The Flag or Flag-bearer is an adult skeleton who stands in the middle of the dance, behind the scythe. This dancer carries the "Flag of Death", a black banner with a skull and crossbones representing the rule of Death, and two very explicit inscriptions: on one side " Nemini Parco " and on the other " Time is short ", an old Catalan translation of the Latin expression Tempus Fu .

Next to the Flag are the Platets, two child skeletons carrying a saucer full of ashes, showing the spectators what they will one day be, regardless of age or social status. Death is universal, and penitential ashes are the way to prepare you. They refer to Memento homoquía pulvis se te in pulverem revertirios, remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

The last of the dancers is the Clock, who closes the group of jumpers. He is a child skeleton wearing a watch without holes, and with each dance step he points to a random hour with his finger. The message is clear: we must be prepared because we can die at any time.

The dance is performed to the rhythm of a Dram, who doesn't wear a skeleton costume, but rather a black tunic. The Tabal sets the simple yet powerful rhythm of the dance. Its repetitive sound is the basis on which the skeletons perform their dance. This rhythm is familiar to spectators because it's the same one used at funerals, where an altar boy plays the maçoles while accompanying the deceased to the cemetery.

The Antorchas or Torches are four other figures—two adults and two children—who flank the tabal and are dressed like it: a black tunic and a purple hood, with black gloves and espadrilles with painted bones, and a skull-shaped helmet. They each carry a torch to convey the atmosphere of the streets of Verges on the night of Holy Thursday to the Dance of Death. They were added to the painting in the mid-20th century when the Dance of Death left its natural environment.