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1	[[quoteright:260:[[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cinderella_and_prince_dancing_through_the_night.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:260:''[[Music/SamSmith Look what you made me do\
3	I need somebody new\
4	Oh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger]]'']]
5
6	->''"As those move easiest who have learned to dance."''
7	-->-- '''Alexander Pope'''
8
9	Tropes about dancing.
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11	!!Tropes:
12	[floatboxright:
13	Related:
14	+ UsefulNotes.{{Dancers}}
15	+ NightlifeIndex
16	+ PartyAtMyIndex
17	+ TheseTropesAreMadeForWalking
18	]
19	[[index]]
20	* AccidentalDanceCraze: Someone is scratching themselves, wriggling, etc. and is mistaken for dancing which starts a dance craze.
21	* ActuallyQuiteCatchy: Somebody is shown enjoying a bit of music that you wouldn't expect them to like because they dislike the singer; the music mocks them; or they're the ComicallySerious.
22	* AngryDance: A character dances because they're angry.
23	* BalletEpisode: An episode focusing on ballet.
24	* BallroomBlitz: When combined with a FightScene.
25	* BoogieKnights: Dancing in a suit of armour.
26	* BonfireDance: A scene involving dancing near a campfire as a celebration.
27	* BulletDancing: A character shoots several times and another character moves in a dance-like way to avoid being shot.
28	* CharityBall: A dance done to raise money for charity.
29	* ChippendalesDancers: Male strippers who dance for women.
30	* ChoreographyPorn: An intricately-described dance.
31	* ConvenientSlowDance: A slow dance comes up just as two people are becoming a couple.
32	* CreepyBallet: Ballet is PlayedForHorror.
33	* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Ballet dances are ethereal and delicate.
34	* DanceBattler: A character whose fighting looks like dancing.
35	* DanceLine: Characters start dancing because they were pulled in.
36	* DancesAndBalls: A society dance is a plot point.
37	* DanceOfDespair: A character dances to try to cheer themselves up when they're very sad.
38	* DanceOfRomance: Characters are friends or even mere acquaintances until they start slow-dancing, whereupon they'll fall in love.
39	* DanceOff: A character has a dance fight with their rival.
40	* DancePartyEnding: The work ends with a huge, collective Happy Dance, complete with music.
41	* DanceSensation: A song about a dance.
42	* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: The plot is serious, there's no musical numbers, and they're not at a ball or anything, yet characters are dancing anyway.
43	* DancingMookCredits: The ending credits show villains dancing.
44	* DancingOnABus: Singing and dancing on a bus or train.
45	* DancingRoyalty: A character is treated like royalty because of their dancing skill.
46	* DancingTheme: Random dance sequences in comedies.
47	* DancingWithMyself: Dancing solo.
48	* TheDeadCanDance: Undead characters dancing.
49	* DeathTrapTango: A lot of {{Durable Deathtrap}}s can be overcome with precise movements.
50	* DerangedDance: Dancing is a sign of mental illness and descents into madness.
51	* DreamBallet: A dance sequence, especially a ballet, that is AllJustADream.
52	* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: Cartoon dancing looks stilted due to either repetition, not following the music, looking like the wrong kind of dance (for instance, a tango looking like a waltz) or a combination.
53	* EverythingHasRhythm: Dancing with an inanimate object.
54	* FamilyFriendlyStripper: An exotic dancer who always has the important parts covered.
55	* FightDancing: Substituting martial moves for dancing skill in a non-combat setting.
56	* FloorfillingSongAndDance: Everyone gets up to dance along to a song with specific actions.
57	* ForcedDancePartner: Being forced/pressured to dance.
58	* HappyDance: Dancing out of happiness.
59	* HighSchoolDance: Plots about high or middle school dances, usually involving romance.
60	* ICantDance: A character is required to dance but is embarrassed to and/or doesn't know how.
61	* InvoluntaryDance: A character is forced to dance.
62	* MagicDance: A magic spell that requires certain movements to activate.
63	* MasqueradeBall: Fancy rich people have masquerade balls.
64	* MatingDance: A dance that looks sexual.
65	* MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody: A parody of "Thriller" by Music/MichaelJackson.
66	* MoonwalkDance: Characters dance by moonwalking-- walking backwards but it seems like you're going forwards.
67	* TheMusicMeister: Characters who cause spontaneous dancing or singing.
68	* NudeNatureDance: A NatureLover dances outside in the buff.
69	* PelvicThrust: Thrusting one's pelvis out to be crass or sexual.
70	* PottyDance: A character does dance-like movements because they need to go to the bathroom.
71	* ThePromPlot: The high school junior/senior gala where people dance, mingle and are elected prom queen and king.
72	* PromWrecker: A character who hates the prom and tries to sabotage it.
73	* RainDance: One or more characters dance to try to convince God (or whatever gods they worship) to make it rain.
74	* RiskyBusinessDance: A character who is home alone dances like a goof, usually in their underwear.
75	* ShakingTheRump: Shaking one's butt.
76	* SpoofingInTheRain: A parody of either the movie ''Film/SingingInTheRain'' or the song upon which the movie is based.
77	* SquirrelsInMyPants: A character moves in a dance-like way to try to get small animals out of their clothes.
78	* StayingAliveDancePose: Characters dance by pointing at the sky, sometimes paired with the song "Staying Alive".
79	* StraightToThePointe: Fictional ballet dancers dance on tiptoe a lot.
80	* SucksAtDancing: An incompetent dancer who thinks they can dance.
81	* SultryBellyDancer: Someone dances in a flashy, revealing outfit. If it's a woman, it's played for titillation, and if it's a man, it's played for comedy.
82	* SummonBackupDancers: Characters who aren't magical, but can still summon backup dancers seemingly out of nowhere.
83	* ThatRussianSquatDance: The dance where characters squat down with their arms folded and kick their legs.
84	* TutuFancy: The unrealistic outfit of choice for ballerinas.
85	* VampireDance: Vampires love to dance.
86	* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: A character dances and starts to strip.
87	* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: A character (usually a man) can dance but apparently said they couldn't.
88	[[/index]]

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