When inanimate objects dances about, often to the beat or rhythm of the music. How much stuff dances can vary. Sometimes only small objects, such as furniture, bushes, trees, or street lights, dance. But then there are other times when larger objects such as buildings dance. And then there are rare examples of everything, including the very ground itself, moves and dances, often up and down. Subtrope of Animate Inanimate Object. Compare Music Soothes the Savage Beast. Examples of Everything Dances include: