Jade And The Silver Flute – Darcey Burssell

Jade knew this was her last chance. “No, you still don’t understand!” she cried passionately. “The dance that Beauty was doing was to try and stop the Prince falling out of love with her. He loves watching her dance. It’s one of his favourite things. The reason she looked so happy then was because she thought that the dance was working – that it was stopping him from falling out of love with her.” Jade waited for the words to sink in. The Dark Witch frowned deeply.

Her neck jutted forwards. Then her feet shuffled slightly as she began muttering, “So what are you saying? That the Prince loves dancing so much that I will have to learn to dance to keep him in love with me, once I have lured him away? Yes, yes, you’re right. I do need to learn to dance.

I have to learn to dance!” The moment had come. Jade took a deep breath. “I can teach you the dance,” she said casually. Jade wasn’t expecting what came next. The Dark Witch suddenly pointed her wand at Jade like a sword. “Do it!” she commanded. “Follow me back to my castle, and teach me the wretched dance!” The wand swiped through the air again and in an instant she was gone.

Jade turned slowly to her friend. He laid a paw on her arm and spoke gently. “Will you be able to teach her the dance or were you just saying that?” Jade nodded quickly. “I’m going to try my very hardest to dance just as smoothly and serenely as Beauty did just now.” “Quite so!” said the White Cat, his eyes starting to twinkle. “I’ll keep on my toes. I might be able to grab the flute while you’re dancing.

Come on, let’s get back quickly.” Jade glanced at the sinking sun and felt another tremor of fear as she stepped into the White Cat’s circle. “You two took your time!” snapped the Dark Witch once Jade and the White Cat were set down in her courtyard. Jade noticed with relief that the Silver Flute was propped up against a dead shrub near the bubbling cauldron. She took a few steps away, thinking that the White Cat might be able to snatch the flute when they danced.

Then she turned to the witch. “Why don’t I teach you over here? It’s a better surface.” The Dark Witch stayed put. “There’s nothing wrong with this surface!” She tapped it with her wand. “Get on with it, girl! Show me the first bit.” A picture of Beauty dancing filled Jade’s head as she raised her arms to fifth position and extended her leg in a developpé.

Welcome to the world of Enchantia! I have always loved to dance. The captivating music and wonderful stories of ballet are so inspiring. So come with me and let’s follow Jade on her magical adventures in Enchantia, where the stories of dance will take you on a very special journey. p.s. Turn to the back to learn a special dance step from me… OceanofPDF.com Map OceanofPDF.com Prologue In the soft, pale light, the girl stood with her head bent and her hands held lightly in front of her.

There was a moment’s silence and then the first notes of the music began. For as long as the girl could remember music had seemed to tell her of another world – a magical, exciting world – that lay far, far away. She always felt if she could just close her eyes and lose herself, then she would get there. Maybe this time. As the music swirled inside her, she swept her arms above her head, rose on to her toes and began to dance…

OceanofPDF.com Jade took a deep breath and let herself go, dancing with all her heart. But even as she moved, she knew she wasn’t expressing the music properly. Her feet had too much bounce in them, her wrists had too much flick in them and her arms had too much stretch in them. She looked up at her ballet teacher, Madame Za-Za. “Sorry, it wasn’t really ballet dancing, was it?” said Jade, biting her lip. Madame Za-Za nodded. “You are quite correct, Jade, it was not.” A silence, which seemed to fill every corner of the small studio at Madame Za-Za’s School of Ballet, followed her comment.

Jade sighed. She’d come to this audition for the end of term show wanting to dance her very best and now she’d messed it up. The solo she’d chosen was one that Beauty did in the ballet of Beauty and the Beast. She knew the dance was supposed to be smooth and serene and she’d started off well.

But then after no time at all, she’d found herself doing what came naturally to her – making it a bit more energetic and free. A bit more street. Street dance had always been Jade’s favourite type of dancing until she’d discovered ballet. Now, though, she loved them both.

Madame Za-Za’s dark eyes were fixed on her. “You don’t always have to jazz everything up to enjoy the dance, you know,” she said softly. “You’ll find a way.” Jade nodded. “I just couldn’t help myself,” she said, her eyes coming to rest on her red ballet shoes. Immediately she felt a shiver of excitement run through her that made everything seem all right. It was always the same when she looked at her amazing shoes. They were magic and had the power to whisk her away to Enchantia – a land where the characters from all the different ballets lived.

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