Connections to Dance Sparkle: Girls Tournament

**Dance Sparkle: Girls Tournament** (Japanese Subtitle: ガールズトーナメント・ワナビープロディジー!, *Girls Tournament ・ Wannabe Prodigy!*) is a beta developed by FGG that lasted from 2019 through 2021. It shares similar characters to *Maika Fantasia*, but altered names, designs, and some personality aspects. Due to the brief and obscure nature of *Dance Sparkle*, information on this page may be lacking specific details or sources.

## Sakura☆STEP / Sakuramochi Dance Studio

(JP: さくら☆STEP & さくらもち) Sakura☆STEP received the biggest design changes among the units.

* Yume Hinaga and Sumika Kurenai
	+ Leaders of their respective group, childhood friends with Uzuki/Miko, and both love sakuramochi.
* Hayu Natsuhazuki and Kotori Kanbara
	+ Both characters have short hair, reserved personalities, and a care for a pigeon named Posppopo.
* Himari Harumiya and Kurumi Takatsuka
	+ Both share similar designs and personalities. However, Kurumi struggles in class, while Himari is in the top of her class.
* Uzuki Konohana and Miko Kunikida
	+ Both characters share a love for reading and their respective childhood friend, Yume/Sumika. Uzuki has an active side, while Miko struggles with physical activity.
* Sarah Nodoka and Natane Kumadori
	+ Both are older sister-type characters within their unit and have a strange speech quirk.

## Pierceing Mode / Alexandrite Dance Studio

* Violet Arberite and Heidi Angel
	+ Both girls are seemingly cool leaders of their respective unit but have a soft side for cheap food.
* Lyria Renault and Ria Hering
	+ Both characters love cars and racing. However, Ria was not Heidi's personal chauffeur.
* Margaret Walpurgis and Flora Walpurgisnacht
	+ Both characters are poor due to an incident with their formerly-rich family. Despite this, they remain sweet and kind.
* R and R
	+ Both characters are robots who work as Violet's/Heidi's assistant. However, R (Dance Sparkle) had a specified age of 16, while R (Maika Fantasia)'s age is unknown.
* Riddhe Chanpertier and Karina Baltzar
	+ Both characters are fashionable influencers. Riddhe has a minor design difference in that she has a twin braids.

## LOVERI / Studio RABURI

(JP: LOVE狸 & スタジオ羅舞狸)

* Fran Elmerad & Carol Garfield
	+ Both characters have a background in magic tricks. However, Fran is less confident and a fan of idols.
* Freyja Leonheart (Momoko Tanaka) & Freia (Akemi Tanaka)
	+ Both characters have eighth-grader syndrome, refer themselves as Freyja/Freia, and wear an eyepatch.
* Torte Qrincess and Alice Cleancess
	+ Both characters are childhood friends with Freyja/Freia and are caretakers of a local pool.
* Plum Plumfield and Luluca Yuccuri
	+ Both characters are sweet, country girls with a distinct accent. However, Luluca had slime hair due to her slime heritage.
* Canelé Fullmoon and Priscilla Fullmoon
	+ Though they look very visually similar, they are the most different personality-wise. Canelé is described as a loner with a hard time understanding her feelings, while Priscilla is a prankster who can support others when needed.

## Muscle Revolution Club: Ice & Super Fire / Muscle Revolutionary Club

(JP: 筋肉革命倶楽部, Kanji is the same for both. Dance Sparkle uses the term *Revolutionary* for its English translation, while Maika Fantasia uses the term *Revolution*) In general, none of the Muscle Revolutionary Club members (minus Tirol) had a connection to chocolatiers.

* Aisha Himekawa and Tirol Petit
	+ Both characters are the leaders of their unit despite their age.
* Lucie Reuviettah and Lucie Rouvier
	+ Both characters are extremely passionate about muscles and working out. However, Lucie Reuviettah is considered a childhood friend of Aisha.
* Dahlia Gavrilov and Noemie Delerue
	+ Both characters act older than they appear.
* Lysette Rivanovs and Lisette Lebrun
	+ Both characters act masculine (acting like a prince and tough respectively), but in reality, they like cute things.
* Milana Auriol and Nina Auriol
	+ Both characters act like big sisters within the unit. However, Nina has wolf ears/tail that Milana lacks.

## Other

* Eriha Minamino and Eriha Nanjo
	+ Both characters are the respective teachers of Sakura Step / Sakuramochi.
* Mao Moteuld and Mao Stalina
	+ Both characters are the respective teachers of Pierceing Mode / Alexandrite. Both share a shy personality, though Mao Moteuld has a split personality.
* Midori Tanuki and Rosie Raccoon
	+ Both characters are the respective teachers of LOVERI / Studio RABURI. Midori and Rosie have different genders and radically different appearance (Midori dressing up femininely and Rosie's sloppy outfit) but both cherish their time off from work.
* Laica Malebranche and Salome Malebranche
	+ Both characters are the respective teachers of the Muscle Revolution Club / Muscle Revolutionary Club. They are also both extremely passionate about their job to the point that some students find them unbearable.

## Miscellaneous

* Maika and Prodigy:
	+ Both are terms used in-universe to refer to someone within the entertainment industry. However, Maika is synonymous with *idol*, while Prodigy is synonymous with *dancer*.
* Hualin Yanagi (karin) and Linxiang Zhang
	+ Both are characters of Chinese descent, work as a navigator/secretary at a company that employs Maika/Prodigies, and like money. However, there is no text to confirm that Linxiang was a former prodigy or in a unit.
* rioko and mitsuki are the only characters seemingly not based off preexisting characters.