Dancer

"The Dancer simply loves to dance"

--description from Dragon Quest VII

The Dancer is a character class in Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest VII.

Description

The dancer has good style and Speed and can learn several different kinds of dances. When a party member becomes a dancer, they are more likely to avoid attacks, with the chance depending on their current rank. The formula is: 1 = 1/256, 2 = 1/256, 3 = 1/64, 4 = 1/32, 5 = 1/16, 6 = 1/16, 7 = 1/16, 8 = 1/8

Dragon Quest VI

Dancer is one of the basic classes available. It is one of the prerequisites for the Luminary vocation (along with Gadabout).

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	120
Strength	-30%
Agility	+30%
Defence	-40%
Style	+10%
Max HP	-30%
Max MP	-20%
Trait	Increased evasion rate

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Aspiring Dancer	Sultry Dance	1	One group	An infectious step that woos the enemy into tripping the light fantastic too.	0
2	Understudy	Dodgy Dance	5	Self	Fancy footwork that prepares the performer to take evasive maneuvers.	0
3	Opening Act	Weird Dance	18	One Enemy	Lowers the enemy's MP.	0
4	Back-up Dancer	Fuddle Dance	38	One group	A befuddling boogie that confuses enemies.	0
5	Rising Star	Cop Out	53	Self	Palms off an enemy attack on a random friend or foe.	0
6	Crowd Pleaser	Ban Dance	82	???	A preventative jig that prohibits the enemy from dancing.	0
7	Prime Performer	Tap Dance	97	One Enemy	A rhythmic wiggle that steals MP from a single enemy.	0
8	Divine Dancer	Death Dance	120	All enemies	A macabre dance that sends enemies to the hereafter.	0

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	120
Strength	-30 Percent
Agility	+30 Percent
Guard	-40 Percent
Intelligence	Null
Appearance	+10 Percent
Max HP	-30 Percent
Max MP	-20 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Novice	Nothing
2	Apprentice	Lure Dance	5	One Enemy	May cause one enemy to dance, preventing them from acting on their turn	0
3	Toe Tapper	Parry Pass	18	Self	Prevents any physical attack to another party member	0
4	Dervish	Odd Dance	38	One Enemy	Reduces the MP of a single enemy	0
5	Amateur	Side Step	53	Self	Increases the user chance of dodging an attack	0
6	Prancer	Dance Shut	82	One Group	Prevents a group of enemies from dancing	0
7	Bounder	Panidance	97	One Group	May cause confusion to one group of enemies	0
8	TruTalent	K.O Dance	120	All Enemies	Has a chance of killing all enemies	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Fighter	Jock Dance	One Group	Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage	0
Jester	Boxer Dance	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Mage	Take Magic	Self	Absorbs the MP from one magic spell	0
Mariner	ShipDance	One Enemy	If successful, prevents one enemy from acting the next turn	0
Shepherd	Ram Dance		Does nothing	0
Thief	Rob Dance	One Enemy	Steals MP from one enemy	0
Warrior	Sword Dance	All Enemies	Four attacks to random enemies at 75 percent power	0

Usefulness

Although the Dancer takes 120 battles to master and it has some good skills, when Aishe joins the party, she has already mastered the dancer class. Aira should be given the time to learn the Sword Dance skill as it is one of the best battle skills in Dragon Quest VII. It is also the most cost effective skill in terms of overall power.

The Hero and Gabo should also learn the Sword Dance skill. It takes 108 battles to bring both classes' levels to the 5th tier where they will learn Sword Dance.

Notable Dancers

• Maya (though her abilities are based on the Mage)
• Lala
• Aishe

Gallery

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  Maya

• DQ VIII Dancer.JPG

  A dancer NPC from Dragon Quest VIII

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