reacting to the new Night Swan maps! (Streamed May 14th, 2024) 

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet but Night Swan's real name being Leda is so perfect because in Greek Mythology Leda was a queen who was seduced by Zeus while he was in the form of a swan.

My theory is The Traveler got spooked by Leda's spiral into perfection so that's why he's gone. But who knows, maybe Jack will go find The Traveler and he'll help find the person he once knew in Leda?

Plot twist: The one that cheated was Leda/Nightswan with someone that introduce her to the dark flow. The Traveler tried to stop her and led to an accident and she could no longer dance ballet or missed an opportunity. She instead focused to being more powerfull than the traveler.

the darkest hour just sounds like there's two tracks playing at all times 😭

“Traveler, you created a monster!!” BAHAHA

About Sweet Dreams and other maps lost in Beta Hell: I feel like they aren’t making maps without knowing if they will have the song or not. Maps are so expensive to make, so I don’t think they’d be that careless. I imagine something falls through with these maps unexpectedly. Sweet Dreams is owned by UMG and they’ve been cracking down on licensing recently so they may have pulled it. If they were able to use the song, they would have used it!! It’s obviously the preferred choice!!

My theory : Leda and The Traveler were very happy, Leda loved ballet and thanks to that she controlled her Flow and opened portals, Leda had a child with another Coach and they had Cygnus (Beggin's coach who represented Eternix in the Eurovision season). And in real life "Cygnus" is a type of Swan and the coach also has a Swan on his cap. She also had Jack Rose with the Traveler, Leda hid Cygnus in hiding, Leda became famous thanks to her dancing and the power that her Flow had, Leda saw in dancing a way to make money, have fame and recognition something that had nothing in the human world, The Traveler didn't agree with that since he saw dance as a way to connect with others, because of the passion and happiness that his family gave him. But Leda don't think the same and they separated and Leda stayed with Jack, removing him from the Traveler's life. Leda went to look for the other Coach, Cygnus's father, but he also abandoned her for hiding her son and preferring to be with the Traveler and she left. took Cygnus, Leda was left with a feeling of hatred and resentment that she transmitted towards her Flow now "Dark Flow" and became obsessed with perfection taking out her hatred on Jack, who inherited her passion for dancing and now singing, now called "Night Swan" saw this as a tool to begin her plan to return the Danceverse to a perfect place where no one can hurt her again and where everyone pays attention and has the respect she always wanted, and Cygnus who He still loved his mother and wanted her to feel proud of him. Night Swan manipulated him into building him his tower, all his weapons and his ship. Night Swan also preferred Jack Rose because he was key in his plan to present his heir in the artistic field, gaining attention and making everyone go see him at the concert to convert them and reach more danceverses and Cygnus appearing in the Eurovision season to ask his mother for forgiveness and tell him what he did wrong.

What annoys me the most is that Darkest shadow map conveys her story so well thru the enviroment and dance that the song being so literal just feels like hitting the viewer over the head with it

Timestamp God (in training) 6:12 Reaction to Murder on the Dancefloor! 12:37 Reaction to Darkest Hour (RIP THE SONG BEFORE! Due to leaks!) -----Dance Time!!!----- 22:40 Murder on the Dance Floor (1st Try) 27:01 Reward Reviews 29:47 Darkest Hour (1st Try) 35:16 Even More Reward Reviews! 53:46 Space Cat to Celebrate $45K Get well Soon Avery!! Songs: 3

If anyone notices during Dance with the night swan when wanderlust is dancing in canned heat we see sarah but she is wearing leda clothes when she first entered in the dance universe . Maybe she is sarah mom and she abandoned sarah to be a full time dancer in just dance?

I believe it’s not chronologically possible for Wanderlust and Jack Rose to be brothers. If we are to believe Jack Rose and Wanderlust are around the same age, that would mean the traveler would have “touched hands” with Shia around the same time the traveler met Leda. But the traveler is way older by the time he got with Shia. In Leda’s second song, we do see her older, but we also see her alone. It also seems like she was focusing on her dance career. We also can believe that Leda became Night Swan by the end of that song. In Jack Rose’s song “locked out of heaven” we see a shadow of Night Swan while Jack is still a child, meaning she probably was Night Swan for Jack’s entire life. But, That’s Just a Theory!

so ive just went back to your lore video for the 2024 story and just realised that it didnt just say "sara and night swan have something in common", it also states "jack rose and wanderlust also have something in common"......now im starting to think that maybe the traveller and leda did a little more than dance and hold hands. I THINK IVE CRACKED THE CODE: cygnus might be the son of leda and the traveller because cygnus means "swan" and in the dance you can see swan tower in the back, also cygnus looks older and would probably be the correct age, also he has blue hair which links to the traveller. And the name leda also links to swans, its all adding up THE THING JACK ROSE AND WONDERLUST HAVE IN COMMON IS THEIR SHARED HALF-BROTHER

Wait so does that mean The Traveller could’ve been looking for Leda during Last Friday Night? That would explain why he’s walking through the background.

Whenever I dance to Darkest Hour I sync the map with sweet dreams and mute my TV😂😂

My theory: In the map 'Darkest Hour', this looks like Leda is in the danceverse Eternyx and the heads separating with all the factory buildings of smoke in the background I think is her trying to achieve absolute perfection by manufacturing heads and bodies that are perfect and neve miss a step, like in creating robots, like she did for her own army later. In the map 'Murder on the Dancefloor', Leda was drawn in by the Traveler, who, throughout the map, seemed to teach her how to utilise the Flow to open portals to other Danceverses. This method Leda may have stayed with the Traveler to try and enhance such powers or for her to find a way to not return to Earth due to her finding new powers that she can use to achieve perfection and spread to others. I assume that Leda played Just Dance and the Traveler called out to her. By finding such powers, she must have been elated and not wanted to leave this new place of magic, so she stays with the Traveler to explore more Danceverses. Then she finds her one true Danceverse, a graceful place like her where she discovers the act of ballet and comes intrigued, and later devoted. As she is cast for not being the perfect ballerina, she then turns angry and furious, gets a new makeover and travels to Eternyx in hopes of manufacturing and creating the perfect ballerina or robot, and then later learns to use such power more that she can create her own army. She then finds a home in Eternyx and creates her lair.

Theory on Darkest Hour: When the background said, "Rose-smoked underground" I was guessing that was where Jack Rose was made like mass produced underground. I know I don't know the Just Dance lore but like...

Unpopular opinion: Darkest Hour sounds good; its quite gritty sound works with the map (and works better than Sweet Dreams). I would love to see a map with Sweet Dreams and Dark Swan. But I danced to Darkest Hour before the leak and such. Maybe that's why I find it works.

Maybe the holder of the rights to "Sweet Dreams" (which is RCA) heard about the leaks and rescinded the agreement with Ubisoft while the map was already in-production. "But what about Murder on the Dance Floor?" you ask? The record label for the song is Polydor so they were probably just fine with the leak.

17:42 Well you actually answered it yourself that yes, they actually make the map first and then ask for the right. That's why there are so many songs that's still hanging in the beta vault and never see the light of the day. But if they are too eager to release the map for some reason (like this one because of the lore event) they usually switch it to an original song they made. Which doesn't work out really well.

My theory with them touching hands ia not them making jack rose but the traveler giving some of his powers to leda beacause she was only able to make portals after they touched hands , but thats just my teory😅 (Im a jack rose and wonderlust shipper so i dont what them to be brothers😂) And also clementine also had the purple aura thing does that mean they also have powers

My theroyyyyy:: in the Darkest hour you could see towards the end where the background head of hers started glitching. what if that was her becoming stuck in the danceuniverse? like im pretty sure in the song it said "gave up my dreams" what if that indicated her dreams outside of hte danceverse, meaning she gave up all of that to be with the traveler and maybe something happened and thats why she dragged Sara into the dance verse because the travelers kid, did it once but sara got to go back so as revenge in a way she pulled sara into the danceverse to get her stuck there. Afterall, sara is currently under the control of NightSwan. Or if we go off of the theory of cheating, what if she gave up her life to be with the traveler and finds out he cheated and is now stuck there because of the decision and she could see it beginning to happen with sara and wanderlust. thinking wanderlust grew up like his dad, what if sara chooses the same and decided to stay with wanderlust if he had brought her back? What if she had good intentions with pulling her into the danceverse to prevent inevitable heartbreak. there is alot of what ifs in this comment but my mind strays in ever direction

If jack rose is the night swan and travellers son, would that make wanderlust and jack related ? And everyone is shipping them 😭😭

My theory: Leda after coming into the dance verse was wkth the traveler. She wandered off on her own, hence why we see traveler in tgif looking for her, but he meets siha nova instead and falls for her. Leda is crushed, and on top of that, she is cast out for being not a good ballerina. Perhaps she went to the circus verse with Aqueda and it changed her. And brought out her inner insecurities, making her vain and evil ( this idea comes from how in Leda's darkest hour the masks in the bsckground remind me of the doors in the Aqueda song.) Perhaps going throigh the circus verse corrupted her.

1) I think Leda stayed in the Dance Verses because a lot of people she knew on Earth constantly put pressure on her to be and do better as a Ballerina. She felt excited about being somewhere where she could be herself and be surrounded by people who actually appreciate her (even managed to fall in love and have kids), but deep down she just wanted to show up everyone who put all that pressure on her back on Earth. 2) Even though Leda felt more at home in the Dance Verses, She may have suffered from PTSD incised nightmares where she’s still being pressured by everyone around her as well as constantly hearing their ridiculing voices even after she woke up telling her to “Do better! Do better! Do better!” eventually causing her to do the same to everyone around her and eventually causing her Flow to become corrupted as well. In the end, she ended up losing the man she loved, kicked one of her sones out when he was done building everything she wanted him to, and is continuing the cycle of abuse with her second son Jack by not just contuisly telling him to “Do better!”, but she likely also gave him false hopes that she wouldn’t throw him out too if he did what she said.

I actually think the name Leda hints more toward Cygnus being the dad since his name literally means "swan". And "Beggin" and "Darkest Hour" look like they both take place in Eternyx. I think she dated the Traveler when she was younger, but they had a falling out at some point about her perfection obsession/misuse of power, Leda ended up in Eternyx where she was corrupted and met Cygnus, she manipulated him into falling for her so she could use his machines to help fuel her evil schemes, and they had Jack and another kid we haven't met yet. And the Traveler gets together with Si'ha Nova after he falls out with Leda, and they raise Wanderlust to become the "chosen one" who will save them all from Night Swan...but ironically the pressure for this alienates him from his parents and allows Night Swan to corrupt him, leading to Jack Rose currently being the only one that can save them right now.

These maps looks incredible! Prequel songs are so cool

WAIT I JUST NOTICED WHEN MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR END'S THEIR WAS AN ACHIEVEMENT THST SAID "Love on the dance Floor"!!

I dont know if it would make sense for jack to be the travelers son due to his hair and the fact that he would probably have portals or whatever and im guessing wanderlust and jack are the same age and jack was a kid when night swan was evil and i doubt wanderlust was already born a teen/adult

The Theory I put on Tumblr but wanna bring here in hopes of discussion: (this is also LONG AF so take a couple of breaks or get snacks) The Traveler might actualy be Jack's dad (or Cygnus's dad??????) I decided to make a post because this has been in my head for a day and a half. So with "Murder on the Dancefloor'' being released and people being scared for WanderRose (Wanderlust x Jack Rose), I started to ponder if Jack really could be Traveler's son, and I REALLY think it is possible after realizing some implications in maps. The first implication is cloning, how? Well, I think Jack can make clones of himself based on the map "Treasure"( also/maybe "Locked out of Heaven" because of the mirrors {not all of the mirrors would have seen Jack so it might be clones in the mirror but it also might just be his imagination that there are mirrors there as well} "Canned Heat" may also be a possibility because of the mirrors we see, not all of them would see Jack, it could also be just a stylistic choice{We have to question everything because we aren't given all the lore}). We know this map is an illusion but why would she make up his ability to use magic/flow? When it gets to the part where they are on the big stage the clones behave and look differently, the clones no longer look like an illusion (mirror/smoke effect), and the 4 clones all act differently from one another which makes me think that this is something that he also can do, he appears to have a magic staff (Normal Jack Rose also has this) or he uses his flow to make the staff appear and disappear. Who else can make clones? The Traveler and Si'ha Nova. Night Swan has never shown the ability to make clones only illusions with her magic, so if he does have the ability to clone who did he get this from? It had to be from a Deity/Sorcerer who knows how to use flow so well that they can clone and Jack inherited or was taught it by them before Leda took him and left. Not even Wanderlust who is the son of Traveler and Si'ha, has the ability (from what we've been shown) and he's the prince of dancerverse, a deity. I know a lot of people don't think the Traveler can be Jack's dad because they look nothing alike however Jack doesn't look anything like his mom either other than hair color (I used a color finder for Jack's hair color and it appears to be Rosso Corsa which can be made with Magenta (Leda's hair color) and Cerulean Blue (The Traveler's hair color which is a cyan and cyan helps make red) (other colors are used also to make red) Not only that, if anything I think he has more in common (outfit colors) with the Traveler, he has purple, and gold accents in his outfit which tie in with the Traveler meanwhile Jack has magenta feathers which tie in with young Leda not Night Swan. In all other instances, Jack has a gold glove on his main hand, in treasure his main glove hand is now purple and his other hand is gold (Night Swan changed some of his colors and reversed his outfit so he looked like her instead of him). What do the Traveler, Wanderlust, and Jack have in common? They all have a gold glove on their main hand, Si'ha Nova does have gold on her main glove but the glove is mostly purple. This is a link (in the main story) between the three, all the signs were there the whole time. When it came to the hand part in the map "Majesty" Jack probably was the only one who could save Wanderlust since they share the same ancient flow magic (also because they could be related). Wanderlust also doesn't really look like his parents either (he has black hair), the only thing he has in common (other than outfit colors) is the fact that he has blue skin. So the argument that Traveler can't be Jack's dad because of hair color isn't really valid. I also saw people say that it can't be possible that Traveler is Jack's dad because when they touched hands there was no magic flare like when Traveler and Si'Ha did. Well, I have a counter against that, Leda and Wanderlust didn't have a magic/flow flare because Leda didn't have magic/flow at that moment she only got magic from him a couple seconds afterward, They probably would have had a magic flare If they did the holding hands gesture after she got powers, which they could do the magic baby thing too actually, like how Wanderlust came to be. Overall I think it is VERY likely that they are brothers. It makes sense storyline-wise because it seems like even though they just met each other it looks like there's already a connection between them. Also it explains why Jack is resistant to his mother in ways that the others cannot, he's half-human but also part not human (humans are resilient to flow, it took longer for Sara to get captured) he isn't like the others which is why she didn't try to turn him she has to coerce him, (Jack may also be part deity? I can't remember if Traveler was just a protector of dancerverse). It makes sense that Leda and Traveler would start a relationship because of the map "Save your tears” the lyrics are giving relationship/toxic relationship struggles, Traveler and Si'ha want to be together but at the same time don't, they push and pull each other. So Leda and Traveler may have had a magic baby together during the time when Si'ha and Traveler were on and off again, {before syt remix maybe} (the timeline is a little messed up because in Motdf he is obviously younger but has disco ball but he made that for Wanderlust, unless every dancerverse protector has a disco ball in which case he might have met Leda before Si’Ha). Before Night Swan had been consumed by the feelings of needing to be perfect and taking Jack Rose with her to Eternyx and changing her name to Night Swan. I may update this with more information if I realize/missed something I want to talk about. And I will probably answer any questions that are given. Also Just Dance Team did you really have to do the ship that dirty? XD (if Cygnus is the son between Leda and Traveler it still feels inherently weird to ship WanderRose even if there not really related, Jack might have brother that is the son of the traveler who is also THE FATHER of Wanderlust. I fon't think I could be with someone if I found that out about us).

I guess that Sweet Dreams fell through because the license holders changed the rights last minute as a power move, because rich white men gonna rich white men. But they're really shooting themselves in the foot, long-term. I can't tell you how many songs I've found through JD that I wouldn't normally give the time of day, or wouldn't be exposed to, or wouldn't like, but the absolute banger dances get me liking the song through brute force repetition, and now I'm obsessed and listen like 30 times a day.

That part when we see her as a ballerina my arms always hurt

Something that Ubisoft could have done was release 3 songs the original 2 songs Murder on the dance floor, Sweet Dreams (although leaked), and their own song Darkest Hour. It would’ve showed us her mental state going from a young bright eyed ballet dancer to a cold manipulative woman.

The thumbnail is iconic already

rip sweet dreams you will be missed forever locked in the just dance vault with aiwfciy and whine up 😔😔

I hope you are feeling better today! I have to say though that while you were dancing you did seem to be enjoying it. Some great maps for real!

My theory is that the reason why Leda became the Night Swan is because of the fact she didn’t go back to earth She spent her time learning about the just dance world and realised that the flow equals to power, and with her human knowledge about the stars that you achieve with doing each dance, she spiralled into wanting perfection Her and Sara are alike because they are both from our world, but Sara did go home. So Night Swan kidnapped Sara to also turn into a version of her, planning trapping Sara in the Just Dance verse forever. Just so Sara can spiral into perfection too

the darkest hour sounds like a fnaf song

These maps honestly give me more questions than answers

I am now expecting a “Sweet Home Alabama” Map with Wanderlust and Jack Rose.

notice in 15:10, the background is knida like lose yourself beta ending ending

my theory for why jack rose COULD be the traveler's son, since siha nova and the traveler both can control large amounts of flow, and since wanderlust was born from siha nova, the large amounts of flow combined to make a child with the power to control flow, just like wanderlust's parents. however, IF the traveler and leda made jack rose, the traveler is the only one who can control the flow/make portals, and leda has just started to control flow (and also leda isnt a celestial being), that could be the reason why jack was born without the power to create portals/control the flow. maybe if jack practiced how to control the flow like mihaly, he could be able to open portals, but thats just my theory.

This looks so good

I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!!! 😿😢

I've never seen the version where sweet dreams is actually playing, But I think darkest hour is okay. It's definitely not a banger like tainted love and swan lake, but still okay. I hate those who try to call Murder On The Dance Floor a lesser version of Can't Stop The Feeling cause to me it's pretty clear that the map is supposed to be mirroring that one, but showing how different Wanderlust chose to show Sara the world compared to Leda. And of course Wanderlust never taught Sara to make portals and Sara willingly went back home unlike Leda. I also think the reason some people say the "romance" can't be seen well between Leda and the Traveller, I think that is a bit on purpose too. That their romance wasn't nearly as deep as with Nova is shown.

watching an edit of darkest hour with sweet dreams over and I'm so sad its so perfect rca I'm in ur walls

My theory is the traveler IS jack rose’s dad because first off in the story mode lore video the lore guardian said that jack rose and wanderlust did have something in common. And night swan probably never told jack who his dad was because night swan knew that if he didn’t want to take on her legacy then he would just run to his dad’s.

RIP jack rose x wonderlust (straight to jail)

RIP Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Darkest)

zeus took leda to his pond and then he freaked her🥴🥴

I have a theory! So I believe The Traveler and Leda fell in love as she came into the Danceverse and she said she would leave her world behind to be with him. However there was a bad breakup and he ended up with Si’ha Nova and they had Wanderlust. This infuriated her because she left her world, her life, her dreams behind for him, and now he’s moved onto someone else. So she wants to take her ex down by enslaving his son, and take over the Danceverses.

I think that the coach of Beggin' is the son of night swan and the traveller because he has bleu hair

Darkest Hour is a huge tragedy lol I played it with headphones playing Sweet Dreams

Is it possible Jack might be adopted?

We have new lore in just dance

Considering we now have proof that the coaches age, I doubt my original conclusion that Jack and Wanderlust were half-brothers, cuz they’re roughly the same age. But we don’t know anything about Cygnus, except for a loose Night Swan connection…

I hope you feel better soon

Just dance is just like ok Avery you wanted her past here you go

I don't think the Traveler is Jack's father either. With Si'ha Nova they both looked like they were concentraating their power or essence before touching and there was an explotion when they touched.

Am I the only one who kind of likes The Darkest Hour😭😭😭

5:35 bless you )

Guys if there was a way for them to use Sweet Dreams for the map they would have done so, they obviously really wanted to use it! Yes the original song isn't the best but A. they had to make it in time for the event and match it to the beat and moves, B. at least we get the cool map instead of it being scrapped entirely (and fans can put SD over it), and C. having original lyrics means there's more lore hints.

My theory: Leda is a wannabe pro-dancer and to help her The Traveler invited Leda into the game. Showing her how to make portals so she can learn all kinds of dances. This is where they fell in love. Leda got pregnent but they were young and The Traveler left. Leda had the baby, Jack Rose. She was heartbroken. This made her hate The Traveler. Then she found out that The traveler got in a relatoinship with Si'ha nova and that they had a son, Wanderlust. What her end plan is and why? Not sure. This makes Jack and Wanderlust half brothers* (thanks @gretagoogames)

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Her head was so twisted she thought she ate with the lyrics of "Darkest Hour". (ok no, I was just trying to light the mood)

So... are Wanderlust and Jack Rose half brothers?

Darkest Hour's lyrics are for SURE AI generated, oh my god.

i dont know where else to comment this because its a bit random. jd17: dont let me down with two girls dressed in i think school uniforms. the map was in my recommended and i watched it for the first time maybe 3 months ago. i could be reading too much into this, and its kind of an old map that may not have or need a story behind it, but i cant help but think that there could be a small connection to the lore. what were the coaches in dont let me down trying to do? could they have been trying to summon someone? or did they somehow gain flow related powers? its a really cool map and i wish there was some context behind it.

I think Leda could be a play on the Russian word lebed’ which means swan 🤔

Okay I said this in another video I watched about this on another channel and I know I might be farrrr off but what if the girl from maneater is related to night swan she gives the same vibes

In Darkest Hour the coach is lip-syncing Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) at the start that's why the lip-syncing looks weird in the map

Siha in you should see me in a crown the says one by one and night swan turned the just dancers one by one

Does Faith work for Nithe Long?

I didn't even notice the multiplayer's been nonfunctional for 3 months, that's crazy

So for licensing sweet dreams and I am by means no expert it’s probably something similar to how musicals work, which is even if it’s old if it was or is still popular it’s gonna be more expensive because a lot of people want the rights to use the song. The same could be said for sweet dreams, they could’ve had the rights, and the time ran out or the agreement changed and they didn’t want to re-buy it cause it was too expensive for one event. JD might re but the rights two the song in 2025 where more people are gonna play the game that might not JD+

avery u missed the part where he teaches her how to make portals! :)

nice map

I think Jack isn’t the son, but what I think is that Night Swan dated Sail ( forgot his name) because Sail has red hair

6:33 6:37 6:52 9:34 11:52

all I know is that she woohoo’d with pixels, and that was my first concern and I was very very concerned lmaoooo

omg so cool🎉🎉

LITTLE SIHA, U SUGGESTED THIS REMEMBER

In the map of beginn we get to see the map of darkest hour

Justice for Sweet dreams

I have a cat like your Avory its just a bit more like a kitten and it's orange and white like yours.

STOP WHAT IF WHAT JACK ROSE AND WANDERLUST HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THE TRAVELER IS BOTH OF THEIR FATHERS

theory Jack Rose and Wonderlust are half brothers

It’s gotta be hard making the song after the dance to the same beat of the original I don’t think it’s horrible though personally

She she got evil because of the dark shadows The dark shadows because she was literally singing it That's why they put darkest hour

What was the song that Ubisoft didn’t get the rights to

My theory is that the traveler and leda were in love but the traveler left for nova and she ruined his son life

I don't get why everyone says Darkest Hour is bad? Sounds great to me...

"What made her evil?" Her color palette 💀

I think I know who is jack Ross father is

who loved lil salsa

Omg why didn’t they just keep sweet dreams instead of stupid darkest hour which no one even likes Ubisoft are defo putting a nail in the coffin with this one

So... Is Jack Rose half real life human?

Wait I never got in the discord 😵

Hi!!

I love my life Is Me Brooks 😇😇

jack rose and wanderlust shippers are so afraid rn