The Princess Birthday Ball

[smallestopener]

The huge, white tent sprawls on the lawn beside the lake. It has been transfigured there for a very special occasion. A stone walkway leads from the bar to the tent - the pavements are wide enough that ladies' dresses won't trail on the ground as they make their way to the entrance. Over the draped curtains of the entrance way is a large banner

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Head out to the Dance Floor

[smallestopener]

The large dance floor is filled with swirling couples, laughter, and, above all, music.

The music is a blend of waltzes, courtly airs, popular standards of the 30's and 40's, and Pre-1998 pop.

Dancing with Ingress

[smallestopener]

OOC: Decide the type of music, the kind of dance, and you and your character can enjoy your own special dance with Ingress.

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[young_tmriddle]

The first dance is for Tom and Ingress. They waltz to "The Blue Danube" and even though she's not nearly tired yet, Ingress stands on Tom's feet midway through.

She does it because she loves him, and she can. He wouldn't have it any other way.

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[prince_arithon]

The next one is something from Arithon's world, charmed into a silver ball to play when its shaken.

He brought it specially for this, and swings Ingress around to the strains of it.

He'd actually snuck the steps of it into her sword lessons for the last few months, and eventually she shrieks with laughter as she realizes she knows what to do next.

When the dance is over he bows deeply and kisses her hand before passing her to the next person.

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[man_of_all_work]

As the next song starts, a rollicking number, Perry makes his way over to the birthday girl and bows gracefully, waiting until she curtseys back before lifting her bodily off her feet and swinging away into the dance.

Ingress' feet and skirt fly around Perry's waist while she laughs, and he laughs, too, cheerfully dancing around.

Eventually he puts her down, of course. This dance has lots of spins, you see, and by the time Perry has brought Ingress back to the edge of the dance floor and given her a cheeky kiss, they are both peasantly dizzy.

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[balletrat]

*Meg certainly doesn't have anything to do with the airy tune that comes on next (though someone well versed in music of the nineteenth century might recognize it as the ballet from Act III of the little-known opera Il Muto.).

So it's probably just fortuitous coincidence that she manages to claim the birthday girl for the length of this song, letting Ingress choose the simple steps she knows how to dance with confidence and following faithfully along.*

There, Ingress, *she tells her, beaming,* you're just choreographed your very first dance!

*She dips an elaborate curtsey, and then steps aside for the next claimant.*

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[once_a_queen]

An Andrews Sisters song comes on, and Susan is waiting for Ingress. They take hands and do a spinning, twirling, swinging dance.

Afterwards, Susan makes sure the little girls gets a drink of punch. Heavens, that was an enegetic dance, but Ingress is ready for the next one, already.

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[kitchen_maid]

Amy and Ingress have done a lot of dancing over the course of their princess lessons, so of course they have to take a few minutes away from hostessing to dance at the party.

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[smallestopener]

Ingress takes her hands as a spritely court dance begins to play. "Ooh, I like this one! It's the one where you go around and then clap your hands!"

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[kitchen_maid]

"It's always been one of my favorites," says Amy.

"How are you enjoying your party, Ingress?"

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[smallestopener]

"I am having so much fun! Amy, I got lots of presents - I'll be writing thank you notes forever!" She steps around the circle of the dance and claps.

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[kitchen_maid]

Amy laughs, spinning and clapping. "That, I'm afraid, is one of the responsibilities that comes along with the tiara. You're doing a wonderul job as hostess, dear."

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[smallestopener]

"Thanks! I curtseyed a lot. Oh! We have queens here - winter queens! And Tom's great-great-great somebody came and gave me pretty things and this-" She stops in the middle of the dance and activated the charm Salazar gave her. Her dress changes color to pink and lavender. Then she changes is back, because she does like her dress just the way it is. "Salazar is nice and he's Tom's only family ever."

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[kitchen_maid]

"I saw you. You curtseyed very very well. And goodness me but we have a lot of royalty here tonight."

Amy blinks as the dress changes color, and is relieved when it changes back. She and Susan picked that fabric out very carefully, after all.

"And how nice for Tom to have found some family here."

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[smallestopener]

"It's a great party." Although there is one flaw in the evening - Ingress hasn't had much time to eat all the icing flowers off the cake yet, but she has time yet. "Are you having fun?"