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* DownplayedTrope in ''Literature/GoingPostal'', where Adora Belle doesn't actually ''refuse'' to dance with Moist in the ruins of the Post Office, but is too bewildered by the idea to express an opinion, leading to him [[QuestionableConsent assuming consent]]. Not so downplayed in the film adaptation, where she ''does'' refuse, [[AdaptationalJerkass and he ignores this]].
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* ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' has Margaret avoid dancing with Norman Fishbein during the Thanksgiving square dance as she thinks he's a [[AbhorrentAdmirer drip]], and she also avoids ClassClown Freddy Barnett because she's sure he'll tease her about not looking like [[BuxomIsBetter more developed]] Laura Danker in her sweater.
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* ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' has Margaret avoid dancing with Norman Fishbein during the Thanksgiving square dance as she thinks he's a [[AbhorrentAdmirer drip]], and she also avoids ClassClown Freddy Barnett because she's sure he'll tease her about not looking like [[BuxomIsBetter more developed]] developed Laura Danker in her sweater.
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* ''WebVideo/EmpiresSMP'': In the official musical adaptation of Season 1, as a metaphorical interpretation of the source material, the song "It Takes Two to Tango" features [[BigBad Xornoth]] corrupting Sausage and Joey to join his side while tormenting Shrub and Scott. In each segment for the music video, Xornoth decides to drag his victim along to dance; it's questionable how voluntary the former two have it, since they become BrainwashedAndCrazy, but the latter two are clearly uncomfortable with the arrangement.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Danny Cat initiates an impromptu music session with the various {{FunnyAnimal}}s gathered in the alley beside Mammoth Studios. The music catches the ear of IceQueen Sawyer, who comes to investigate. Danny Cat invites her to be his dance partner, but she declines. Tilly Hippo, however, throws her massive hips at the right moment, which sends Sawyer careening into the spotlight. Rather than look completely foolish, Sawyer demonstrates a few quick steps. "Not bad," comments Danny. "A little rusty, but who's perfect?" That barb triggers Sawyer to bring her dance skills up to the redline, so she and Danny put on quite the show.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Danny Cat initiates an impromptu music session with the various {{FunnyAnimal}}s {{Funny Animal}}s gathered in the alley beside Mammoth Studios. The music catches the ear of IceQueen Sawyer, who comes to investigate. Danny Cat invites her to be his dance partner, but she declines. Tilly Hippo, however, throws her massive hips at the right moment, which sends Sawyer careening into the spotlight. Rather than look completely foolish, Sawyer demonstrates a few quick steps. "Not bad," comments Danny. "A little rusty, but who's perfect?" That barb triggers Sawyer to bring her dance skills up to the redline, so she and Danny put on quite the show.
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* The closing gag of ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'' thwarting the MadScientist Greenthumb has the PowerTrio perform a short set in the greenhouse. There, the wicked doctor's {{Botanical Abomination}}s seem to groove to the music. One creature-plant taps Alexandra on the shoulder, then takes her in its tendrils and starts dancing with her. Alexandra, thorny as ever, wants none of this, but the creatures are bigger and stronger than she is, so she gets passed from one tendrilled abomination to the next.
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'' "The Giggle", the Toymaker and his duplicates storm UNIT headquarters to the tune of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls. He drags Kate and Mel into a forced dance to both mock them and demonstrate his power over them before sending both spinning across the floor and into the nearest wall. This illustrates his playful LargeHam personality as well as how easily he can mess with the heroes for giggles.
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'' "The Giggle", "[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheGiggle The Giggle]]", the Toymaker and his duplicates storm UNIT headquarters to the tune of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls. He drags Kate and Mel into a forced dance to both mock them and demonstrate his power over them before sending both spinning across the floor and into the nearest wall. This illustrates his playful LargeHam personality as well as how easily he can mess with the heroes for giggles.
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* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': When "Rigel" is invited to high society events, Harry isn't keen on dancing with anyone, partly because she doesn't enjoy it much, and partly because someone might notice that she isn't nearly as skilled as the real Arcturus Black. She isn't always able to avoid it, though; she manages to arrange a substitute when standing Pansy up, so that Pansy won't be ''too'' miffed, but when she later attends a dance as herself, with the Parkinsons hosting, Pansy pins her down wanting to dance the ''current'' set, so she can't get out of it without being extremely rude.
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* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': When "Rigel" is invited to high society events, Harry isn't keen on dancing with anyone, partly because she doesn't enjoy it much, and partly because someone might notice that she isn't nearly as skilled as the real Arcturus Black. She isn't always able to avoid it, though; she manages to arrange a substitute when standing Pansy up, up so that Pansy won't be ''too'' miffed, but when she later attends a dance as herself, with the Parkinsons hosting, Pansy pins her down wanting to dance the ''current'' set, so she can't get out of it without being extremely rude.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Buford Tannen tries to force Clara to dance with him, claiming he'll take Doc Brown's $80 debt out of her. He then tells her, holding her close, "You can do something that's worth $80, can't you?" She tells him he's underestimating her, and executes a GroinAttack to free herself.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Buford Tannen tries to force Clara to dance with him, claiming he'll take Doc Brown's $80 debt out of her. He then tells her, holding her close, "You can do something that's worth $80, can't you?" She tells him he's underestimating her, her and executes a GroinAttack to free herself.
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* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Played for laughs when Professor [=McGonagall=] makes Ron dance with her, which he does with great reluctance, to demonstrate dancing for the Yule Ball. Fred and George say that they will never let Ron forget this. This sets the scene for Harry and Ron facing the difficult task of finding dance partners for the ball, and having to ask girls to dance with them.
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* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Played for laughs when Professor [=McGonagall=] makes Ron dance with her, which he does with great reluctance, to demonstrate dancing for the Yule Ball. Fred and George say that they will never let Ron forget this. This sets the scene for Harry and Ron facing the difficult task of finding dance partners for the ball, ball and having to ask girls to dance with them.
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There are a lot of reasons characters may not want to dance. Dancing is exhausting, takes a lot if skill, and can look embaressing if you're new to it -- especially when surrounded by tons of other people.
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There are a lot of reasons characters may not want to dance. Dancing is exhausting, takes a lot if of skill, and can look embaressing embarrassing if you're new to it -- especially when surrounded by tons of other people.
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* In the opening of ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'', we see Jeudi dancing with [[NaziNobleman Count Georges de Gourmant]], and she visibly doesn't want it. It then changes to Jeudi dancing with Lundi, and she's happy. In the series itself, Gourmant forces this on Jeudi at the grand ball at his palace, and no one objects to the fact that a fully grown adult is dancing with a thirteen year old child in this manner.[[note]]Then again the series is set in 1930s Europe around UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, so [[DeliberateValuesDissonance maybe this was deliberate]][[/note]]
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* ''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'': Austin is drawn to the beautiful and flirty Felicity Shagwell. Before he can embrace her, [[FemmeFatale Robin Swallows]] suddenly pops up inbetween them, pushing Austin across the dance floor and away from Felicity, to Austin's distress.
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* ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'': In the number ''Wenn Liebe in dir ist'' ("When Love is Inside You"), Herbert, vampire Graf Von Krolock's son, forces Alfred, a human vampire hunter, to dance a waltz with him in his room. Alfred is visibly uncomfortable with this, since Herbert has been openly flirting with him beforehand, to his great discomfort.
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* ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'': In the number ''Wenn Liebe in dir ist'' ("When Love is Inside You"), Herbert, vampire Graf Von Krolock's son, forces Alfred, a human vampire hunter, to dance a waltz with him in his room. Alfred is visibly uncomfortable with this, this since Herbert has been openly flirting with him beforehand, to his great discomfort.
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* In Joyce Grenfell's comic song "Stately as a Galleon", Mrs Fanshaw laments that there are more women than men at her dance club, so she has to dance with another woman, Mrs Tiverton, rather than one of the men.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the "Stakes" mini-series, The Vampire King forces a reluctant and uncomfotable cow to dance with him.
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* In the Act I finale of ''Theatre/DonGiovanni'', Leporello forces Masetto to dance with him so he won't interfere as Don Giovanni hones in on Masetto's fiancée Zerlina. Depending on the staging, Don Giovanni's own dancing with Zerlina – who has been warned to be on her guard against him – may also be forced on her. At any rate, once he maneuvers her offstage, he shifts from dancing to [[AttemptedRape trying to rape her.]]
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There are a lot of reasons characters may not want to dance. Dancing is exhausting, takes a lot if skill, and can look embaressing if you're new to it -- especially when surrounded by tons of other people.
In other cases, the dance partner could be an AbhorrentAdmirer, the type that doesn't care if they say no. If there's an audience, they may expect them to cave into the social pressure, they want to show off their beloved to everyone else, maybe it's a power play, or maybe they think they're that [[EntitledToHaveYou entitled to it]].
Compare InvoluntaryDance, where the character is forced to dance and ''cannot stop''.
See also EntitledToHaveYou, NoSenseOfPersonalSpace, ObliviousToHatred and ItsAllAboutMe. Can overlap with ICantDance.
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*In the opening of ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'', we see Jeudi dancing with [[NaziNobleman Count Georges de Gourmant]], and she visibly doesn't want it. It then changes to Jeudi dancing with Lundi, and she's happy. In the series itself, Gourmant forces this on Jeudi at the grand ball at his palace, and no one objects to the fact that a fully grown adult is dancing with a thirteen year old child in this manner.[[note]]Then again the series is set in 1930s Europe around UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, so [[DeliberateValuesDissonance maybe this was deliberate]][[/note]]
*''Manga/SpyXFamily'': In the cruise ship arc Yor grabs a hitman (who is more than twice her size) by both hands in the ship's ballroom, forcibly "dances" him to a chair, and knocks him out leaving him in the chair as if he had sat down in exhaustion.
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* ''Iceman'' (2017): In issue #4, Bobby Drake is attending a party, when Daken, Wolverine's son, intercepts him and forces the X-Man to dance with him. While they dance, they keep pushing each other's buttons.
* In the third volume of ''ComicBook/{{Lazarus}}'' there is a grand meeting of the various Families that rule the FeudalFuture. Main character Forever Carlyle is dancing with her love interest Joacquim when Dr. Jakob Hock, her father's ArchEnemy, forcibly cuts in and asks her to dance in a way so that she cannot say no without being rude. Worse yet, Hock apparently uses the opportunity to touch her and leer at her throughout the dance, leaving the FourStarBadass who has seen plenty of death and battle feeling deeply disturbed afterward.
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* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': When "Rigel" is invited to high society events, Harry isn't keen on dancing with anyone, partly because she doesn't enjoy it much, and partly because someone might notice that she isn't nearly as skilled as the real Arcturus Black. She isn't always able to avoid it, though; she manages to arrange a substitute when standing Pansy up, so that Pansy won't be ''too'' miffed, but when she later attends a dance as herself, with the Parkinsons hosting, Pansy pins her down wanting to dance the ''current'' set, so she can't get out of it without being extremely rude.
-->'''Pansy:''' Rigel once refused me a dance, and I was rather heart-broken. If you turn me away, too, I shall develop a complex.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Danny Cat initiates an impromptu music session with the various {{FunnyAnimal}}s gathered in the alley beside Mammoth Studios. The music catches the ear of IceQueen Sawyer, who comes to investigate. Danny Cat invites her to be his dance partner, but she declines. Tilly Hippo, however, throws her massive hips at the right moment, which sends Sawyer careening into the spotlight. Rather than look completely foolish, Sawyer demonstrates a few quick steps. "Not bad," comments Danny. "A little rusty, but who's perfect?" That barb triggers Sawyer to bring her dance skills up to the redline, so she and Danny put on quite the show.
* The climax of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' has one character trying to take something from another during a live stage performance by forcibly pulling them into a dance. This allows them to cover up their actions from the in-universe audience.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'': PlayedForLaughs. Elsa "sacrifices" Anna to the Duke of Wesselton after saying she herself doesn't dance. She gives Anna a small smile and a soft "Sorry" as the Duke drags her off to dance.
* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'': At one point, Humpty and the Golden Goose are dancing, while Puss and Kitty are also dancing. Humpty at one point makes them swap partners against their will.
* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': During the climax, Fiona is pressured to dance with "Shrek" (really, Prince Charming) despite being visibly uncomfortable.
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* ''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'': Austin is drawn to the beautiful and flirty Felicity Shagwell. Before he can embrace her, [[FemmeFatale Robin Swallows]] suddenly pops up inbetween them, pushing Austin across the dance floor and away from Felicity, to Austin's distress.
-->'''Austin:''' ''(reaches for Felicity)'' I want! I want!!
* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Buford Tannen tries to force Clara to dance with him, claiming he'll take Doc Brown's $80 debt out of her. He then tells her, holding her close, "You can do something that's worth $80, can't you?" She tells him he's underestimating her, and executes a GroinAttack to free herself.
*In ''Film/DragonTheBruceLeeStory'', the titular character's first altercation is against some drunken sailors who are, at a party they crashed, forcing one of the female guests to dance with them.
* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Played for laughs when Professor [=McGonagall=] makes Ron dance with her, which he does with great reluctance, to demonstrate dancing for the Yule Ball. Fred and George say that they will never let Ron forget this. This sets the scene for Harry and Ron facing the difficult task of finding dance partners for the ball, and having to ask girls to dance with them.
* The plot of ''Film/SilverLiningsPlaybook'' involves Tiffany enlisting her neighbor Pat to be her partner in a dance competition in exchange for her helping him reconcile with his estranged wife.
*During ''Film/WhiteChristmas'' Phil and Judy have no idea why Betty has suddenly cooled where Bob is concerned. Bob has no idea either, so is surprised when she stops dancing with him as soon as possible. Phil and Judy start dancing with Betty and Bob and then attempt to change partners. Betty doesn't even put on a front this time, running away immediately.
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* ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' has Margaret avoid dancing with Norman Fishbein during the Thanksgiving square dance as she thinks he's a [[AbhorrentAdmirer drip]], and she also avoids ClassClown Freddy Barnett because she's sure he'll tease her about not looking like [[BuxomIsBetter more developed]] Laura Danker in her sweater.
*The titular protagonist of the first ''Literature/BigNate'' book, ''Big Nate: In a Class by Himself'', mentions among his worst days that he was stuck dancing with Kim Cressley.
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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'' "The Giggle", the Toymaker and his duplicates storm UNIT headquarters to the tune of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls. He drags Kate and Mel into a forced dance to both mock them and demonstrate his power over them before sending both spinning across the floor and into the nearest wall. This illustrates his playful LargeHam personality as well as how easily he can mess with the heroes for giggles.
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* Music/FleetwoodMac: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the video for "Gypsy", which includes a scene where the characters played by Lindsey Buckingham and Music/StevieNicks dance together. This video was shot during the time when all of the relationships in the band had blown up and tensions were strained, to put it mildly, so Nicks was not happy at all to interact with Buckingham that closely.
-->'''Nicks:''' We weren't getting along well then. I didn't want to be anywhere near him; I certainly didn't want to be in his arms. [...] If you watch the video, you'll see I wasn't happy. And he wasn't a very good dancer.
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* ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'': In the number ''Wenn Liebe in dir ist'' ("When Love is Inside You"), Herbert, vampire Graf Von Krolock's son, forces Alfred, a human vampire hunter, to dance a waltz with him in his room. Alfred is visibly uncomfortable with this, since Herbert has been openly flirting with him beforehand, to his great discomfort.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the "Stakes" mini-series, The Vampire King forces a reluctant and uncomfotable cow to dance with him.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': "Dancing Fools" revolves around some of the kids taking dancing lessons. George, who's only there because his mom is friends with the dance instructor, and Francine, who got forced into doing it, are paired up together unwillingly... [[OddFriendship but turn out to be pretty good together]]. Additionally, D.W. gets stuck with the [[BrattyHalfPint Tibble Twins]], who are the worst dancers in the class.
* ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'': At the end of "Wilda Beast", Mikey is forced into a dance by AbhorrentAdmirer Amanda Killman.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': In the ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow'' segment, Brom Bones is trying to get Ichabod Crane away from Kathrina Von Tassel during the Halloween dance. Brom gets the idea to get a short, fat woman ([[AllThereInTheScript called Tilda in the script]]) to dance with Ichabod. Tilda, however, only wants to dance with Brom, who then finds it impossible to shake her off.
*''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E11ThreesACrowd Three's a Crowd]]", Discord dances with Twilight during the song "Glass of Water" just to be annoying and dramatic.
*''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': During the Princess Prom episode, Adora is forced to slow dance with Catra to maintain the peace enforced during said prom (meaning that Rebellion and Horde members can't fight one another until the ball is over).
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Tango Tangle", [=SpongeBob=] is Pearl's dance partner. She's less than enthused about it, particularly because [=SpongeBob=] is only there because Mr. Krabs ordered him to be her tango partner.
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In other cases, the dance partner could be an AbhorrentAdmirer, the type that doesn't care if they say no. If there's an audience, they may expect them to cave into the social pressure, they want to show off their beloved to everyone else, maybe it's a power play, or maybe they think they're that [[EntitledToHaveYou entitled to it]].
Compare InvoluntaryDance, where the character is forced to dance and ''cannot stop''.
See also EntitledToHaveYou, NoSenseOfPersonalSpace, ObliviousToHatred and ItsAllAboutMe. Can overlap with ICantDance.
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*In the opening of ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'', we see Jeudi dancing with [[NaziNobleman Count Georges de Gourmant]], and she visibly doesn't want it. It then changes to Jeudi dancing with Lundi, and she's happy. In the series itself, Gourmant forces this on Jeudi at the grand ball at his palace, and no one objects to the fact that a fully grown adult is dancing with a thirteen year old child in this manner.[[note]]Then again the series is set in 1930s Europe around UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, so [[DeliberateValuesDissonance maybe this was deliberate]][[/note]]
*''Manga/SpyXFamily'': In the cruise ship arc Yor grabs a hitman (who is more than twice her size) by both hands in the ship's ballroom, forcibly "dances" him to a chair, and knocks him out leaving him in the chair as if he had sat down in exhaustion.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''Iceman'' (2017): In issue #4, Bobby Drake is attending a party, when Daken, Wolverine's son, intercepts him and forces the X-Man to dance with him. While they dance, they keep pushing each other's buttons.
* In the third volume of ''ComicBook/{{Lazarus}}'' there is a grand meeting of the various Families that rule the FeudalFuture. Main character Forever Carlyle is dancing with her love interest Joacquim when Dr. Jakob Hock, her father's ArchEnemy, forcibly cuts in and asks her to dance in a way so that she cannot say no without being rude. Worse yet, Hock apparently uses the opportunity to touch her and leer at her throughout the dance, leaving the FourStarBadass who has seen plenty of death and battle feeling deeply disturbed afterward.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': When "Rigel" is invited to high society events, Harry isn't keen on dancing with anyone, partly because she doesn't enjoy it much, and partly because someone might notice that she isn't nearly as skilled as the real Arcturus Black. She isn't always able to avoid it, though; she manages to arrange a substitute when standing Pansy up, so that Pansy won't be ''too'' miffed, but when she later attends a dance as herself, with the Parkinsons hosting, Pansy pins her down wanting to dance the ''current'' set, so she can't get out of it without being extremely rude.
-->'''Pansy:''' Rigel once refused me a dance, and I was rather heart-broken. If you turn me away, too, I shall develop a complex.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Danny Cat initiates an impromptu music session with the various {{FunnyAnimal}}s gathered in the alley beside Mammoth Studios. The music catches the ear of IceQueen Sawyer, who comes to investigate. Danny Cat invites her to be his dance partner, but she declines. Tilly Hippo, however, throws her massive hips at the right moment, which sends Sawyer careening into the spotlight. Rather than look completely foolish, Sawyer demonstrates a few quick steps. "Not bad," comments Danny. "A little rusty, but who's perfect?" That barb triggers Sawyer to bring her dance skills up to the redline, so she and Danny put on quite the show.
* The climax of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' has one character trying to take something from another during a live stage performance by forcibly pulling them into a dance. This allows them to cover up their actions from the in-universe audience.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'': PlayedForLaughs. Elsa "sacrifices" Anna to the Duke of Wesselton after saying she herself doesn't dance. She gives Anna a small smile and a soft "Sorry" as the Duke drags her off to dance.
* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'': At one point, Humpty and the Golden Goose are dancing, while Puss and Kitty are also dancing. Humpty at one point makes them swap partners against their will.
* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': During the climax, Fiona is pressured to dance with "Shrek" (really, Prince Charming) despite being visibly uncomfortable.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'': Austin is drawn to the beautiful and flirty Felicity Shagwell. Before he can embrace her, [[FemmeFatale Robin Swallows]] suddenly pops up inbetween them, pushing Austin across the dance floor and away from Felicity, to Austin's distress.
-->'''Austin:''' ''(reaches for Felicity)'' I want! I want!!
* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Buford Tannen tries to force Clara to dance with him, claiming he'll take Doc Brown's $80 debt out of her. He then tells her, holding her close, "You can do something that's worth $80, can't you?" She tells him he's underestimating her, and executes a GroinAttack to free herself.
*In ''Film/DragonTheBruceLeeStory'', the titular character's first altercation is against some drunken sailors who are, at a party they crashed, forcing one of the female guests to dance with them.
* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Played for laughs when Professor [=McGonagall=] makes Ron dance with her, which he does with great reluctance, to demonstrate dancing for the Yule Ball. Fred and George say that they will never let Ron forget this. This sets the scene for Harry and Ron facing the difficult task of finding dance partners for the ball, and having to ask girls to dance with them.
* The plot of ''Film/SilverLiningsPlaybook'' involves Tiffany enlisting her neighbor Pat to be her partner in a dance competition in exchange for her helping him reconcile with his estranged wife.
*During ''Film/WhiteChristmas'' Phil and Judy have no idea why Betty has suddenly cooled where Bob is concerned. Bob has no idea either, so is surprised when she stops dancing with him as soon as possible. Phil and Judy start dancing with Betty and Bob and then attempt to change partners. Betty doesn't even put on a front this time, running away immediately.
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* ''Literature/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' has Margaret avoid dancing with Norman Fishbein during the Thanksgiving square dance as she thinks he's a [[AbhorrentAdmirer drip]], and she also avoids ClassClown Freddy Barnett because she's sure he'll tease her about not looking like [[BuxomIsBetter more developed]] Laura Danker in her sweater.
*The titular protagonist of the first ''Literature/BigNate'' book, ''Big Nate: In a Class by Himself'', mentions among his worst days that he was stuck dancing with Kim Cressley.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In ''Series/DoctorWho'' "The Giggle", the Toymaker and his duplicates storm UNIT headquarters to the tune of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls. He drags Kate and Mel into a forced dance to both mock them and demonstrate his power over them before sending both spinning across the floor and into the nearest wall. This illustrates his playful LargeHam personality as well as how easily he can mess with the heroes for giggles.
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* Music/FleetwoodMac: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the video for "Gypsy", which includes a scene where the characters played by Lindsey Buckingham and Music/StevieNicks dance together. This video was shot during the time when all of the relationships in the band had blown up and tensions were strained, to put it mildly, so Nicks was not happy at all to interact with Buckingham that closely.
-->'''Nicks:''' We weren't getting along well then. I didn't want to be anywhere near him; I certainly didn't want to be in his arms. [...] If you watch the video, you'll see I wasn't happy. And he wasn't a very good dancer.
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* ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'': In the number ''Wenn Liebe in dir ist'' ("When Love is Inside You"), Herbert, vampire Graf Von Krolock's son, forces Alfred, a human vampire hunter, to dance a waltz with him in his room. Alfred is visibly uncomfortable with this, since Herbert has been openly flirting with him beforehand, to his great discomfort.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the "Stakes" mini-series, The Vampire King forces a reluctant and uncomfotable cow to dance with him.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': "Dancing Fools" revolves around some of the kids taking dancing lessons. George, who's only there because his mom is friends with the dance instructor, and Francine, who got forced into doing it, are paired up together unwillingly... [[OddFriendship but turn out to be pretty good together]]. Additionally, D.W. gets stuck with the [[BrattyHalfPint Tibble Twins]], who are the worst dancers in the class.
* ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'': At the end of "Wilda Beast", Mikey is forced into a dance by AbhorrentAdmirer Amanda Killman.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': In the ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow'' segment, Brom Bones is trying to get Ichabod Crane away from Kathrina Von Tassel during the Halloween dance. Brom gets the idea to get a short, fat woman ([[AllThereInTheScript called Tilda in the script]]) to dance with Ichabod. Tilda, however, only wants to dance with Brom, who then finds it impossible to shake her off.
*''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E11ThreesACrowd Three's a Crowd]]", Discord dances with Twilight during the song "Glass of Water" just to be annoying and dramatic.
*''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': During the Princess Prom episode, Adora is forced to slow dance with Catra to maintain the peace enforced during said prom (meaning that Rebellion and Horde members can't fight one another until the ball is over).
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Tango Tangle", [=SpongeBob=] is Pearl's dance partner. She's less than enthused about it, particularly because [=SpongeBob=] is only there because Mr. Krabs ordered him to be her tango partner.
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