History Main / VampireDance

* Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky portrayed a waltzing vampire in [[https://vimeo.com/256451282 his short program]] from the 2017-2018 competitive season, which is set to Peter Gundry's "The Vampire Masquerade."

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* Jack Fleming of ''TheVampireFiles'' can dance, but only does so when it's necessary to get female suspects to talk with him, not when he's just having fun. His girlfriend Bobbi is a professional singer who dances in many of her acts, so will presumably become an example if and when she's turned.

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* ''Flim/{{Hotel Transylvania}}'' Count Dracula is dancing disco-style during his daughter's 118th birthday.

** As does ''[[VampireMusicals Dance of the Vampires]]'' (''TanzDerVampire''), the [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations musical adaptation]] (done live with character doubles).

* In ''Film/FrightNight1985'', vampire Jerry Dandridge manages to hypnotize and make off with Amy Peterson while dancing with her at a nightclub, despite her being able to see that Dandridge has no reflection.

-->--'''[[{{Music/Voltaire}} Voltaire]]''', "Vampire Club"

** Series/{{Angel}}, however, cannot dance. At least, you do not want to watch.

* ''Flim/{{Hotel Transylvania}}'': Count Dracula is dancing disco-style during his daughter's 118th birthday.

* ''Flim/{{Hotel Transylvania}}'' Count Dracula is dancing disco-style during his daughter's 118th birthday.

* ''Flim/{{HotelTransylvania}}'' Count Dracula is dancing disco-style during his daughter's 118th birthday.

** ''TheSims 3'' also introduced vampires in the ''Late Night'' expansion pack. And the new city in that pack includes a nightclub for vampires - Plasma 501.
* You can dance at most of the clubs in ''VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''. Keeping it going long enough causes most of the other dancers to join in and prop up your KarmaMeter.
* ''TrueCrimeNewYorkCity'' has a mission where Detective Marcus must enter a "vampyre" Club, complete with smoke machine and fetish attire. Granted you barely get to see any dancing and they are not "real vampires" (goths, and wannabes mostly) but it looks like something out of the first Blade movie. Once Marcus upsets the girl he's there to rescue, the ringleader of the club promises to show Marcus "How Vampyrer fight!"

* This trope is probably the reason why vampires were included in ''[[TheSims The Sims 2]] Nightlife'' ExpansionPack. The pre-made Downtown subhood includes a vampire-themed nightclub, of course.

* In ''TheVampireDiaries'', Damon Salvatore loves to dance. No, not seductive cooler than thou dancing. 1800's formal dancing, goofy swing dancing, shirtless dancing around the house while drunk to drown his sorrows dancing... Stefan has even commented upon it. Boy just loves to dance. YMMV on whether it is being played for laughs or not.

* In ''TrueBlood'', Fangtasia is a vampire-run nightclub.

* ''ForeverKnight''. The Raven, a goth nightclub which is also a haunt for vampires. Humans also use the club, so presumably it's used to hunt as well, as Schanke finds out when he ignores his partner's warning not to go in there, and gets in a MatingDance with a sultry vampire chick.

* There was a formal vampire ball in one of ''TheDresdenFiles'' books. But in that case, it was already known the ball was being run by vampires.
* ''TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' also have a formal ball in which there is dancing.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' Grim is [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment sentenced to 50 hours of dancing]], and having to put up with Dracula as he does so.

* The HammerHorror film ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' has the vampire ball... and hero and heroine as the unsuspecting guests.

* In ''Film/FrightNight'', vampire Jerry Dandridge manages to hypnotize and make off with Amy Peterson while dancing with her at a nightclub, despite her being able to see that Dandridge has no reflection.

* ''ForeverKnight''. The Raven, a goth nightclub which is also a haunt for vampires.

Vampires apparently love to dance (after all, TheDeadCanDance), which is why so many shows that feature the blood-sucking fiends also feature a big dance floor, often ones [[VampiresOwnNightClubs they own]]. Often, the dance floor is lined with mirrors, just so the vampire's innocent, unaware dance partner can twig to the fact that there's a reason the guy she's dancing with is so pale.

* ''ForeverKnight''. When [=LaCroix=] takes over vampire-hangout and gothic nightclub "The Raven" he decides to give it a more human look with a dose of LargeHam and blatant {{Fanservice}}.
-->'''[=LaCroix=]:''' It's time to peel away the layers and reveal our inner selves. Yes, it's Amateur Night at the Raven, and tonight our amateurs will reveal their inner selves by GETTING NAKED!