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"Magic Dance" is one of the featured songs performed by David Bowie in the 1986 Jim Henson movie, Labyrinth. It is also credited as "Dance Magic" in some instances.

In the film, the song is a dance number which breaks up the pace of the film by taking the focus away from Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) as she wonders through the maze to settle upon the events taking place in the center of the maze, where her baby brother, Toby, is being held captive. Jareth, played by Bowie, is contemplating which magical spell would be proper to use in order to turn Toby into a goblin when Sarah's time runs out. However, his goblin subjects' chicanery interrupts his musing. Angered, Jareth disrupts his goblins' bafoonery to go into song.

The song then begins with simply a dance beat, while a series of questions and answers between Jareth and the goblins presented in call-response form are layered over. Seeing that the goblins are still confused, Jareth provides further explanation in the form of an 80's dance/rock sequence. The goblins all sing along with Jareth, recounting multiple spells, and ultimately choosing a form of "magic dance" to transform Toby.

The song appears in different forms in the film and on the soundtrack. Both versions use the same basic song and recordings made in the studio, but vocal tracks for the film and soundtrack were recorded apart from eachother. In addition, the song is shortened in the film, fading out mid-way through.

The song also appears in a reprise medley with Underground at the end of the film.

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