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 which reads "Happy 7th Birthday, Ingress".

Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.

One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.

Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.

Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.

Come in and enjoy the party!

Comments

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.

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[iopenthings]

Ingress finds her big sister, and "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" is their song to dance to. They hold hands, dance and laugh. Door spins Ingress quite round and round, and at the end of their dance, they hug.

Door doesn't let go until the music for the next dance begins.

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[man-of-all-work.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[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.*

Re: Dancing with Ingress

[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.