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This trope is applied whenever two people in a work of fiction are dancing and it comes off as overtly sexual. This is not about two people dancing and it is all nice and romantic, this is a bit more... carnal. It could just be the nature of the dance style. But it could just as easily be a regular dance and the people in question are really into each other. After all, both activities involve two people, physical movement, and a fair amount of panting and sweating.
This trope also applies to any song where dancing is used as a metaphor, or a euphemism, or a [[Double Entendre]] for sex. Not describing sex set to a beat, but they just as might as well have. It also applies to a performer who is thrusting,pumping or grinding his or her pelvis while singing a [[Intercourse with You|sex song]]. [[Fusion Dance]] may sound like a literal version of this, but that type is much different. A [[You Can Leave Your Hat On|striptease also qualifies]].
Tenuously related to [[Intercourse with You]].
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* In ''[[Walk Hard]]'', Dewey Cox briefly works sweeping the floors in a club where black people "come here to dance erotically" in a parody of ''Idlewild''.
* Elena and Alejandro at the Don's ball in ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]''.
* ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'': Christie Brinkley throws suggestive dance moves at Clark Griswold and uses her bottle as a [[Phallic Symbol]] during the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACErRwaQ04c Dancing With a Sandwich] scene.
== Jokes ==
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* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ("You Are Cordially Invited"). During Jadzia Dax's party, Nog can be seen doing the Ferengi mating dance for an amused Kira Nerys (the dance was made up on the spot by actor Aron Eisenberg,). At the end of the scene, Jadzia and the others join in too.
* The famous, [[UST|scorching hot]] tango between Niles and Daphne in the classic ''[[Frasier]]'' episode "Moon Dance" probably qualifies, even though the desire is [[Cannot Spit It Out|unspoken and unacknowledged]] — the sexuality of the dance is in the characters' and actors' chemistry {{spoiler|and the fact that Daphne was playing it up to show up some people who had been patronizing Niles, leading to a [[Tear Jerker]] when she starts laughing about their over-passionate performance, innocently oblivious to the fact that Niles was completely serious.}}
* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq94ytmz6iA Kris and Mario Monterro] in "Disco Angels".
** [[Chippendales Dancers|Arnie the male stripper's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDA4MYYH0skE#t=14m13s astronaut routine] in "Toni's Boys".
* Emma Livingstone performs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH8zH2BiwSM$t=22m40s this] [[You Can Leave Your Hat On|impromtu striptease]] on ''Doctor In Charge''.
== Music ==
* "Private Dancer" by Tina Turner and "Dancing with Myself" by Billy Idol use dancing as a metaphor for sex.
== Music Video ==
* When she performs the live versions of both [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOzNOL0w1A#t=0m14s "Hey Bobby"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?tPTT3A1YZRos "Younger Men"], K.T. Oslin thrusts her pelvis throughout both songs.
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