Dancing

Not to be confused with Music and Dance or Dance.

Dancing is an activity that a Sim can do by oneself or with a partner. Dancing is also a secret skill in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.

Dancing with a partner builds skill in dancing. Although the player can't see what level the Sim is at, they may be able to tell by the moves the Sim does.

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Sims dancing in a club

With The Sims 2: University, teens who reach level 8 the dance skill can receive a scholarship, the Tsang Footwork Award.

In the The Sims 2: FreeTime dancing increases enthusiasm in the Music and Dance hobby.

There are several ways a Sim can engage in this interaction:

1. Choose "Dance. . . <dance>" on an Audio object.
2. Click on the selected Sim and choose "Dance . . .<dance>"
3. Click on a Sim and choose "Dance Together", "Let's do the Smustle", "Entertain . . . Bust a Move", "Slow Dance" or "Dance. . . <dance>"
4. When a Sim nearby is dancing the Smustle, the player can click on them and the option "Join Smustle" should appear.

Types of Dances

Dance	Game			Music	Type
	TS	TS2	TS3
Solo	X	X	X	required	Solo
Dance Together		X	X	required	Couple
Smustle		X		required	Group
Slow Dance	X	X		not required	Couple
Slap Dance		X		required	Group
Fire Dance		X			Solo
Hula Dance		X		required	Group
Break Dancing		X			Solo
Classic Dance		X			Couple

Also, a new dance, called the Club Dance, has been added to The Sims 3: Late Night. It is acquired by dancing at a dance club, such as The Grind, for several sim hours.

Dance Contests

Dance Contests were added in The Sims 2: FreeTime. A Sim can enter a dance contest by clicking on the DJ booth, and the winner will be rewarded money. In The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 2: Apartment Life, a Sim can challenge Fire Dance or Break Dance to another if they both have learned the dances.