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This study examines the designation context and institutional logic of dance genres listed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Five Northern Provinces, focusing on the Pyeongnam Sugon Dance and the Hambuk Seonnyeo Dance. The analysis reveals that these dances were shaped by multi-layered processes stemming from national division, migration, and cultural exchange, rather than by fixed regional traditions. However, official documentation tends to simplify these processes into linear genealogies by emphasizing regionality within a rigid institutional framework. Consequently, this study proposes that the system should operate in a way that acknowledges the living and dynamic formation of dances, rather than rigidly standardizing them.