I'm the Natural Playboy of Town [OPEN]

[tidesnpc]

Characters: All the dance contest participants, and those who want to watch them!
Content: The long awaited dancing competition has arrived!
Setting: In the center of Balisier's marketplace
Time: Night, just after the sun has set
Warnings: SOME HIGH SCORING MOVES HERE!

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Ladies~!

[penny_dancer]

Penelo was doomed, or at least she felt that way. She'd seen Jean dance, and the older woman was way better than Penelo was (she thought). The other woman she didn't know, but really, with Jean in the competition...

No, she wasn't going to think like that. Thinking that you're going to lose means you will lose, and Penelo would never forgive herself if she lost like that. Taking a deep breath, Penelo adjusted her skirt and waited for her turn

Re: Ladies~!

[flower_of_war]

Her kimono was heavy, silk, pink. She waited on the stage, in the dark, for her musical cue. Still as a statue she waited, fan in hand, nervous. Yet nerves were the one thing she could not afford to show.

Rangiku had decided to start the competition with something simple and classic. The Cherry Blossom dance had seemed a natural fit for the Hanami festival. As the music started and the lights came up, the statue that had been Rangiku began to move, easing into a series of slow, graceful motions, dipping and swaying.

As she turned slowly around the stage her fan opened, moving harmoniously with the lines of her body and the swirling of her long, heavy sleeves. The fan, woman and kimono all worked together to become like long boughs of pink cherry blossoms swaying in the wind. The fan fluttered down in the fickle wind, showing its path. The quick, precise movement of Rangiku's feet kept her moving across the stage in a deceptively rapid way, the graceful trailing motions of her arms keeping the dance peaceful.

Re: Ladies~!

[gypsymothdance]

"Ah... she's quite good, isn't she?" Jean commented to Penelo in an approving whisper, watching Rangiku on the stage

[tidesnpc]

The judges watched Rangiku silently, not paying attention to anything else. When the dance was over, the MC prompted the man in the suit to dance.

"I think that was a beautiful dance!" he said, waving his arms around as if that would illustrate his point. "So elegant, so wonderful, I want to say good job."

The woman was next. "I agree with him, that was absolutely great! You were with the music and were totally great! Good job!"

The old man in the middle seemed to take his time before speaking. "Miss Rangiku, I think you relied too much on the fan. To me, that was more about performance than about dancing."

The crowd booed.

[penny_dancer]

Penelo nodded in response to Jean's question, starting a bit when her name was called next. "Wish me luck," she muttered.

Unlike either of the older women, Penelo didn't have a dress on. She had a sarong tied over her 'harem pants' as the costume assistant called them, but not an actual skirt. Her top was sleeveless, and she had managed to find replacement bangles for the competition, as well as a new scarf.

The crowd applauded when she stepped out, falling silent at the musician's signal. A beat, and then the music started. The dance was based on something she'd seen a woman do, once, after her parents had died. It was sweeping, and Penelo's bangles chimed in time with the slow, haunting melody.