diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index c19bbb5..1894d4a 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const minimap = createMinimap(plan);
 // unless) a GLB lands, so the town is fully playable the instant it boots.
 //  • rig fleet: models/peds/*.glb → shared GLB actors; CitizenSim + keepers upgrade from placeholders.
 //  • manifest:  Lane E's assets/manifest.json → interior fitting GLBs (loaded from the 3GOD depot).
-const fleet = NOASSETS ? null : loadPedFleet('models/peds/', { sit: !CLASSIC, look: !CLASSIC });   // [R16] sit.glb (the seated drummer) + [R29] look.glb (the street glance) on the default boot; ?classic keeps the zero-fetch-delta covenant
+const fleet = NOASSETS ? null : loadPedFleet('models/peds/', { sit: !CLASSIC, look: !CLASSIC, dance: !CLASSIC });   // [R16] sit.glb (the seated drummer) + [R29] look.glb (the street glance) on the default boot; ?classic keeps the zero-fetch-delta covenant
 if (!NOASSETS) preloadManifest();   // prime the manifest so the first interior can upgrade its fittings
 // [Lane F integration] interior bridge — owns the 'interior' branch (Lane C buildInterior + Lane D keeper)
 // [Lane F R31 — THE DIG FLIP] The crate-riffle is DEFAULT-ON: `?dig=0` opts out, `?classic=1` forces it off
diff --git a/web/js/citizens/band.js b/web/js/citizens/band.js
index 0182f33..4dba040 100644
--- a/web/js/citizens/band.js
+++ b/web/js/citizens/band.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class GigCrew {
   // one seeded rig (or placeholder) actor, planted + facing ry. `key` seeds identity per gig+slot.
   // `seated` (R16): the drummer — use E's sit.glb pose (fleet.sitClip) + spawnRig's foot-replant + tag the
   // fig for F's stature gate; falls back to the standing idle (caller sinks it via SEAT_DROP) if no sitClip.
-  _make(target, key, { x, y, z, ry, height, pedIndex = null, seated = false }) {
+  _make(target, key, { x, y, z, ry, height, pedIndex = null, seated = false, dance = false }) {
     const r = rng(this.citySeed, 'gig', key);
     const h = height != null ? height : 1.6 + r() * 0.3;
     let actor, kind, usedIndex = null;
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ export class GigCrew {
       const pk = (pedIndex != null && this.fleet.all[pedIndex]) ? { index: pedIndex } : pickRig(this.fleet, r());
       const rig = pk && this.fleet.all[pk.index];
       const useSit = seated && !!this.fleet.sitClip;                // real seated pose iff E's sit clip is loaded
-      const sp = rig && spawnRig(rig, { ry, height: h, clip: useSit ? this.fleet.sitClip : this.fleet.idleClip, phase: r(), seated: useSit });
+      // dancers play a real dance clip (separate 'gigdance' stream keeps the pick off the existing draws)
+      const dcs = this.fleet.danceClips || [];
+      const danceClip = (dance && dcs.length) ? dcs[(rng(this.citySeed, 'gigdance', key)() * dcs.length) | 0] : null;
+      const sp = rig && spawnRig(rig, { ry, height: h, clip: useSit ? this.fleet.sitClip : (danceClip || this.fleet.idleClip), phase: r(), seated: useSit });
       if (sp) { actor = sp; kind = 'rig'; usedIndex = pk.index; if (useSit) sp.fig.userData.procitySeated = true; }
     }
     if (!actor) { actor = makePlaceholder(rng(this.citySeed, 'gig-body', key), { height: h }); actor.fig.rotation.y = ry; kind = 'placeholder'; }
@@ -200,8 +203,8 @@ export class GigCrew {
     pts.forEach((w, i) => {
       const who = roster[i] || null;
       const { actor, kind, pedIndex } = this._make(roomGroup, `crowd:${gid}:${w.slotIndex}`,
-        who ? { x: w.x, y: 0, z: w.z, ry: w.ry, pedIndex: who.pedIndex, height: who.height }
-            : { x: w.x, y: 0, z: w.z, ry: w.ry });
+        who ? { x: w.x, y: 0, z: w.z, ry: w.ry, pedIndex: who.pedIndex, height: who.height, dance: !!w.dance }
+            : { x: w.x, y: 0, z: w.z, ry: w.ry, dance: !!w.dance });
       if (who) fromRoster++;
       this.members.push({ actor, kind, pedIndex, part: 'crowd', role: 'fan', dance: !!w.dance, seated: false, fromRoster: !!who,
         base: { x: w.x, y: 0, z: w.z, ry: w.ry }, phase: rng(this.citySeed, 'gigp', `c${gid}:${w.slotIndex}`)() * Math.PI * 2, extra: [] });
@@ -284,10 +287,14 @@ export class GigCrew {
           f.rotation.z = Math.sin(t * 3.1 + ph) * 0.055;
           f.position.y = b.y + Math.abs(Math.sin(t * 3.1 + ph)) * 0.02;
         }
-      } else if (m.dance) {                              // dancer: bounce + sway + a little step
-        f.position.y = b.y + Math.abs(Math.sin(t * 5.2 + ph)) * 0.075;
-        f.rotation.z = Math.sin(t * 2.6 + ph) * 0.07;
-        f.rotation.y = b.ry + Math.sin(t * 1.7 + ph) * 0.13;
+      } else if (m.dance) {                              // dancer
+        if (this.fleet && this.fleet.danceClips && this.fleet.danceClips.length) {
+          f.rotation.y = b.ry + Math.sin(t * 0.6 + ph) * 0.10;   // real dance clip drives the body; just a slow facing drift
+        } else {                                                 // fallback (classic/noassets): procedural bounce + sway
+          f.position.y = b.y + Math.abs(Math.sin(t * 5.2 + ph)) * 0.075;
+          f.rotation.z = Math.sin(t * 2.6 + ph) * 0.07;
+          f.rotation.y = b.ry + Math.sin(t * 1.7 + ph) * 0.13;
+        }
       } else {                                           // stander: slow weight shift, feet planted
         f.rotation.z = Math.sin(t * 0.9 + ph) * 0.022;
         f.rotation.y = b.ry + Math.sin(t * 0.5 + ph) * 0.03;
diff --git a/web/js/citizens/rigs.js b/web/js/citizens/rigs.js
index c685bb1..c13dba7 100644
--- a/web/js/citizens/rigs.js
+++ b/web/js/citizens/rigs.js
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ function loadRig(ref) {
 // sit.glb fetch would break the ?classic=1 zero-fetch-delta covenant — F passes sit:true on the gig/default
 // boot, sit:false (default) under ?classic. Absent/off → fleet.sitClip stays null and the drummer falls
 // back to the standing-sunk hack, so this never breaks a boot. Does NOT touch fleet.ready / determinism.
-export function loadPedFleet(base = 'models/peds/', { sit = false, look = false } = {}) {
+export function loadPedFleet(base = 'models/peds/', { sit = false, look = false, dance = false } = {}) {
   const fleet = {
     normal: [], comical: [], all: [],   // all = normal ++ comical, stable index for the impostor atlas
-    walkClip: null, idleClip: null, sitClip: null, lookClip: null,
+    walkClip: null, idleClip: null, sitClip: null, lookClip: null, danceClips: [],
     ready: false, whenReady: null,
   };
   // DETERMINISM: fill fixed slots by PED_NAMES index, NOT push-on-resolve — otherwise the array
@@ -90,10 +90,19 @@ export function loadPedFleet(base = 'models/peds/', { sit = false, look = false
   if (look) jobs.push(loadRig(`${base}look.glb`).then(r => {
     const c = r && r.anims && r.anims[0];
     if (c) { c.tracks.forEach(t => t.name = _canon(t.name)); fleet.lookClip = _rotOnly(c); } }));
+  // dance clips (mesh-free mixamorig): the club dancers play a REAL move instead of procedural sway.
+  // GATED like sit/look — ?classic fetches nothing so the zero-fetch-delta covenant holds. The per-dancer
+  // pick is deterministic (a separate seeded stream in _make), so 'same seed -> same crowd' is preserved.
+  const DANCE_CLIPS = ['dance_party', 'dance_medium', 'dance_drink', 'dance_sway'];
+  const danceSlots = new Array(DANCE_CLIPS.length).fill(null);
+  if (dance) DANCE_CLIPS.forEach((n, i) => jobs.push(loadRig(`${base}${n}.glb`).then(r => {
+    const c = r && r.anims && r.anims[0];
+    if (c) { c.tracks.forEach(t => t.name = _canon(t.name)); danceSlots[i] = _rotOnly(c); } })));
   fleet.whenReady = Promise.all(jobs).then(() => {
     fleet.normal = nSlots.filter(Boolean);
     fleet.comical = cSlots.filter(Boolean);
     fleet.all = [...fleet.normal, ...fleet.comical];
+    fleet.danceClips = danceSlots.filter(Boolean);
     fleet.ready = fleet.all.length > 0 && !!fleet.walkClip;
     return fleet;
   });
diff --git a/web/models/peds/dance_drink.glb b/web/models/peds/dance_drink.glb
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diff --git a/web/models/peds/dance_medium.glb b/web/models/peds/dance_medium.glb
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diff --git a/web/models/peds/dance_party.glb b/web/models/peds/dance_party.glb
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diff --git a/web/models/peds/dance_sway.glb b/web/models/peds/dance_sway.glb
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