History Main / NudeNatureDance

'''[[Creator/ChristopherLee Summerisle:]]''' [[ValuesDissonance Why, naturally.]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint It is far too dangerous to jump through the fire with your clothes on!]]

* Ivy Carson does a lot of InHarmonyWithNature dancing (including dancing on tree branches) in ''Literature/TheChangeling'' by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. She doesn't disrobe completely, but [[EarthyBarefootCharacter takes her shoes off]] and tucks her skirt into the legs of her underpants.

* ''VideoGame/CultOfTheLamb'': In the Rite of Lust ritual, your followers dance naked in a circle around a shrine decorated with flowers.

* In ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', enemies of the Gaian faction might accuse their leader, Lady Deirdre Skye, of dancing naked in the trees, which is a really neat trick considering that Planet's air is poisonous. Though maybe they mean in the Recreation Commons at Gaia's Landing? (Which is noted to be a park planted with Earth trees.)

* In ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', enemies of the Gaian faction might accuse Lady Deirdre of dancing naked in the trees, which is a really neat trick considering that Planet's air is poisonous. Though maybe they mean in the Recreation Commons at Gaia's Landing? (Which is noted to be a park planted with Earth trees.)

Participants may be {{Granola Girl}}s, {{New Age Retro Hippie}}s, {{Hot Witch}}es, [[ChildrenAreInnocent young children]] or [[OurElvesAreDifferent Magical Forest Dwellers]] and literal tree-hugging may be involved. Compare EarthyBarefootCharacter, whose feet may be naked for all the same reasons.

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* The pagan worshippers from the Retribution Arc in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. [[SubvertedTrope Yeah]], they could be considered care-free pagans as far as being hedonistic, baby-sacrificing (and eating), disgusting and perverted, psychedelic orgy participants who are actually [[ReligionOfEvil worshiping an idol of evil gods]] goes.

* The heroine's coven in ''ComicBook/BlackMagick'' performs their rituals skyclad save for a hooded cloak. In #1, a ritual is interrupted by Rowan's mobile phone going off.

* The underwater ballet scene in ''Film/Piranha3D''.
* In ''Theatre/TheCrucible'', at least one of the girls at the beginning dances naked in the woods.

* Towards the middle of ''Film/TheWickerMan1973'', Howie sees a group of pregnant, young women dancing around a fire in the nude.
-->'''Howie:''' But they are... are naked! \\
'''[[Creator/ChristopherLee Summerisle:]]''' [[ValuesDissonance Why, naturally.]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint It is far too dangerous to jump through the fire with your clothes on!]]
* In the French classic film ''[[Film/ManonDesSources Manon of the Spring]]'', the title character bathes in a spring and then dances around it nude while playing on her harmonica. OutdoorBathPeeping also included, which becomes a major plot point.

** Subverted and parodied more than once in the novels starring either the [[TheHecateSisters three witches]] or Tiffany Aching. Most of the witches find the idea of dancing around naked at night ridiculous, especially the prudish Granny Weatherwax, who although "aware that somewhere under her complicated strata of vests and petticoats there was some skin, that didn't mean to say she approved of it". [[DirtyOldWoman Nanny Ogg]] would probably be game if it weren't for impracticalities like thistles, hedgehogs, and the weather being too cool to go nude on all but the warmest summer nights. Magrat was initially sort of fond of the idea without ever bringing it up to the previously mentioned two, out of fear of Granny Weatherax's contempt and that Nanny Ogg might actually try it.

* In ''Literature/TheNativeStar'' by M.K. Hobson, Animancy can involve dancing naked. There's even a [[FantasticRacism derogatory term]] for its practitioners derived from this: ''Skycladdische'' -- literally "clad [only] in sky"
* In ''Literature/ICaptureTheCastle'', Cassandra's artsy stepmother, Topaz, loves doing this kind of thing to "commune" with nature.
* Lampshaded in ''[[Literature/{{Emberverse}} Dies the Fire]]'' when the Wiccans debate whether to do a ceremony naked, and speculate that their founder was just a DirtyOldMan who wanted an excuse to see nude women in Victorian times.
* Ivy Carson does a lot of InHarmonyWithNature dancing (including dancing on tree branches) in ''Literature/TheChangeling'' by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. She doesn't disrobe completely, but [[EarthyBarefootCharacter takes her shoes off]] and tucks her skirt into the legs of her underpants.
* Alluded to in ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheNight'': Diana tells another Wiccan to bring his robe to the Samhain ritual; "I don't do skyclad". It's for practical reasons; Diana is originally from Connecticut and currently living in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and it's too ''cold'' both places for outdoor nude rituals in late October. (In fact, it's ''snowing'' when she makes that comment. The other Wiccan is from the South, so is used to temperatures warm enough that skyclad isn't a health risk.)

* In ''Series/{{Friends}}''. When Phoebe suggests a relationship cleansing ritual, it turns out you can either go the [[BreakupBonfire burnt offering route]] or the "dance naked with sticks" route. Rachel and Monica opt for the first.
* In one episode of ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'', Dharma dances naked on TV to celebrate springtime.

(''Piper and Phoebe turn to see the others disrobing'')\\

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In the Season 2 opener, Ms. Calendar, walking with Giles, recounts going to Burning Man during summer break. She surmises he would have hated it, but her mention of naked mud dancing piques his interest.

* Music/{{Xera}}'s music video for the song "Natura" features a bit of this.

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* Strongly implied in ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic''. Several characters run into some satyrs and nymphs in the woods, and get caught up dancing with them. When Gren decides to take a break, she is surprised to find that she's naked.

* [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged]] in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E9NaturePantsOppositeDay "Nature Pants"]]. Throughout the episode, [=SpongeBob=] is never shown dancing, but he feels that the best way to embrace the life of nature among the jellyfish is to go out naked (save for socks and shoes).

* Rachel Pollack's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' had an arc that ended with Dorothy Spinner saving the world from manifestations derived from a book she read on African culture by dancing topless while drenched in pomegranate juice.

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->''You land dwellers never understand. It's very important for fairy princesses to commune with nature. In the nude, the way fairies were intended to be.''

* In one episode of ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'' Dharma dances naked on TV to celebrate springtime.

* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' The Dude is part of the sparse audience watching his landlord ineptly perform one of these on stage, thankfully in a [[NudeColoredClothes flesh-colored body stocking]] tactfully embellished with ivy instead of actually naked. Presumably The Dude being there is why the landlord is lenient about collecting the rent.

* In ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', enemies of the Gaian faction might accuse Lady Deirdre of dancing naked in the trees, which is a really neat trick considering that Planet's air is poisonous.

* In ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', enemies of the Gaian faction might accuse Lady Deirdre of dancing naked in the trees, which is a really neat trick considering that Planet's air is poisonous. (Perhaps they’re referring to the Gaian penchant for planting groves in their Recreation Commons?)

* In ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'', enemies of the Gaian faction might accuse Lady Deirdre of dancing naked in the trees, which is a really neat trick considering that the planet's air is poisonous.

The Nude Nature Dance is a dance done in the nude in open fields or a forest clearing to show characters [[InHarmonyWithNature share a bond with nature]]. It is frequently used for {{fanservice}}, but may be played for {{squick}}, if, for example, the participants include HippieParents.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms campaign setting. The Good-aligned female Drow worshipers of Eilistraee dance nude outdoors in the moonlight. (She's big on dancing in general, actually. Her worshippers are fond of Prestige Classes that involve the MagicDance and DanceBattler Tropes.) The nude moonlight dance (which is generally performed alone: the drow finds a moonlit glade, then asks Eilistraee to smile upon them, then disrobes and starts dancing) is for all followers. However, there are some more passionate collective rituals are reserved to her ''female'' worshipers -- it's an obligation for her clerics, but her rare male priests have to [[GenderBender spend the dance as a female]] (this is mostly due to the nature of Eilistraee, and to the fact that one can truly feel the Divine Dance of Eilistraee only as a female. They do not have to provide the gender-bending themselves, however). This has changed as of the 1490s DR, since genderbending is [[http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19841&whichpage=21#476469 no longer required]], and male clerics can normally join even the more passionate and intense dances.
** In the same setting it is mentioned that worship of [[ActualPacifist Eldath]], the Green Goddess, should be performed as unclad as possible. Since she's a water deity it is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] to a point.

The dance will generally be used to show that the characters are [[InnocentFanserviceGirl innocent, blithe, free spirits]], or that they have a deep spiritual or religious connection with MotherNature. It may simply be celebratory, with the connection to nature signified by the fact that the characters are ''au naturel''. It may also be a sign of a primitive, animistic religion, and can be a prelude to a GreenAesop, or, at the other extreme, to [[BloodMagic blood sacrifice]].

Participants may be {{Granola Girl}}s, {{New Age Retro Hippie}}s, {{Hot Witch}}es, [[ChildrenAreInnocent young children]] or [[OurElvesAreDifferent Magical Forest Dwellers]] and literal tree-hugging may be involved.

* Creator/BillyConnolly did this ''in the Arctic snow'' as part of this show ''A Scot in the Arctic.'' There wasn't any ceremonial meaning behind it, he just wanted to take his clothes off and skip around in the freezing cold because NakedPeopleAreFunny.

** In the same setting it is mentioned that worship of Eldath, the Green Goddess, should be performed as unclad as possible. Since she's a water deity it is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] to a point.

* ''ComicStrip/WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie'': Dixie indulges in [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20100131 a strip about the wilderness.]] Of course she didn't count on the bees, the snakes, scorpions, spiders or nomadic tribes.