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A [[Dance Battler]] uses his dancing techniques as a means of fighting, overpowering his opponents with unpredictable movements, all while [[Rule of Cool|looking cool]].
So, of course, there's a wizard version: [[Functional Magic]] or some other kind of power(s) that, instead of [[Magical Incantation|vocal recitations]] or [[Geometric Magic|drawings and diagrams]], [[Ritual Magic|require specific body movements and rhythms]] to be activated. More often used by [[Magic Knight
Compare with [[Magic Music]]. Also see [[Full-Contact Magic]]. May be aided by or result in [[Summon Backup Dancers]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
* The [[Fusion Dance]] from ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.
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* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has all the makings of a [[Magical Girl]] series, except its heroine never engages directly in combat. Instead, she [[Better Than It Sounds|defeats enemies with the power of ballet]].
* Most of the [[Healing Hands|healing]] [[White Magic|magic]] used by Konoka Konoe in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' involve dances.
* The demon prince Raid in ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'' is a [[Magic Knight]] who can perform some potent magic via dancing. Unfortunately, he's [[Blessed
* All the magic in ''[[Jungle
* Bolorenof in ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' combines this with [[Magic Music]]: His body has holes in his flesh that, when he dances, vibrates the wind going through them, making him a woodwind instrument. When dancing in certain ways, he produces songs that summon things to attack for him.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** Sadly, the performance for spells has to have a sound component.
*** ...But that doesn't rule out TAPDANCING!
** The Kalamar D&D setting introduced a dance-specialized variant bard, specifically to resolve the issues with Perform (Dance) as an catalyst for bardic music abilities.
** The Forgotten Realms setting also had the Spelldancer, once a favorite of the Character Optimization boards, that could increase the power of spells by dancing for a few rounds.
* [[GURPS]] includes dance magic as a type of limitation on magery.
* The Masque of Slaanesh in [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]/[[Warhammer
* In ''[[Exalted]]'', pretty much any Performance Charm will work with dancing just as well as speechmaking, music, or any other performance. Want to stop an army in its tracks with a waltz? Go for it, and have a [[Rule of Cool|2-die stunt]] while you're at it.
** Also, the [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|demon Stanewald]] has an arsenal of magical dances. The weakest one can make stone walls more breakable. The second-strongest can cause a castle to melt into lava. No mortal has ever seen the strongest one.
*** Don't forget Malfeas is also into dancing, and [[Kill It
* In ''[[Deadlands]]'', shamans perform rituals to gain power. One of the possibilities is the ''dance'' ritual, which can be anything from a couple of minutes to a night-long ceremony with multiples dancers and musicians.
* One metamagic skill available to Initiate-grade magic-users in ''[[Shadowrun]]'' is Centering, which is done using a skill of the character's choice, performed during the casting to make it easier in some way. One of the example skills -- and one of the most commonly-chosen -- is Dance.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The sending dance in ''[[
* The Songstress in ''[[Final Fantasy X
* ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' has dancing fairies that may kill the player if ticked off.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' has the Dancer class that is able to dance for another unit, allowing it an extra move. Especially notable in that regard is Ninian from ''FE 7'', which is central to the plot (her brother Nils does pretty much the same thing, but with a song)
* This is the entire mechanic of ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]] Mario Mix''.
* Mog of ''[[
** So does the Dancer class in ''[[
*** In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics
* The [[Dragon Quest]] series has a few abilities that are this trope. Depending on the game, they are usable by the player or are enemy-only.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'' has Luigi's final smash, done by confusedly spinning in place.
** Peach also dances during her Final Smash, putting opponents to sleep.
* ''Space Channel 5'' has a "Simon Says" version of this. ''Everything'' is done by dancing.
* This is Peppita's battle style in ''[[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'', accompanied by [[Instant Runes]].
* A 2008 April Fool's joke for ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' claimed that a Bard class would soon be added to the game using this trope (manifesting in a [[Guitar Hero]]-style minigame). More to the point, some of the ingame holidays allow players to perform dances for special benefits (such as the Ribbon Dance during the Midsummer Festival, which boosts the performers experience gain). [http://www.wowwiki.com/Bard_(hero_class) See here for more details].
* The Dancer class in [[Ragnarok Online]] can cause a number of effects this way.
* Jean from ''[[Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete|Lunar: Eternal Blue]]'' is introduced as a dancer, and discovers that she can adapt her dance moves for combat. Only later do we learn she's a martial artist with a dark secret.
== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Erfworld]]'', a high-level croakamancer can use
== [[Web Original]] ==
* The [[Whateley Universe]]'s Fey used an ancient
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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