This paper focuses on the methodological contacts in the teaching of classical and character dances. It shows the contacts between Russia and Poland, determining, in particular, the way of development of Polish ballet educational system, the foundation of which became the Russian school of classical dance. The origins of Russian-Polish contacts should be sought in the Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, which were the carrier of St. Petersburg school of classical dance. The next moment which needs to be considered of key importance is the translation into Polish by Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska of Agrippina Jakovlevna Vaganova’s «Foundations of Classical Ballet» book. This publication standardized the methods of classical dance teaching in the Polish ballet educational system, it also met the expectations of ballet circles, becoming an event of great importance. The systematic training of teachers in Poland began in 1972. In the Higher State School of Music (today known as The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music) the Extramural School for Dance Teachers was established. Professor Zbigniew Korycki became its director - a ballet master, choreographer, pedagogue and the graduate of the Ballet Master Faculty of The Russian University of Theatre Arts in Moscow.