Dancing Feet Spell

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Dancing Feet Spell

Incantation

Tarantallegra^[1]
(ta-RON-ta-LEG-gra)^[2]

Type

Charm^[3][4]

Hand movement

Light

Red^[5] or purple^[6]

Effect

Sent legs out of control^[1][3]

TheDancing Feet Spell^[3] (Tarantallegra)^[1] was acharm^[3][4] that made a target's legs spasm wildly out of control,^[3] making it appear as though they were dancing. It worked on both living and inanimate targets, so long as it had legs.^[7] It was mainly used to humiliate a victim,^[1] but it could be also be used induelling.^[1][8][9]

History[]

This Dancing Feet Spell was created in ancientItaly but was best remembered for its improper usage bywarlockZaccaria Innocenti who was credited with conjuring a 'dance' withinMount Vesuvius in79 AD, triggering its eruption.^[7]

At some point,Miranda Goshawk wanted to give her grandmother amagical bouquet of flowers, so her sisters told her the incantation was Tarantallegra.^[10]

Casting[]

In order to be successfully cast, thespell required a clear, unobstructed view of the target. The spell worked on both living and inanimate targets, but the target in question must possess legs for the spell to work properly, otherwise, the spell might provoke an undesired reaction, such as in the case ofMount Vesuvius.^[7]

Known uses[]

Caster(s)	Date	Notes
Zaccaria Innocenti	79 AD	Conjured a 'dance' withinMount Vesuvius, triggering its eruption and killing over a thousand people.[7]
Miranda Goshawk	Unknown	Used this spell onher grandmother after being misled by hersisters into thinking that itconjured amagical bouquet of flowers.[10]
Unidentifiedthird-year	1987–1988 school year	Used this spell on asecond-year jokingly.[11]
First-years (possibly)	June1992	It is possible this was the spell used to make apineapple dance across the classroom in thefirst-yearCharmsexam.[12]
Draco Malfoy	17 December1992	Cast thisspell onHarry Potter in1992 at the first and last meeting of theDuelling Club.[1]
Albus Dumbledore	June1996	Albus Dumbledore used this spell atHogwarts to make thesuits of armour dance.[13]
Antonin Dolohov	18 June1996	Used it againstNeville Longbottom during theBattle of the Department of Mysteries makingNeville smash theprophecy of Harry and theDark Lord.[8]
Harry Potter	September2020	Harry used this spell whileduelling Draco Malfoy in hishome.[9]

Known practitioners[]

Miranda Goshawk^[10]

Albus Dumbledore^[13]

Harry Potter^[9]

Draco Malfoy^[1]

Antonin Dolohov^[8]

• Zaccaria Innocenti^[7]

Etymology[]

TheTarantella is a dance originating in Italy. It was believed to cure the effects of the bite of a Tarantula by causing the victim to sweat out the toxin. It wasn't until centuries later that scientists determined the Black Widow was actually the venomous spider in question; people merely blamed the Tarantula because of its size.^[14]Allegra may be derived fromallegro, a musical tempo meaning "quick and lively"; or simply from the word "leg" as this is the only body part affected by the charm.

Behind the scenes[]

• It can be bought atWiseacre's Wizarding Equipment inDiagon Alley inLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4,^[5] and inWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes inLEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.^[6]
• It should be noted that although this spell requires the target to have legs (animate or inanimate) it can also provoke a reaction out of legless targets (for example, it is known to have caused Mt. Vesuvius to erupt).
• The hand movement required to use this charm, highly resembles a pair of legs dancing. This is most likely intentional as the spell causes the target to dance.

Appearances[]

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(Possible appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game(Possible appearance)
• Pottermore
• HarryPotter.com(Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Official Site
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened(Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Hogwarts Legacy
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Notes and references[]

Charms (class)
Charm-book writers and developers
Blagdon Blay ·Daisy Pennifold ·Delfina Crimp ·Miranda Goshawk ·Jarleth Hobart ·Basil Horton ·Helixa Hyslop ·Syna Hyslop ·Randolph Keitch ·Levina Monkstanley ·Orabella Nuttley ·Mnemone Radford ·Scarpin ·Elliot Smethwyck ·Felix Summerbee ·Violeta Stitch
Professors	Fortinbras ·Filius Flitwick ·Abraham Ronen ·Unidentified male professor ·Unidentified medieval professor
Textbooks	Achievements in Charming ·Extreme Incantations ·Quintessence: A Quest ·The Standard Book of Spells
Charms studied at Hogwarts
Anti-Alohomora Charm ·Ascension Charm (Ascendio) ·Banishing Charm (Depulso) ·Blackboard Writing Spell ·Blue sparks ·Bombardment Spell (Bombarda) ·Box Blasting Charm (Cistem Aperio) ·Bubble-Head Charm ·Cheering Charm ·Cleaning Charm ·Confundus Charm (Confundo) ·Counter-charm for hiccoughs ·Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) ·Descending Charm (Descendo) ·Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) ·Disillusionment Charm ·Drought Charm ·Entrancing Enchantments(theoretically) ·Eradication Spell (Deletrius) ·Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) ·Extinguishing Spell ·Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) ·Freezing Charm (Immobulus) ·Freezing Spell (Glacius) ·Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus) ·General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) ·Gouging Spell (Defodio) ·Growth Charm ·Ice Jinx ·Impervius Charm (Impervius) ·Knitting Charm ·Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) ·Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis) ·Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) ·Locking Spell (Colloportus) ·Locomotion Charm (Locomotor) ·Mending Charm (Reparo) ·Memory Charm (Obliviate) ·Muffliato Charm (Muffliato) ·Nonverbal spells ·Pack Charm (Pack) ·Red Sparks (Vermillious) ·Reductor Curse (Reducto) ·Scouring Charm (Scourgify) ·Seize and pull charm (Carpe Retractum) ·Severing Charm (Diffindo) ·Shrinking Charm (Reducio) ·Silencing Charm (Silencio) ·Slowing Charm (Arresto Momentum) ·Skurge Charm (Skurge) ·Softening Charm (Spongify) ·Spell for growing legs ·Substantive Charm ·Sunlight Charm (Lumos Solem) ·Summoning Charm (Accio) ·Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) ·Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) ·Vinegar to wine spell ·Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) ·Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos) ·Lumos Maxima ·Water-Making Spell (Aguamenti)

The Standard Book of Spells
Grade 1 ·Grade 2 ·Grade 3 ·Grade 4 ·Grade 5 ·Grade 6 ·Grade 7
Charms included in the series:Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra) ·Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) ·Engorgement Charm (Engorgio) ·Fire-Making Spell (Incendio) ·Freezing Charm (Immobulus) ·General Counter-Spell (Finite Incantatem) ·Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) ·Locking Spell (Colloportus) ·Memory Charm (Obliviate) ·Mending Charm (Reparo) ·Nonverbal spell ·Severing Charm (Diffindo) ·Skurge Charm (Skurge) ·Softening Charm (Spongify) ·Substantive Charm ·Summoning Charm (Accio) ·Tickling Charm (Rictusempra) ·Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) ·Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)