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I wouldn't worry too much about the weapon ranks for your dancer. The Dancer class has bad stats and no offensive skills. So even though Dancer is a "sword" class, you aren't going to be hitting any harder with a sword than any other kind of a weapon. The class is really built around the idea that the only thing a dancer should be doing each turn is dancing. Any turn a dancer isn't dancing, then they are effectively just a bad Trickster. When they are dancing, they are your best unit in the game. I typically just thow it on an underperforming unit just to salvage them or an extra unit like Flayn. Your Raphael is probably a good choice, but he won't be good at combat as a dancer.

There are a lot of people who argue about who make the best dancers, but it's kinda moot. There just isn't much a gap between the best and the worst. They are still the best unit on your team.