Dance (command)

Dance is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series, available usually to the Dancer class. Dances are fairly versatile, and can have positive or negative status effects.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Dance is a command ability of Brina; it casts random White Magic spells on the party:


 * Cure Dance: Cast Cure on the entire party.
 * Heal Dance: Restore HP of the entire party between Cure and Cura.
 * Cura Dance: Cast Cura on the entire party.
 * Curaga Dance: Cast Curaga on the entire party.
 * Curaja Dance: Cast Curaja on the entire party.
 * Raise Dance: Cast Raise on the entire party.
 * Protect Dance: Cast Protect on the entire party.
 * Shell Dance: Cast Shell on the entire party.
 * Blink Dance: Cast Blink on the entire party.
 * Esuna Dance: Cast Esuna on the entire party.
 * Haste Dance: Cast Haste on the entire party.

Calca has a similar ability called Jive.

Final Fantasy V
Dance is the level 2 ability for the Dancer class. It allows one of four dances to be done:
 * Tempting Tango: Inflicts Charm on one opponent.
 * Mysterious Waltz: Absorbs MP from one opponent.
 * Jitterbug Duet: Absorbs HP from one opponent.
 * Sword Dance: Does a physical attack at quadruple power.

Final Fantasy V also has a weapon called the Dancing Dagger, which allows a dance to randomly be performed when the character attacks.

Final Fantasy VI
Dance is the main command ability of Mog.

Final Fantasy X-2
Dance is an ability used by the Songstress class. For the other Songstress abilities, please see Sing.
 * Darkness Dance: While the songstress is dancing, all enemies are affected by darkness.
 * Samba of Silence: The Samba of Silence inflicts silence on all enemies.
 * MP Mambo: While this is performed by a Songstress, all allies can use MP freely at no cost.
 * Magical Masque: While performed, the party is protected against magical attacks.
 * Sleepy Shuffle: This dance will lull enemies to sleep.
 * Carnival Cancan: This dance allows all party members to have double their normal amount of HP.
 * Slow Dance: This has a very predictable effect of inflicting Slow all enemies.
 * Brakedance: This dance encourages all enemies to take a break, in a sense, and inflicts stop upon them.
 * Jitterbug: This dance is only available to characters who have obtained Slow Dance. Jitterbug has the opposite effect, granting haste to all allies when used.
 * Dirty Dancing: This dance, available to characters who have learned the Carnival Cancan, will allow the party to hit with critical hits within a time constraint.

Final Fantasy XI
Dance abilities make up the moveset of the Dancer (Final Fantasy XI) class. Examples include Drain Samba and Box Step.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Dance is the command ability used by the Dancer class.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Dance is the command ability used by the Dancer class.