Dancer

"A gifted groover whose dazzling array of moves can both captivate the enemy and come to the party's aid"

--description from Dragon Quest VII

The Dancer (踊り子, Odoriko) is a character class in Dragon Quest VI, Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest X.

A Dancer from Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart.

Description

The dancer has good style and agility, and can learn several different kinds of dances that debilitate or disable foes. When a party member becomes a dancer, they are more likely to avoid attacks, with the chance depending on their current rank. The exact rate varies between games.

With the vocation's addition to the tenth game, the specialization in Frizz and Sizz spells became a focus of the career on top of cutting a rug.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

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

Rank	Avoidance Rate
1	1/256
2	1/256
3	1/64
4	1/32
5	1/16
6	1/16
7	1/16
8	1/8

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	120
Strength	-30%
Agility	+30%
Resilience	-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	One Group	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: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Dancers are once again necessary to unlock the Luminary vocation, and subsequently play a part in making a character a Druid.

Rank	Avoidance Rate
1	1/64
2	1/64
3	1/16
4	1/16
5	1/8
6	1/8
7	1/8
8	5/32

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	120
	71
Strength	-30%
Agility	+30%
Resilience	-40%
Wisdom	Null
Style	+10%
Max HP	-30%
Max MP	-20%

PS1 Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Novice	Nothing
2	Apprentice	LureDance	5	One Enemy	May cause one enemy to dance, preventing them from acting on their turn	0
3	ToeTapper	ParryPass	18	Self	Prevents any physical attack to another party member	0
4	Dervish	OddDance	38	One Enemy	Reduces the MP of a single enemy	0
5	Amateur	SideStep	53	Self	Increases the user chance of dodging an attack	0
6	Prancer	DanceShut	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

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Aspiring Talent	Sultry Dance	1	One enemy	Attempts to get the target into the groove.	0
2	Understudy		5
3	Opening Act	Weird Dance	10	One enemy	Reduces the MP of the target.	0
4	Back-Up Dancer	Dodgy Dance	18	Self	Increases evasion.	0
5	Rising Star	Ban Dance	26	One group	Prevents a group of enemies from performing dance abilities.	0
6	Crowd Pleaser	Fuddle Dance	36	One Group	Attempts to confuse an enemy group.	0
7	Prime Performer	Muscle Dance	48	One Group	Damages a group of enemies from left to right, with diminishing returns.	0
8	Divine Dancer	Death Dance	71	All Enemies	Has a chance of killing all enemies.	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Martial Artist	JockDance	One Group	Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage	0
Gadabout	BoxerDanc	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Mage	TakeMagic	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	RamDance		Does nothing	0
Thief	RobDance	One Enemy	Steals MP from one enemy	0
Warrior	SwordDanc	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. Aishe 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 Ruff 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.

Dragon Quest X

Dancers were introduced as a vocation starting with Version 3.0, alongside the Fortune Teller. They are modeled after the abilities of Maya Mahabala. Dancers can support their allies by using songs and dances, can cast the Frizz and Sizz series of spells, and are capable of dual wielding one-handed weapons. Their weapons of choice are Knives, Fans, and Wands. Although they have low HP and defence, they have a high evasion rate. As of yet, they are currently the only vocation that has access to two vocation-specific commands, taking over singing duties since Troubadours do not exist in the game.

NOTE:The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms

うた (Song)

Japanese name	English name	Description	MP	Required points
全職業できようさ+10	Natural deftness +10	Permanently increases deftness by 10 in all vocations	N/A	8
もうどくブルース (Venom blues)	N/A	Allies within range are now toxic for 30 seconds, physical attacks will poison targets Posining success rate is 33.5% per strike Being poisoned deals 50 damage every 5 seconds	8	16
全職業で最大MP+10	Natural MP +10	Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations	N/A	28
会心まいしんラップ (Critical rap)	N/A	Increases self and allies' critical & spell critical rate by 15% for 45 seconds	8	40
全職業こうげき魔力+5	Natural magical might +5	Permanently increases magical might by 5 in all vocations	N/A	48
祈りのゴスペル (Gospel prayer)	N/A	Increases self & allies' magical mending by 100% for 120 seconds	8	56
全職業でちから+5	Natural strength +5	Permanently increases strength by 5 in all vocations	N/A	70
覚醒のアリア (Aria of awakening)	N/A	Increases self & allies' magical might by 100% for 120 seconds	8	80
全職業でみりょく+10	Natural charm +10	Permanently increases magical might by 10 in all vocations	N/A	90
よみがえり節 (Resurrection melody)	N/A	Heals/revives nearby allies by 20%~40% max HP	10	100
会心率と暴走率アップ (Critical rate up)	N/A	Increases the critical rate of character's attacks & spells by 2% when character is a dancer	N/A	110
身かわし率+2% (Evasion +2%)	N/A	Increases evasion by 2% when character is a dancer	N/A	120
魔力のバラード (Ballad of magic)	N/A	Nearby allies recover their MP whenever they deal damage for 60 seconds Recovery is 1/16th of damage dealt, max is 10 MP per hit	10	130
ターン消費しない+1% (Turn usage voided by 1%)	N/A	Character has a 1% chance to act twice in a single turn when they are a dancer	N/A	150
回復のララバイ (Recovery lullaby)	N/A	Nearby allies are healed by 25% of damage dealt to enemies for 1 minute	4	150
神速シャンソン (Godspeed chanson)	N/A	Reduces dancer's action interval by 50%, and increases skill execution/spellcasting speed by 50% for 120 seconds.	10	180

おどり (Dance)

Japanese name	English name	Description	MP	Required points
ふういんのダンス (Dance of sealing)	N/A	Seals the spells, skills, & breath of enemies in close proximity to dancer for 20 seconds	8	16
全職業こうげき魔力+5	Natural magical might +5	Permanently increases magical might by 5 in all vocations	N/A	28
こんらんのダンス (Dance of confusion)	N/A	Attempts to confuse nearby enemies for 40 seconds	8	40
全職業でちから+5	Natural strength +5	Permanently increases strength by 5 in all vocations	N/A	48
ねむりのダンス (Dance of drowsiness)	N/A	Attempts to snooze nearby enemies for 40 seconds	N/A	56
全職業で最大MP+10	Natural MP+10	Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations	N/A	70
ドラゴンステップ (Dragon step)	N/A	Reduces target's Light & Fire resistance by 50% for 30 seconds	8	80
ビーナスステップ (Venus step)	N/A	Reduces target's Wind & Lightning resistance by 50% for 30 seconds	8	90
ロイヤルステップ (Royal step)	N/A	Reduces target's Ice, Darkness, & Earth resistance by 50% for 30 seconds	8	100
会心率と暴走率アップ (Critical rate up)	N/A	Increases the critical rate of character's attacks & spells by 2% when character is a dancer	N/A	110
身かわし率+2% (Evasion +2%)	N/A	Increases evasion by 2% when character is a dancer	N/A	120
つるぎの舞	Sword Dance	Strikes one enemy 4 times for 120% damage	4	130
ターン消費しない+1% (Turn usage voided by 1%)	N/A	Character has a 1% chance to act twice in a single turn when they are a dancer	N/A	140
戦鬼の乱れ舞 (Warrior's march)	N/A	Increases attack of self & allies by 30 points for 60 seconds Can be used twice for +60 attack	4	150
ギラグレイド	Kasizzle	Deals fire damage to all enemies in a 12 meter line, max damage is 1027~1067	24	180

Spells

Name	MP	Level	Target	Description
Frizz	3	3	One enemy	Lobs one fireball at an enemy, range is 15 meters and max damage is 74~78
Evac		8	Party	Teleports out of dungeons
Sizz	3	14	6 meter line	Deals fire damage to all enemies that enter the line, max damage is 86~90
Sizzle	8	27	8 meter line	Deals fire damage to all enemies that enter the line, max damage is 162~170
Frizzle	6	32	One enemy	Deals fire damage to one enemy at a range of 15 meters, max damage is 180~188
Kasizz	21	45	10 meter line	Deals fire damage to all enemies that enter the line, max damage is 420~432
Drain magic	N/A	32	One enemy	Drains up to 100 MP from target, based on caster's magical might
Kafrizz	12	56	One enemy	Deals fire damage to one enemy at 15 meters, max damage is 599~611

Dragon Quest Walk

Dancers and Gadabouts as they appear in Walk.

Dancers, along with Gadabouts, were added to the game in a September 2020 update. It is available as a basic vocation to players and their weapons of choice are Swords, Knives, and Whips. In order to unlock the Luminary vocation, a character must have reached level 50 in the dancer and gadabout vocations.

Notable Dancers

• Maya (though her abilities are based on the Mage)
• Milly resembles a dancer, and is immune to Ban Dance in the original version of VI
• Lala is a ceremonial dancer of the Roamers.
• Aishe is the newest ceremonial dancer of the Roamer tribe and joins the party with the vocation already mastered.

Gallery

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  Maya in the middle of a performance.

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  Vocation details from the official guidebook for VI

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  A dancer NPC from Dragon Quest VIII.

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  The default human man wearing the Dancer's uniform in X