Dances that need props are not only dances with specific styles. For example, Korean group dances need long drum props, Northeast Yangko needs handkerchiefs and fans, and Northern Shaanxi Yangko needs red silk and waist drums.

Some dances are designed according to the choreographer's ideas and certain themes, and some props are only suitable for this kind of dance, such as guns and red flags in Red women soldiers (ballet).

In addition, there are many kinds of props: costumes, headwear, main props, scene layout and so on.