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This research is animated by a curiosity about the relationship between North Korean dances and Vietnamese dances. in 1960s, North Korea used dances as the North Korean Soft Power. North Korean dancers were invited in Vietnam as ballet masters. They contributed to lay a cornerstone of the Vietnamese dance after the French colonial period. The North Korean ballet master, Kim Te Hwang found the Vietnam Academy of Dance (Học viện Múa Việt Nam) which is the first dance school in Vietnam. At the same time, he adapted the Vietnamese traditional dances to his dance pieces. The Flame of Nghệ Tĩnh (Ngọn lửa Nghệ Tĩnh), first produced in 1960, is considered to be both his’s masterpiece and a cornerstone of contemporary Vietnamese ballet. Through the sharing their colonial experiences and advocating nationalism, North Korean dancers effectively aroused sympathy from the Vietnamese audience.