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* Bridgette does a particularly odd one in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour'' during her [[spoiler:song to Geoff]], [[LampshadeHanging even calling it her]] "[[TitleDrop happy, happy dance]]".

* Balki's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPg5LjGYz8 Dance of Joy]] from ''PerfectStrangers''.

* Andy [[ShoutOut mimics]] [[{{Peanuts}} the Snoopy dance]] at the end of one ''MissionHill'' episode [[spoiler:after Ron's car rolls off a bridge]].

* MickeyMouseClubhouse: "Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!"

* From the DougTenNapel's short comic ''Solomon Fix'': "Happy coupon dance! Happy coupon dance!" ... "Second half of the happy coupon dance! Second half of the happy coupon dance!".

* Courtney Rush and Jodi D'Milo, The Moonwalk Thrillers, though Rush's dancing was so bad Portia Perez and Wrestling/SaraDelRey found it offensive.

* The captain's Happy Dance in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' was so prevalent, that when he is gone for a while, the team correctly points out ''when'' he would have been doing the dance.

* In the commercials for Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch with Johnson, Johnson's low-level manager wants to fire him for apparently just sitting at his desk all day eating cereal instead of doing any work, but can't because the brass likes Johnson due to the amazing things he unwittingly does while eating cereal to benefit the company. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOtGaH8OJkM one installment of this saga]], the manager tries to fire him anyway, but finds Johnson's desk apparently empty because Johnson ducked under the desk to grab a pencil he dropped. Thrilled, he begins a happy dance, fists pumped up in the air, singing "Yes! He's gone! Johnson is gone! Johnson's gone, Johnson's gone... Yes he is!" Johnson can't hear any of this because he's re-emerged from under the desk and is crunching on his cereal, but as the boss turns back around, Johnson smiles at him and does a brief sitting-down imitation of the happy dance and the boss ducks out.

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' does one of these at least once per game when he accomplished something (and often temporarily spawns duplicates during the dance).
** In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'', Bandanna Dee, King Dedede, and even ''Meta Knight'' will join in on the dance if they're present when it happens.

* Franchise/CrashBandicoot in some of his games when he gets a gem or relic. In the [[Videogame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy NSane Trilogy]] remake, Coco now does the dance as well.

* ''OnePiece'''s Chopper has a trademark happy dance which he burst into every time someone gives him a compliment. He tries to act like he doesn't want their praise, and calls them assholes while wiggling his hips and grinning ear-to-ear.

* In ''GetBackers'', Ginji occasionally does a happy-happy dance by going chibi and waving victory fans.

* Franchise/CrashBandicoot in some of his games when he gets a gem or relic.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Twilight Sparkle, when very happy, does an {{Adorkable}} jump-in-a-circle dance in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles".
** ''[[spoiler:Discord]]'' does one complete with cheering and chanting when he learns Twilight Sparkle is willing to stick her neck out for him, actually proving that their friendship is genuine, if not a ''little'' caustic.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': When Spongebob's pineapple house was eaten by nematodes he has to move back with his parents. Squidward was dancing happily on the ground where his house use to be, but it grew back on when Spongebob planted it and landed on Squidy.
** Also manifests itself in the episode "Band Geeks" right before performing at the Bubble Bowl.
-->'''Squidward:''' That's his eager face.

->''"VICTORY DANCE! YAY! YAY!"''
-->-- '''Taichi Yagami''' and '''Zeromaru''', ''Manga/DigimonVTamer01''

* Whenever your captain in ''{{Spore}}: [[ExpansionPack Galactic Adventures]]'' completes an adventure succesfully, this is what he'll do. He sometimes even Music/{{m|ichaelJackson}}oon[[ShoutOut walks]]. As anyone can create an adventure, this has been {{lampshade|Hanging}}d more than once in adventures that have been made.

* GeorgeCScott as Scrooge does a happy dance in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984'' after he realises that he still has time to change his course of life. Characteristically, Scott's intensity of portrayal helps to make the scene heartwarming.

* Bridgette does a particularly odd one in ''TotalDramaWorldTour'' during her [[spoiler:song to Geoff]], [[LampshadeHanging even calling it her]] "[[TitleDrop happy, happy dance]]".

* James May on ''TopGear'' does an "ancient victory dance" when he bests the others in a challenge.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s Captain Ginyu not only has the Dance of Joy, under orders from King Cold to perform every successful mission, but also the Daddy's Little Princess Dance, under Cooler's orders, the Dance of Cheering You Up for when Frieza's attempt to use the Dragon Balls fails, and finally, the Dance of Solitude!

* Rikki, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles''' resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter, has a ridiculously cute happy dance to go with it. He not only talks about it in some of his dialogue, but it's both his IdleAnimation and one of his battle aura moves.

* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'',: Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley kids are all said to break into a group happy dance when Harry is acquitted of underage wizardry charges.

* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix': Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley kids are all said to break into a group happy dance when Harry is acquitted of underage wizardry charges.

* The 2010 ''Film/AliceInWonderland'': " I shall [[AccidentalInnuendo futterwacken...]] ''vigorously.''