Dancer is one of Santa Claus's reindeer, originally named in the poem The Night Before Christmas.
Appearances
Prominent appearances
In the following specials, Dancer makes a prominent appearance in the story and/or has a speaking part.
| Image | Production | Year | Notes |
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | 1998 | Voiced by Terry Klassen. |
| The Flight Before Christmas | 2008 | Voiced by Tim Moeseritz | |
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Prep & Landing | 2009 | Along with Dasher, Dancer is one of Santa's co-lead reindeer, voiced by Peter DeLuise. He admires Dasher's bravado and does his best to project a brave facade like Dasher, but he tends to fold like a lawn chair under pressure. |
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The Search for Santa Paws and Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | 2010, 2012 | Voiced by Michael Deyermond (2010) and later by Chris Coppola (2012). |
Minor appearances
In the following specials, Dancer is named onscreen, but is indistinguishable from other reindeer.
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
- A Christmas Story (1972)
- A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
- Christmas Comes to Pac-Land (1982)
- Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992)
- Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009)
- The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010)
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
External links
| Reindeer | |
| Santa's team | Dasher • Dancer • Prancer • Vixen • Comet • Cupid • Donner • Blitzen • Rudolph (Rankin/Bass version) |
| Others | Annabelle • Arrow • Barnaby • Blizzard • Blizz • Bucky • Clarice (her father) • Dart • Delphi • Fireball • Fred • Frost • Gargoff • Gift Givers of the Grove (Alice • Aurora • Bori) • Gobie (His friends • Grandfather) • Grandpa • Grandsanta's Pet Reindeer • Holly • Jonni • Leader • Lenni • Lightning • Mitzi • Mrs. Donner • Mrs. Prancer • Nic • Niko • Old Jingle • Olive • Oona • Prancy • Pinky • Renny • Robbie • Roger • Rusty • Saga • Santa Claus's Reindeer's Great-Great-Grandchildren • Scratcher • Schnitzel • Sparkle • Striker • Sven • Tapir • Thrasher • Tobias • Zoey (Her father and mother) |