This paper discusses the understanding of the social function of dance.

Dance has many functions in society, mainly focusing on cultural inheritance and the improvement of life quality.

Cultural inheritance:

As an important cultural heritage, dance represents the traditional culture of different regions and nationalities, and can reflect specific aesthetics and values. Through the study and deduction of dance, people can better understand and inherit their own culture, which is also one of the important contents of dance as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Quality of life improved:

Dance has a positive impact on people's quality of life. To some extent, dance can bring people positive emotional experience, which can effectively relieve people's stress, relieve anxiety and improve people's quality of life.

Introduction to social function:

Social function refers to the influence and function of things or behaviors on society. Social function can be positive or negative. Positive social function can promote social development and progress and improve people's quality of life and happiness; Negative social functions will hinder the development and progress of society and affect people's quality of life and happiness. Social function can be considered from economic, cultural, educational and political perspectives.

For example, the social function of a product can be to provide people with the material life they need, or to promote economic development and employment growth; The social function of cultural activities can be to inherit and carry forward national culture, and also to promote cultural exchange and cultural integration. In a word, social function refers to the influence and function of things or behaviors on society, which is one of the important factors of social development and progress.