Dance of Death , also variously called Danse Macabre ( French ) , Danza Macabra ( Italian ) or Totentanz ( German ) , is a late-medieval allegory on death : no matter who a person is , the dance of death unites all . Dance of Death , also variously called Danse Macabre ( French ) , Dansa de la Mort ( Catalan ) , Danza Macabra ( Italian and Spanish ) , DanÃ a da Morte ( Portuguese ) , Totentanz ( German ) , Dodendans ( Dutch ) , is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death : no matter one 's station in life , the Dance of Death unites all .