Perform a graceful series of six dagger slashes.Final Fantasy Explorers description
Sword Dance (ソードダンス or 剣の舞い or 剣の舞 or つるぎのまい, Sōdo Dansu or Ken no Mai or Tsurugi no Mai?, lit. Sword Dance), also known as Blade Dance, Sword Quiver, or Saber Dance, is a recurring ability from the Final Fantasy series. It is usually a powerful physical attack, and has been usable by both the player party and enemies.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Sword Dance is a Band ability formed by combining Edward's Bardsong with Cecil's Attack command. It does physical damage to enemies.
Final Fantasy V
Sword Dance is one of four random abilities from the Dance command. The Dancing Dagger randomly uses the Dance command instead of the Attack command when used for attack. In the Pixel Remaster, the move deals full damage from the back row. Useful for the more frail job classes like the Dancer.
Sword Dance attacks a single enemy with four times the strength of a normal attack. There is a 1/4 chance of the Dance command using Sword Dance, but this chance doubles to 1/2 when the user equips the Rainbow Dress, Red Slippers, or Lamia's Tiara. Any added abilities from equipped weapons don't trigger when using Sword Dance.
The easiest way to trigger the overflow glitch is by performing a Sword Dance after having maxed both Strength, Speed, and Level via Sing while wielding either the Chicken Knife or a weapon with more than 105 attack wielded with Two-Handed.
Final Fantasy VI
Blade Dance is an attack exclusive to Gilgamesh. It is a strong physical attack by itself, and is followed by three physical strikes in a row with 150% more power than normal.
Final Fantasy IX
Sword Quiver is an attack associated with both Maliris and her crystal form in Crystal World. It deals massive non-elemental damage to a single _target.
Final Fantasy XI
Saber Dance is a Second Group Merit ability for the Dancer job, which increases the player's Double Attack rate and Samba duration while removing the ability to use Waltzes.
Final Fantasy XII
Sword Dance is an attack exclusive to Vinuskar. It does physical damage to all _targets in range.
Final Fantasy XIV
Sword Dance is also an ability used by Gilgamesh during the second battle with him, striking anyone in front of him several times in succession.
Saber Dance is a weaponskill used by 
Dancers, consuming the Esprit gauge to deal damage to the _target and nearby enemies.
Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Blade Dance is an ability usable by Penelo when she is equipped with a blade-type weapon. It does damage to an enemy twice. It cannot be used with rapiers.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Blade Dance is an attack which the Legion and the Lost Emperor use, they will stretch their limbs performing a deadly sword combo with their six swords finishing with them swinging all their swords downward toward the ground, striking anything in its path in a wide range.
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Deals damage to a single enemy.Description
Saber Dance is an ability for the Dancer class, obtainable after defeating the Sworddancer in the basement of Castle Lux. At the cost of 34 MP, the user will inflict major non-elemental damage to one _target.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Feel the Void!Exdeath
Sword Dance is a Brave attack usable by Exdeath. It is a simple physical attack with his sword, and can hit up to four times depending on if the attack is used as a normal attack or a counterattack, and if Exdeath is in EX Mode. Sword Dance costs 40 CP to equip and 180 AP to master.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Here I am!Gilgamesh
Sword Dance is a Bravery attack for Exdeath. Sword Dance is also available to Gilgamesh as an HP attack. He slashes the opponent once, followed by a series of spinning attacks if the first hit lands. It costs 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Final Fantasy Artniks
Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Blade Dance is the ability that is used by the Dancer during battle.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Final Fantasy Explorers
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
World of Final Fantasy
Blade Dance is an active physical ability that inflicts neutral physical damage on a single _target for 10 AP. It has high critical chance and medium topple strength. It can be used by Marilith.
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Penelo's card featuring her Tactics A2 character art can use Blade Dance. For the discard of a Penelo card and Dulling Penelo, Blade Dance deals 3000 damage for each Penelo card in the Break Zone, to a Forward of the player's choice.
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Etymology
Sword dances are recorded from throughout world history. There are various traditions of solo and mock battle sword dances from Greece, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, China, Korea, England, Scotland and Japan. Many believe that sword dancing evolved from the early Chinese art of wu shu. The simple martial art became a military training technique with swords and spears and then turned into an elaborate acrobatic dance.