In a lush park, one Dalek is joined by two others, and then three more, as they break out in a celebratory "dance routine" which ends (of course) in joyful gunstick fire!
This segment was a pre-filmed insert included during an episode of Vision On that was broadcast on BBC1 on 29th January 1974 and whose theme was triangles.
The accompanying piece of music is Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance), which is a movement of the ballet El amor brujo (The Bewitched Love) by Manuel de Falla.
Not to be confused with the instrumental track Dance of the Daleks, composed by Jack Dorsey and performed by Jack Dorsey And Orchestra, which was released as a single (b/w The Likely Lads) on the Polydor label in 1965 (catalogue number BM 56020).
Home video releases
The Dance of the Daleks was included in the bonus features of the Genesis of the DaleksDVD release.
For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Space Museum are not counted due to the Daleks' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories, while stories such as The Wheel in Space and The Waters of Mars are absent due to the Daleks' only contribution being references to past Dalek stories. Stories like The Wedding of River Song, Hell Bent, Once, Upon Time and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Daleks' appearance being restricted to a single scene of no consequence to the plot of the story, while the TV movie is also absent due to the Daleks only being heard from off-screen.
Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on televised appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.