one of the fundamental knowledge in the teaching process to the pedagogical students of the State Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă", the Specialty of Classical and Popular Dance. The main task of the higher education in the field of dance pedagogy is to form a holistic model of the graduate in the unity of the performing and pedagogical qualities. Moreover, in the context of introducing standards for teachers, the main task of the training becomes the question "How to learn to teach dance?", which presents the task of scientific understanding of the teaching methods as an important condition for the formation of the pedagogical competence of the future graduates. The main methodological framework of the study is the presentation of the modern practice of choreographic education and the teaching of classical dance as a system in which all the elements are determined and subordinated to the performing and pedagogical tasks. The systematic approach extends the field of research, combining scientific and methodological developments of leading teachers and practitioners to create methods of teaching classical dance in higher education as a separate area of study, as well as presenting an integrated learning outcome consisting of mastering - 109 theoretical knowledge, skills, practice in performing the movements and mastering the teaching technique. The concept proposed by the methodology of teaching classical dance embodies a wide range of competences and is a relatively new object of study as an area of pedagogical knowledge in the training system of students-dance teachers of the State Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă".