TableTennisDNA

Sword · Pips Line · Short pips

Dance

Dance is a canonical short-pips identity with a standard short-pimple topsheet.

Approval listed onlyPips-outListed in the Sword approval inventoryMarket status unknownMade in China

Also listed as: Sword Dance · SWORD Dance · Sword Dance

Specifications and evidence

CategoryShort pips
SurfacePips-out
SpongeStandard sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Hardness scaleNo published manufacturer scale
ThicknessStandard sheet range
Rubber coloursBlack · Red
Country of manufactureChina
Approval nameDance
Approval ID24-012
Approval coloursNot recorded
Approval statusListed in the Sword approval inventory
Approval verifiedCurrent list
Market statusMarket status unknown
Market status verifiedCurrent
Market sourceNo verified current source
List priceVaries by retailer

Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.

Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.

Printed hardness values are manufacturer figures on the maker's own scale. A printed Chinese degree is not assumed to equal an ESN degree, and no hardness is inferred from a product code or a sponge colour.

No reliable official Sword list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.

TTDNA core profile

Speed
85
Spin
56
Control
79
Arc
32
Hardness
45
Tackiness
4
Block
70
Durability
74
Throw angleLow
Play stylesShort-pips hitting · Counter-driving
Recommended sideForehand · Backhand
Speed classOFF- · OFF
LevelIntermediate · Advanced

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Short and long pips behave differently: short pips hit flat and generate some spin of their own, while long pips mainly return the incoming spin. Generated spin and spin reversal are separate ratings.

TTDNA ratings

Speed85
Spin56
Control79
Power81
Grip46
Tackiness15
Arc32
Catapult54
Throw angle37
Elastic69
Spin sensitivity46
Short game60
Blocking65
Backhand flip62
Counterloop74
Opening loop55
Chop53
Serve56
Service receive70
Difficulty65
Beginner friendly44
Durability73

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Data confidence

Verification tierApproval listed only
Specification confidenceMedium
Editorial confidenceMedium
Unresolved fieldscurrent commercial variants · verified thicknesses · verified sponge hardness · current approved colours · current market status · verified pimple geometry
Source prioritycurrent_official_sword_product_page_or_catalogue → current_official_sword_technical_sheet → current_authorised_sword_distributor → latest_currently_valid_ittf_racket_covering_list → larc_listing → official_product_packaging → established_specialist_retailer → archived_official_or_distributor_page → independent_specialist_test → multi_source_review_consensus → community_discussion → marketplace_listing
Last checked3 August 2026

Generations are never merged automatically. Paladin II and Scylla III are their own records, and no specification is copied between generations of the same name.

Variants and configurations

1 variant

Colour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.

Black · Red · Standard sheet range

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 85 · Spin 56 · Control 79

Known users

Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.

Sword publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.

Rest of the Pips Line family

Short pips

Long Can

A Sword short-pips rubber. Despite the name, Long Can is a short-pips sheet and is never classified as long pips.

Long pips

Venom

A Sword long-pips rubber focused on defensive variation and spin reversal.

Long pips

Scylla III

The third Scylla generation, a Sword long-pips rubber kept as its own canonical record.

Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.

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