Dance with the Swan

"Dance with the Swan" is a playlist from . It also serves as a story playlist for the game. The playlist is a sequel to "Enter the Danceverses" from and features its main characters in new routines.
==Development==
"Enter the Danceverses" served as a large aspect of the marketing of and marked the first time a game had a main focus on lore that spanned across multiple maps. When was announced on June 12, 2023, the same characters appeared on the branding, but did not appear in any of the maps announced at the time. However, the developers confirmed in an interview that the characters would return with a darker storyline.https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/46x1UBq2NnddjNuESroGBY Lore maps would officially start being revealed on October 9, 2023, with the release of Canned Heat during the Just Dance 2024 Edition Celebration event and teasers were posted featuring the main characters. The storyline was officially announced in a trailer on October 11, 2023.
==Plot==
===Backstory===
:Main article: Enter the Danceverses
In the previous storyline, Wanderlust, a being with the ability to travel across the Danceverses through portals, travels to Earth to recruit Sara, a human, in his battle against Night Swan. Night Swan has been enslaving other coaches, forcing them into her army. Wanderlust recruits two more dancers, Brezziana and Mihaly, before taking on Night Swan. The group, now known as the Just Dancers, take on Night Swan, her army, and her son, Jack Rose. During the battle, Jack Rose changes sides and the Just Dancers defeat Night Swan, sending her back to her place of origin. The Just Dancers celebrate and Sara returns to Earth.
===Main events===
Wanderlust and Discoball dance around the Lobby of Danceverses as the other Just Dancers are "introduced" through floating portals with captions of who is starring, similar to the title sequence of a sitcom. Wanderlust tosses Discoball into the portal that appears to show Sara on the other side. It is then revealed that "Sara" was an illusion conjured by Night Swan, who reveals herself as the "special guest", takes Discoball, and closes the portal. Night Swan corrupts Discoball with her powers, turns them into Dark Discoball, and sends them to Earth while posing as Wanderlust to trick Sara into entering her domain. Night Swan possesses Sara and turns her into her puppet. Wanderlust sees the action, and proceeds to call the rest of the Just Dancers.
At Workout Flamingo Beach, Brezziana guides a group of people through an exercise, as Night Swan casts her magic upon the beach. Brezziana fights back against the magic and successfully prevents the others from becoming part of Night Swan's army. She then sees Wanderlust as he shows her Sara's predicament and asks for her help. Meanwhile, in Mihaly's world, Mihaly rips a Night Swan poster off of their bedroom wall. They transform their room into the same realm seen in Rather Be, and travel towards Master Panda's temple. Calling upon his power, they use the Flow to transform themselves into a panda. Night Swan tries to infect the realm with her magic, which Mihaly successfully fights off. Wanderlust calls upon Mihaly as well to help save Sara. He then attempts to recruit a seemingly lost Jack, only to be interrupted by Night Swan before Jack can notice him. The water in Swan Tower is then charmed by Night Swan, showing Jack a reflection of an alternate, more successful version of himself that he could be if he returned to supporting his mother. Jack is distracted by the illusion, unaware of the danger Sara is in.
Wanderlust, Brezziana, and Mihaly enter Night Swan's domain to rescue Sara. However, to their surprise, Sara has already been fully corrupted and they've fallen into a trap. Each of the group tries to fight the evil Sara, only to be corrupted one by one. Before Mihaly is defeated, they use their power to send a distress signal to Jack, alerting him to the danger his friends are in. However, Mihaly's effort is in vain, as they and their friends are all fully corrupted alongside Sara, becoming puppets under the control of Night Swan. The newly-evil Just Dancers celebrate their new selves and advance with Night Swan and Dark Discoball in her ship to spread their terror across the Danceverses. Jack arrives too late to save his friends, and he helplessly watches as the ship sets off.
==Dialogue==
A voiced monologue from Night Swan is present in the trailer video.
You won the battle, but not the war.
Oh, you so-called "coaches." How can a son disrespect his mother?
But, there is one who understands me, willing to join me.
Your cute little resist-dance party is coming to an end.
I'm in charge now. I set the tone.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Wanderlust
*Sara
*Discoball
*Brezziana
*Mihaly
*Jack Rose
===Special guest===
*Night Swan
==Routines==
The following routines are presented in order:
Cannedheat cover.png|Canned Heat
YouShould Cover 2x.png|You Should See Me in a Crown
Stronger Cover 2x.png|Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
NeverBe Cover 2x.png|Never Be Like You
Treasure Cover 2x.png|Treasure
SwanLakeRemix Cover 2x.png|Swan Lake
TaintedLove Cover 2x.png|Tainted Love
==Trivia==
*"" marks the first time Night Swan is not portrayed by Shirley Henault. Instead, she is portrayed by Maïwenn Bramoullé.
**Before debuting in the series, she had appeared in the film Les chatouilles, where she had a cameo as a musical comedy dancer, and in the TV series Paris va bien, portraying the character Amy Lindsay.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10134972/
**"" also marks the first time the same character is portrayed by more than one performer, as Mihaly is portrayed as their normal self by Soraya Gacem and as their panda and corrupted selves by Axelle Carrere.
*Swan Lake is used as background music for the playlist’s reveal trailer.
*From October 10 to 13, 2023, the official Twitter account was rebranded to appear as if it had been taken over by Night Swan via Dark Discoball in order to promote the lore maps. The account made several Tweets about the storyline, teasing the maps, and replying to other users in character.https://twitter.com/justdancegame/status/1712869693302747350
==Gallery==
===Game Files===
JD24 StoryMode NoLogo 960x540.jpg| launch screen image (No logo)
Jd24 NoSeasonLiveTile.png|Home screen banner
Jd24 Story icon.png|Playlist icon
BannerJD24Story Banner Coach.png|Banner coach
===Teasers===
Cannedheat teaser.png|Teaser for Canned Heat
Brezziana teaser.png|Teaser for Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Mihaly teaser.jpg|Teaser for Never Be Like You
Jackrose teaser.jpg|Teaser for Treasure
Sara teaser.jpg|Teaser for You Should See Me in a Crown
Nightswan teaser.jpg|Teaser for Swan Lake and Tainted Love
===In-game screenshots===
Dancewiththeswan home menu.png| on the home page
Dancewiththeswan jd2024 menu.png| on the menu
===Others===
Darkdiscoball banner.png|Dark Discoball Twitter banner
Darkdiscoball pfp.png|Dark Discoball Twitter profile picture
==Videos==
Just Dance 2024 Edition - Story Playlist Trailer
A quick breakdown of what's gone down so far
==References==
==Site Navigation==
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