Dance is not only a form of art, but a form of culture, with its own unique charm and value in both ancient and contemporary society. In the long river of history, the ancient Chinese dance, mature and confident, has been standing in the East due to its unique form. This specific cultural style is different from any other country with never fading charm. Because of the strong global economy and cultural shock, as well as the historical fault, it is so hard to locate the status of the dance in current China. The role and reality of dance was gone only with name remained. Besides, the ancient Chinese dance adopted opera, ballet, and even some modern dancing in its rebuilding process in order to reach the so-called "freedom" and "modernization", only resulting of chaos in creation. This paper is aimed at applying one scientific methodology named system engineering to explain the change and development of the ancient Chinese dance. By systematic thinking and scientific summary, this paper will analyze the approaching and positioning problem during the creation of dance. Ultimately, this paper would become the theoretical guidance of how to build the system of ancient Chinese dance to maximize its value.