Doll Name Danse
Stock # (US) #4208
Hasbro package contents listing Contains; 12 1/2" doll with stage fashion, pretend boom box with strap, pumps, hairpick, cassette tape and figure stand.
Comments/Trivia According to the 1988 Hasbro Pre-Toy Fair catalogue, only Video and Danse would have been reissued in year three.
Produced Variants So far, I only know of China-marked Danse dolls.
To learn more about these body types and slight differences, please see the body variations page.
More Skip here for a listing of other depictions of Jetta (cartoon, prototypes, catalogues, etc).

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12 1/2" doll; Caucasian doll with long pink, turquoise, and blonde hair, spiky on top.
  • Jetta, Clash & Danse share the same face mold, which in turn looks like it was adapted from the Erica face mold from Kenner's Darci doll line.

stage fashion (jacket); Aqua blue lamé with pale pink cuffs and collar, stars design on the breast, fringed at the bottom with pale lavender satin threads.

stage fashion (stretch pants); Raspberry stretch-sparkle fabric, capri length, velcros in back. 
  • These are thicker than Jem tights.
  • Same fabric is used on Raya's vest.

stage fashion (tank top); Fluorescent orange ribbed, with two velcro closures.

stage fashion (belt); thin gold stretch-sparkle strip of fabric, tied around waist.
  • Same fabric was used on Only The Beginning, Twilight In Paris and Rhythm & Flash.

stage fashion (hair bow); Crisp cotton fluorescent orange lace, tied around head and attached with a plastic bolt
  • It's quite a bit lighter and smaller than the scarf from Designing Woman.

pretend boom box with strap; Orange plastic with tiny gold speckles, gold sticker speakers, gold thin cord strap.  The handle swivels. 
  • There is a turquoise version of this radio that was sold with a My Little Pony fashion.

pumps; Orange translucent scallop pumps.
hairpick; Fluorescent Pink

cassette tape; Jem Theme, When it's Only me and the Music, Runnin' Like the Wind. 1986.
figure stand; Dark pink, not completely transparent, it's a bit milky-looking.
  • The same (or close enough for all practical purposes) stand came with Danse, Video, Flash N' Sizzle Jem, and the 2nd editions of:Aja, Kimber & Shana.

Items not listed in Hasbro's box contents (not all dolls came with the same posters and inserts, this is a listing of what I got personally with my dolls)
Box; 2nd Year diagonal Holograms box, US.  
insert - yellow
Poster- Rolled Glitter N' Gold Illustrated poster with 2nd year catalogue on back.

MTV offer (US version)
Dream Tour Cassette Offer


Other images of Danse (generally unproduced/prototypes/promotional figures) Differences from produced doll (if any)
1987 US Hasbro Toy Fair Catalogue
  • The stars are missing from her jacket
  • Her shoes are opaque
  • The boom box doesn't have a strap, the speakers don't look shiny, and I don't think it's sparkly at all.
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    1987 France/UK Toy Fair Catalogue (French Shown) With Raya & Shana, On Star Stage
  • Her whole outfit looks pale, she's shown with a microphone, and is wearing aqua shoes (sort of like 1st ed. Jerrica's)
  • Her hair looks really flat (particularly in the Star Stage photo)
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    Danse on the back of the 2nd year hologram boxes (same photo appears on the 2nd year catalogue poster)
  • Her shoes are opaque
  • The boom box doesn't have a strap, and I don't think it's sparkly at all.
  • Her make up is a bit darker
  • The fringe on her jacket is darker
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    1987 Sears Canada Christmas Catalogue Looks like like the doll found on store shelves as far as I can tell.
    Commercials Danse had her own commercial.
    Illustrations: Hasbro Box art
    • shoes are opaque.
    • speakers on boom box are silver
    Illustrations: Cartoon  In her first appearance, she is shown with a cape and purple flats for shoes.  Also, her tank top is white, she has no hairbow and her sash looks orange, not gold.  The hair is not nearly as long on the doll as it is shown on the cartoon, she is sometimes seen with an orange streak in her hair, but no hairbow.  Her make up is also much more vibrant on the cartoon than the doll, specifically the darker red lip colour.

    Credits: Thanks to Antipathy for the photo of Danse's belt.