The Skeleton Dance

The Skeleton Dance
The Skeleton Dance
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walt Disney
Story by	Walt Disney
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney; Carl W. Stalling
Music by	Carl W. Stalling; Edvard Grieg ("March of the Trolls", from Lyric Suite);
Animation by	Ub Iwerks; Les Clark; Wilfred Jackson;
Layouts by	Ub Iwerks;
Backgrounds by	Ub Iwerks;
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures;
Release date	August 22, 1929;
Running time	5:31
Country	United States
Language	English

The Skeleton Dance is a 1929 Silly Symphony animated short subject with a comedy horror theme. It was produced and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. In the film, reanimated human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example of medieval European "danse macabre" imagery. It is the first entry in the Silly Symphony series. The short's copyright was renewed in 1957, and as a published work from 1929, it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.