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. |
10 | ---- |
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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