15 Best Anime About Dance Of All Time To Watch This Year

Dance is something that we don’t see often in the anime world. As a result, fans keep searching and find difficulties in finding some good anime about dance to watch. So, you don’t have to search more; you have finally reached the best place.

In this post, we will share with you an amazing list of the 15 best anime about dance that brought you all types of dance performances, whether it be a street dance, ballet, or ballroom. So let’s get started! 

Note: The ranking of these anime is done according to their popularity among fans, not their MAL ratings. 

Top 15 Anime About Dance Of All Time

15. Prism Paradise 

Prism Paradise, better known as Pripara, is a well-known female idol anime that belongs to the Pretty Rhythm franchise. The series is set in a world where every girl who was above elementary school got a mysterious ticket to give an idol audition.

Moreover, the girl who passed this audition will eventually transform into another world where they live as an idol. However, Laala, an elementary school girl, mistakenly found a mysterious ticket and passed the audition which eventually leads her to the idol world.

14. Brave Beats

You have already watched a lot of superhero anime, but Brave Beats is a dancing superhero anime. It depicts the story of Hibiki and a mysterious robot who went on a thrilling adventure to collect dance stones.

However, it is not an easy task because they are not the only ones who are collecting dance stones. As a result, they need to find all the dance stones before they go to the wrong hands.

13. Tribe Cool Crew

Just like the name suggests, Tribe Cool Crew brought us some of the coolest dance performances. It depicts the story of a young girl named Kanon, who is very shy about dancing in public places.

However, after meeting Haneru, a boy who is a very confident dancer, she gradually developed the confidence to face the public. Later, they joined some more dancers in their group and began performing on the street, showing their dancing moves filled with swag.

12. Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

Pretty Rhythm is the ultimate combination of dance, fashion, and figure skating that you have not yet seen anywhere. The series revolves around a group of girl idol groups who were good at singing, dancing, and figure skating.

Each of the girls in the group was too cute and had their own lovable personality. After seeing their fashion sense and stage performance, you can’t lay your eyes off them.

11. Star-Myu

Star-Myu is one of the best picks for dance lovers, especially the female audience. The series has a wide range of handsome male characters, including five main characters.

In order to fulfill their dream of becoming the top musical performers, they need to join an elite musical academy. Fortunately, they all got admission and began their training directly under the mentorship of top council members.

10. Pole Princess!!

Pole Princess is the newly released anime about dance in 2023 that you don’t want to miss. This series focuses on pole dancing, which we rarely see in any dance anime. It depicts the story of a beautiful girl named Hinan, who cared a lot about her grandmother and her planetarium.

Due to some problems, her planetarium is about to close, and Hinano has no way to save it. Now, she gathers her friends and begins performing pole dancing on the stage of her planetarium to save it from being shut.

9. Hanayamata

Hanayamata depicts the story of a beautiful young girl named Naru who loves fairy tales. After seeing a foreign girl perform a unique dance, she found her interest in it. Later, she gradually learned Yosakoi dancing along with four cute girls: Hana Yaya, Machi, and Tami.

If you have not heard about Yosakoi dancing, then you should definitely watch this series and watch this unique dancing style created by Japanese people.

8. Dance Dance Danseur

Dance Dance Danseur is one of the best anime about dance that mainly focuses on ballet dance. The series depicts the journey of a handsome guy named Junpei Murao, who loved performing ballet dance.

However, after his father’s tragic death, he lost interest in ballet and stopped performing it. Later, Miyako Godai, a new student, transferred to Junpei’s school, which motivated him to do ballet again.

7. Wake up, Girls!

Wake Up, Girls! is another well-known idol anime where you can find plenty of dance performances. It follows the story of an agency that manages several talents, such as magicians, fortune tellers, and so on.

However, they gradually lost their talented clients and were about to shut down. Now they decide to form an idol filled with cute and talented girls to revive their agency’s fame.

6. Welcome to the Ballroom

Just by seeing the name of the series, you already get an idea of what type of dance it features. It depicts the highly inspiring story of a handsome guy named Tatara Fujita. At first, he was very confused and had no idea what career or profession to pursue.

Later, after meeting Kaname, who is a motorcycle-riding dance instructor, he entered the world of ballroom dancing and began performing his best performances.

5. Aikatsu Friends! 

Now let’s come to another popular anime about dance, Aikatsu Friends!, which belongs to the Aikatsu franchise. It follows the journey of two best friends, Aine and Mio, who became “Bright Diamond Friends” in the idol industry.

Aine is initially a regular high school student who takes an interest in idol activities after meeting Mio. Their journey is inspiring and excellent, which shows the true meaning of friendship.

4. Love Live! School Idol Project

Love Live! School Idol Project is the first anime series of the Love Live franchise, released in 2013. It mainly depicts the story of a group of beautiful girls who studied at the same high school.

Due to some issues, their high school is about to be shut down. Now, these groups of beautiful girls form an idol group and perform dance performances in order to save their school.

3. Idolish 7: Third Beat

Idolish 7: Third Beat is the third season of the Idolish franchise that was just finished in February 2023. It depicts the wonderful story of an idol group consisting of seven handsome guys.

It is a newly formed idol group and is managed by an inexperienced manager named Tsumugi. Now, take complete responsibility for these handsome guys to make them popular male idols and bring them unbounded fan love.

2. Zombie Land Saga

Zombie Land Saga has a very unique and thrilling storyline, along with the theme of dance. It depicts the story of a zombie idol group formed by Kotaro, who just wants to revive his company.

In order to make a zombie idol group, they brought back seven legendary girls from different eras as zombies. You should definitely check out this anime because it will be the first time you ever see a zombie girl dance performance.

1. The Idolmaster Million Live

The Idolmaster Million Live is an upcoming anime from the Idolmaster franchise and will be released in October 2023. It will depict the story of a newly formed idol group of several beautiful girls.

Due to being an idol anime, it will bring us several amazing dance performances, just like other franchise series. So if you want to meet cute girls and see their adorable dance performances, then don’t miss out on this upcoming release.

Conclusion

That’s it for the post! We hope you find this anime recommendation useful and find something to suit your taste. Each of these anime about dance was good in its own way and brought us some amazing dance performances.

Moreover, the primary genre of these anime is dance, and you will get everything in it that you expect from any dance anime.

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Sahil Khan

I am Sahil Khan and I was born in Dhanbad and raised in New Delhi, India. I am currently pursuing my graduation while also pursuing my passion for writing about anime. This is because I have been an otaku since I was 7 and writing about anime helps me overcome my stress while also honing my writing skills. Aside from writing, I am a filmmaker and an actor.