Dancer (job)

FFTA2 Penelo — Penelo is a recurring dancer in the Ivalice Alliance.

Don't forget to have fun.
Dissidia Final Fantasy, Dancer Lore

Dancer (踊り子, Odoriko?), sometimes abbreviated as DNC (踊, Odori?, lit. Dance), is a job that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series.

Dancers are often characterized as female, and wearing revealing attire. Dancers have been present as non-player characters in several early Final Fantasy games (known as dancing girls), and are usually shown in pubs. Dancers most often equip daggers, such as the Dancing Dagger, which is usually associated with the Dancer class. Their ability, Dance, performs one of several actions chosen at random, and their stats are some of the lowest of all classes. Some Dancers are capable of White Magic.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy V[]

Main article: Dancer (Final Fantasy V)

The Dancer is a class obtained from an Earth Crystal shard. The Dancer uses its various dancing skills to affect the enemy party in different ways.

Final Fantasy VI[]

Mog is a combination Dancer and Geomancer. Mog's Dances are based on the terrain and perform various random attacks depending on which Dance he uses. Mog learns new Dances by fighting on new terrain, and when using a dance that belongs to a different terrain than the one currently in use, he has a chance of failing.

Final Fantasy X-2[]

Main article: Songstress

The Songstress dressphere acts as a combination of Dancer and Bard. The Songstress's dances inflict status ailments and debuffs on enemies along with positive status effects on the party, while singing grants the same party buffs. Two specific dances must each be found as treasures.

Lenne is a non-playable songstress, but she doesn't participate in any battle to show her abilities.

Final Fantasy XI[]

Main article: Dancer (Final Fantasy XI)

The Dancer (DNC) is a support class. Their abilities are a mixture of healing and debuffs, but are capable of dagger-based combat on par with Thieves. They are the only healer class that does not rely on magic. Lilisette is an important NPC Dancer.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]

Penelo's skillset combines White Magick and Dances that inflict debuffs on enemies and enchantment buffs on her teammates.

Final Fantasy XIV[]

Main article: Dancer (Final Fantasy XIV)

Dancer (DNC) is a ranged physical DPS job added in the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers expansion. It makes use of various party support dances paired with throwing chakrams among other similar styled weapons.

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Final Fantasy Tactics[]

Main article: Dancer (Tactics)

Dancer is a female-exclusive job, unlocked by training a female unit in physical jobs. The Dancer inflicts several status changes on all enemies on the field by her dances. Dancers ideally have high Brave, because it directly affects the Dancer's abilities.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Main article: Dancer (Tactics A2)

Dancer is a job class exclusive to Penelo. Her dances have debilitating effects on enemies. She can equip poles, rods, staves, and daggers.

Final Fantasy Tactics S[]

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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]

Main article: Dancer (The 4 Heroes of Light)

The Dancer crown is available and its abilities involve AP gain.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

Main article: Dancer (Dimensions)

In the "Tome of Darkness, the Dancer's Tale: The Dancer of The Battlefield", the Warriors of Darkness meet a dancer named Matoya. At the end of this chapter, the Warriors gain access to the Dancer job.

Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]

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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]

The Dancer appears as a job card in Labyrinth mode, unlocking any non-golden doors. Also, the downloadable fourth outfit of Bartz depicts him in his Dancer job class attire.

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

Main article: Dancer (Airborne Brigade)

The Dancer is a job available after obtaining a level five Thief and a level ten Red Mage. The preferred weapons for the job are daggers and fists. The job specializes in both agility and intelligence abilities. This job is involved in the requirements to unlock the Black Belt and Ninja jobs.

Final Fantasy Artniks[]

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Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]

These wild and free souls are ever seeking limber partners with whom to dance and gyrate.
Description

The Dancer is a character available to the party, she uses the Blade Dance ability during battle. It unlocks at level 65.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

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Mobius Final Fantasy[]

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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon[]

Main article: Dancer (Chocobo's Dungeon)

Dancer is an available job for Chocobo.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

The Dancer job appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Wind- and Water-elemental Backup and Forward cards.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Knights of the Crystals[]

The Dancer appears on a gold card.

Minna to BIOHAZARD Clan Master[]

As a crossover collaboration with Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade, the character Manuela Hidalgo is depicted a Dancer. This is likely in correlation with the aspects of the Songstress job, where she is a proficient singer, and how the use of her volatile blood saw her gracefully splash it around onto her opponents.