Dancetale

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**Dancetale** is an Undertale AU created by Teandstars that is parallel to the main world of Undertale, but instead of attacks, all the characters have a unique dance style that the main character must follow to avoid being injured.

Every Monster is dressed according to their dance type, and their theme/fight music is adapted to fit their own style of dance.

Frisk, upon falling down into the underground of Mt. Ebott, didn't originally know how to dance, but gained the ability after being exposed to the aura of the underground. The dance they specialize in is ballet.

Monsters are born with the ability to dance instinctively, having become imbued with it in their DNA due to their magical natures. Like love and compassion, it’s a big part of their soul. This magical talent even emanates from them like an Aura allowing others to be able to dance just as fluidly.

As such dancing is an important part of Monster culture in the same vein that puzzles are. In fact dancing is required when attempting to solve one. It is also seamlessly ingrained into their combat moves and attacks. This cultural aspect is also a way of not only expressing oneself but also of communicating.

When two monsters dance, for fun leisure or the like, their souls resonate. If compatible, a stronger bond is formed between the two. Along with better understanding, empathy, respect, and love (be it platonic or romantic). It doesn’t matter if the dance style is the same; if they are compatible, their styles will meld, creating a balanced, harmonious dance. An example of this is if Sans and Papyrus danced together, it might be a Hip-hop style dance with elements of Latin dance, or vice versa.

However, the less compatible the monsters are, the less they are likely to form a bond. Their SOULs do not resonate. This also applies to the concept of battle and the presence of ill will between two people.

Each monster specializes in a certain style of dancing…this is their “main dance”. However, monsters are not limited to one dance; they may know two or more. Others seem to excel in multiple dances, but what they choose as their main dance is up to them. Though all monsters have the ability to dance, some choose not to. It’s all about preference.

Dancing skill varies on when it blooms for a monster, sometimes late or early, but it always comes along eventually.

## Characters

### Frisk

* Performs ballet.
* Wears the Old Tutu.
* Frisk is generally viewed as female in this AU, but is still referred to as 'they'.
* Frisk knows how to dance ballet because of Chara. Because they fell on the bed of flowers where Chara was buried Frisk’s dance became somewhat influenced by the lingering essence of Chara. Ballet, which is (kind of) similar to, but the opposite of modern dance.
* Frisk didn't know they could dance until they started gracefully dodging attacks.
* Official Dance Reference

### Chara

* Specializes in freestyle modern dance which includes complex tricks and often acrobatics; this makes their style very similar to Sans' genre choice of hip-hop.
* Wears a black jacket with a black tank top with black pants.
* Chara does manipulate Frisk’s body in a no mercy run. Because of their souls being linked you can catch Chara unwillingly dancing ballet in combat. Frisk’s way of trying to stop Chara and help Sans since modern dance is meant to rebel against ballet.

### Тoriel, Asgore and Asriel

* They do Waltz and other ballroom dancing.
* In some versions Asriel comes to the surface with the other monsters.
* Toriel wears her gown, but with a swirling skirt.
* Asgore wears a collared shirt, fancy dress pants, and his king's cloak over it.
* Asriel, being a child, is dressed normally.
* Asriel excelled at the waltz. He’s known to be very mesmerizing when he dances. He’s also known to make others feel happier after dancing with him.
* Asriel's hyperdeath form is considered associated with dubstep.
* Asriel as Flowey moshes.
* By the time Frisk fell down, neither Toriel or Asgore had danced for a very long time.
* Official Dance Reference

### Sans

* Performs Hip-hop, including tricks and break-dancing, but still manages to tell puns whilst doing so. He also raps and beatboxes.
* Generally doesn't use physically active moves unless he is fighting Chara, or dancing with Papyrus.
* Sans wears a blue hoodie, a white t-shirt underneath, black sweatpants/shorts with a white line down either pant leg, and casual sneakers. Though he does change his outfit on occasion.
* Sans prefers to dance with his hood over his head, because he feels shy and self-conscious about dancing in front of anyone other than those he is close to or comfortable around.
* Sans used to be an avid dancer; with a passion for it that matched his love of science. However, upon gaining knowledge of the resets, he stopped due to loss of motivation. He’s more graceful than you would think.
* He also often frustrates Frisk, who loves to dance with everyone, because he refuses to.
* Official Dance Reference

### Papyrus

* Performs several different styles of Latin dance (Tango, Salsa, etc).
* He enjoys dancing with Frisk just as much as he loves spaghetti.
* Wears white Latin-dance shirt, brown pressed pants, tap-dancing shoes, and a red rose in his left breast pocket.
* In some interpretations, he wears black pressed pants.
* Also, sometimes he has a rose in his mouth while dancing.
* Official Dance Reference

### Grillby

* Performs Fire dance and Salsa.
* Wears outfit similar to that of Papyrus, but adapted to resemble bartender outfit, adding a tie and other various details.
* Still works at his restaurant.
* In some interpretations Grillby does roller-skating dancing.
* Official Dance Reference 1/Official Dance Reference 2

### Undyne

* Performs Hip-hop with J-pop, K-pop, and Jazz influences, and generally to punk music.
* Wears high-top and sweatpants, though she'll also dance in her armor.
* Undyne's main dance is the Capoeira, a dance-Martial Art hybrid. She has attempted to teach Papyrus to do it on several occasions, except he gets too excited and ends up doing the Cha-Cha instead, much to her dismay.
* Official Dance Reference

### Alphys

* Performs Hip-hop with J-pop and K-pop influences, much closer to bubblegum pop music than hard rock.
* Wears usual lab coat, but with a Japanese-influenced armband.
* When she’s nervous, Alphys dances to anime songs to let off steam. Undyne does this too, when she’s stressed.
* Official Dance Reference

### Mettaton

* Performs Contemporary/Jazz to his own songs, generally consisting of classic dramatic posing. In his Neo form he blends Dubstep and hip-hop.
* Wears MTT brand-name high-top and skinny pants.
* works at MTT news (mostly owns it).
* He used to dance with Napstablook and Shyren before he got his robot body.
* Official Dance Reference

### Temmie

* Performs Chinese Lion dance.
* In some interpretations, Temmies dance the Conga line.
* Their songs stay mostly the same, for example, their fight theme, Temmie village music, and Temmie shop theme.
* Official Dance Reference

### Gaster

* Like the Dreemurr family, Gaster's 'main' dance is the waltz although he also excels at several other dances such as the tango and can-can.
* Doesn't show up much in Dancetale.
* In most interpretations, Gaster wears his usual black cloak with a white sweater underneath.

### Muffet

* Performs Tarantella/Tap dancing.
* Muffet's dance style is obviously a pun (Tarantella the dance, tarantula the spider).
* Wears similar outfit, but with tap-dancing shoes.
* Official Dance Reference 1/Official Dance Reference 2

### Napstablook

* Dances swing.
* Mettaton as a ghost also danced swing, alongside Mad Dummy and their cousin (the ruins dummy) as well.
* The ghost cousins were well known to love dancing together before they went their separate ways.
* Official Dance Reference

### Nicecream Guy

* Performs Jive.
* Wears his usual clothing.
* In some interpretations, he does a figure skating dancing.
* Official Dance Reference

### Burgerpants

* Performs Interpretive dance along with Jazz Hands.
* Wears orange T-shirt and casual black pants, along with his usual work hat.
* Official Dance Reference

## Gallery

Sans x Frisk [WIP] - Created by SeiiniDancetale - Draw the Squad - Created by shuwappyDancetale Frisk - Created by Depressed-DummyDancetale Papyrus - Created by purikinsPapyrus Paso - Created by PrincessKedaCreated by teandstarsCreated by teandstarsGaster - Created by teandstarsPapyrus - Created by teandstarsSans - Created by teandstarsAsriel and Frisk in Love - Created by teandstarsFrisk - Created by teandstars
## Trivia

* Generally, in this AU, Frisk is viewed as female, but is still referred to as "they".
* It is customary for monsters to bow before dancing. It is taken as a polite gesture before taking part in the dance. But, if you don’t bow, it’s okay. No one will get mad at you. It would be rude not to finish the dance, though.
* Monster kid dances river dance/tap.
* There are no canon ships aside from Alphys/Undyne and Tori/Asgore.
* The previous fallen human's all had their own style of dance.
	+ Light Blue: Lyrical
	+ Blue: Ballet
	+ Yellow: Country
	+ Orange: Stepping
	+ Purple: Line dancing
	+ Green: Fan dancing

## References

1. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136682365151/dancetale-concepts
2. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136682365151/dancetale-concepts
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4. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136459766846/basically-how-frisk-found-out-they-could-dance-by
5. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/141836896762/but-what-about-asgore-and-hyperdeathasriel-what
6. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/140846255297/this-is-probably-a-stupid-question-but-how-would
7. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/139097410767/does-sans-rap-this-question-is-essential-to-my
8. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136116435291/cakeyhunny-teandstars-i-wanted-to-draw-more
9. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136116435291/cakeyhunny-teandstars-i-wanted-to-draw-more
10. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/146840633182/i-like-to-imagine-that-frisk-would-legit-dance
11. ↑ https://teandstars.tumblr.com/post/136682365151/dancetale-concepts
12. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/144298032547/how-undyne-dance-with-her-armor-on
13. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/140501675807/im-just-in-love-with-this-au-so-uhh
14. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/140856808257/heya-for-shyren-would-the-singing-be-replaced-by
15. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/140326728892/answered-asks-below-the-cut-more
16. ↑ https://dancetale.tumblr.com/post/138789205617/so-are-there-official-ships-to-this-au