The ability to control or manipulate a target or a person through dancing. Sub-power of Dance Manipulation. Variation of Motor-Skill Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Dance Control/Influence
- Saltatokinesis
- Para Para Boogie (Dragon Ball GT)
Capabilities[]
The user can control actions of the targets by dancing, this may include even inanimate or dead targets, but only the target's body, not their minds.
Applications[]
Techniques[]
Variations[]
- Dance Embodiment
- Dance Manipulation
- Mystical Dancing
- Ritual Empowerment; Ceremonial Dance
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be overpowered by users with powerful mental abilities like Telekinesis.
- May not affect the users of Motor-Skill Manipulation.
- The user may distract themselves or unwanted targets.
Known Users[]
- Caldina (Magic Knight RayEarth)
- Dansen Macabre (Marvel Comics)
- Bastet (Egyptian Mythology)
- Hanihani/Honey-Honey/Jitterbug (Flint the Time Detective)
- The Para Brothers (Dragon Ball GT)
- Gesu (The End)
- Justine Dancer (Ever After High)
- Myrtha (Giselle)
- Wilis (Giselle)
- Firebird (The Firebird)
- Cure Princess (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!)
- Fighters (Killer Instinct); via humiliation
- Meloetta (Pokémon)
- Pokémon that can learn "Teeter Dance" (Pokémon)
- Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson's Moonwalker)
- Ling Ling (Ranma 1/2); via melody
- Lung Lung (Ranma 1/2) via melody
- Dischordia (Power Rangers)
- Guitardo (Power Rangers)
- Flute Org (Power Rangers)
- Tiny Dancer (Odd Squad); via wand
- Pied Piper (Shrek); via flute
- Stanley Ipkiss (The Mask (1994 film)); as The Mask
- Rowan (Ghostbusters 2016); after becoming a ghost
- Kevin (Ghostbusters 2016); temporarily after being possessed by the ghost of Rowan
- Gash Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!); via the Golden Spellbook
- Ryuutaros (Kamen Rider Den-O)
- Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
- Carmen (Lilo and Stitch)
- Guitar Villain (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Henry Stickmin (The Henry Stickmin Collection)
- Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- Witches (Suspiria 2018)
Known Objects[]
- Dance-inator (Phineas and Ferb)
- Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- Eclipse Cancer's Red Shoes (Fairy Tail)
- Boogie Bomb (Fortinite)
- Body Poppin Magisword (Mighty Magiswords)
- Doom Dancer Music Box (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
- Groovitron/Groovibomb (Ratchet & Clank)
- Flute or Staff (Pj Mask)
Gallery[]
The Para Brothers (Dragon Ball GT) use the Para Para Boogie to trap their opponents in a dancing trance and render them helpless against attacks...
...as Goku, Pan, and Trunks discover the hard way.
Pan (Dragon Ball GT) dancing the Para Para Boogie.
Using Hawaiian Alohaloe, Cure Princess (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!) controls those around her into dancing the hula with her...
...including her allies.
Pied Piper (Shrek)
Henry Stickmin (The Henry Stickmin Collection) can distract opponents by dancing to trap them in a dancing trance.
Having gained Yopopo's power through the Golden Spellbook, Gash (Konjiki no Gash Bell!) can force his enemy to dance with him with Shin Yopopoi Topopoi Supopopoi.