During the Ansion assignment, Barriss Offee executed the compass dance.
The compass dance is defined as a specific style of dance. It involved acrobatic leaps oriented around the main directions marked on the ground, combined with the spinning of a weapon. In the course of the Mission to Ansion, [Barriss Offee](/article/barriss_offee/legends], a Padawan, showcased this dance, employing her lightsaber to gain favor with Mazong, a Highborn, and his Yiwa tribe.
The dance known as the compass dance debuted in the novel The Approaching Storm written by Alan Dean Foster in 2002. It was initially labeled as such in the novel MedStar II: Jedi Healer by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry in 2004.