Dance (Japanese:踊るDance) is askill which debuted as a command inMystery of the Emblem, then debuted as a defined visible skill inGenealogy of the Holy War, and has appeared in some form in almost everyFire Emblem series title since. Exclusively held byDancers, its function is to refresh adjacent alliedunits to grant them a second movement opportunity in the turn, if they had previously moved already.

A small few games feature classes which replace Dancers or act as a counterpart to them, but otherwise perform an identical function. InThe Binding Blade andThe Blazing Blade, theBard acts as a direct male countepart to Dancers, performs the same function through thePlay command and, inThe Blazing Blade, can make full use of the same four dancer ring items as the Dancer. Neither appears inPath of Radiance andRadiant Dawn, replaced byHerons who can use the functionally identicalCanto or Galdrar skill, respectively, to fill the same role. InFates, the Dancer is instead replaced by theSongstress class, who also performs the same function with theSing command.

Data

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Mystery of the Emblem	--	Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Exists only as a command; this game does not have a skills system.
Genealogy of the Holy War		Refreshes all four adjacent allies when outside of theHome Castle, or all other allies inside the Home Castle when used inside it, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Debut as a defined, visible skill.
Thracia 776		Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Appears as a defined, visible skill.
The Binding Blade	--	Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Exists only as a command; this game does not have a skills system.
The Blazing Blade	--	Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted. If the unit hasNinis's Grace,Thor's Ire,Filla's Might orSet's Litany in their inventory, they can choose between doing the normal refreshing dance or using one of these items.	Command	--	Exists only as a command; this game does not have a skills system.
The Sacred Stones	--	Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Exists only as a command.
New Mystery of the Emblem	--	Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted.	Command	--	Exists only as a command; this game does not have a skills system.
Awakening		Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted. If the unit hasSpecial Dance equipped, it activates alongside the dance.	Command	--	Exists only as a command. Anunused skill icon suggests it may have been intended to be a defined skill at one point.
Three Houses		Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted. If the unit hasSpecial Dance equipped, it activates alongside the dance.	Command	--	Appears as a defined, visible skill. Does not grantexperience after turn 10; due to aglitch, the counter is reset upon using Auto Battle.
Engage		Refreshes one adjacent ally, allowing them to act again if they have already acted. If the unit hasSpecial Dance equipped, it activates alongside the dance.	Command	--	Exists only as a command. Anunused skill icon suggests it may have been intended to be a defined skill at one point.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Range	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes		Grants target ally that has acted another action.	1	150	--		✗	Cannot target ally withSing orDance. This skill is treated as Sing or Dance.

Availability

Mystery of the Emblem

Genealogy of the Holy War

Thracia 776

The Binding Blade

The Blazing Blade

The Sacred Stones

New Mystery of the Emblem

Awakening

Three Houses

Engage

Heroes

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Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Phina dancing inMystery of the Emblem.
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  Lene dancing inGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Lara dancing inThracia 776.
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  Larum dancing inThe Binding Blade.
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  Ninian dancing inThe Blazing Blade.
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  Tethys dancing inThe Sacred Stones.
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  Phina dancing inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Olivia dancing inAwakening.
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  Ingrid dancing inThree Houses.

References

See also

• Play
• Galdrar
• Sing
• Special Dance