A boy, Lee Sam-heon, dreams of becoming a ballet dancer after watching 'Swan Lake' on black and white television. However, the boy's dream, which yearned to soar freely like a bird, is broken in 1980 by the Gwangju massacre. From a promising ballet dancer to a street dancer performing at protest sites, Lee Sam-heon navigates the turbulent waves of modern Korean history. 'The Dancer of the Wind' is a dance offering to the Korean people struggling to live through Korea's tumultuous modern history, and an unyielding yearning for freedom.