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This is an old revision of OllieDancing made by JonahPetri on 2013-02-03 19:34:46.
<#jonah: Here's my suggestion — let me know what you think! I wrote a bit of Ella here, but please destroy and replace with your conception of her. #>
It's a deliriously hot September afternoon, and even Lizzie can't deny that it's far too hot to stay indoors. She lets the kids go an hour early from afternoon lessons, and everyone agrees that swimming is just the thing to beat the heat. All who are interested head down to the swimming hole, and spend the rest of the afternoon chilling out in the water.
On the way back, Ollie and Ella get to talking, and Ella rants a bit about how Mr. French is being so unfair to beat her for sneaking out, and how someone should beat him, because he never has to tell where he goes after work, and that's basically the same as sneaking out. Ollie nods, and asks if she's going to stop sneaking out so she gets in less trouble. Ella smirks, defiantly. "Never." Ollie laughs.
"So what's out there worth getting beat for?" Ollie asks. Ella gives an enthusiastic recount of last night's escapades, including the details of a new dance which everyone's doing at one of the clubs; an energetic dance with a lot of bouncing and jumping around. Ollie seems intrigued, and he explains that when Ella had talked about music and dancing, he had always pictured "gross stuff" like waltzes and slow dances. "But this kind of dancing sounds fun!" He asks Ella to teach him some, and she agrees.
Later that night, Ella and Ollie sneak out to an alleyway behind a club that she knows about, and Ella takes him through the basic steps of (Kate, insert appropriately wiggly period dance here?). They dance for hours, and then manage to sneak back home without being spotted, exhausted and happy. Chores are a lot slower than usual the next day. The next night, they go up to the bell tower and dance a bit up there, with Cole and Jeanne providing the music. Ella sees Celeste watching with enthusiasm, and pulls her into the dance as well. Everyone gets fairly happy and silly, and they all sleep quite soundly that night.
From then on, there are frequent spontaneous dancing events in the bell tower, and elsewhere, as Ollie and Ella practice their moves. Ella, being far more devoted to the craft, is always doing the teaching, and Ollie is a happy and willing pupil. From time to time he will come with her on her night errands.
NeedsKate
<#kate: Jonah: I remember this coming up in the chat as a way for them to bond. The date is totally arbitrary. I'm not sure what would precipitate the dance "lesson", maybe a birthday or a party at the hotel? In other words, I just stuck it in here so it can be mucked with as needed. #>
<#bill: I don't know where this takes place (room or tower (if big enough) garden or hotel or out somewhere)but Cole would be happy to provide music for the dancing if asked. If you're dancing in front of him he'd probably just do it without being asked...if you're going out to dance (which I'm thinking no, based on the date) he would love to be in on the sneaking out. #>
<#kate: I could see both. 1. If they snuck out to someplace that has music (something Ella typically does anyway), they could dance in the alleyway as I don't think they'd be allowed inside. 2. I think Jeanne and Cole are the only people with an instrument available in the room/tower, so if either start playing a tune you can dance to, Ella might just start bopping, Ollie style, and that can lead to something more? or maybe someone has an option 3? #>
<#court: To clarify, Jeanne only has an instrument when she can smuggle the laundry washboard places. =) And it's more percussion, so could be danced to, but probably better when played together with other music! Jeanne will sing to it on occasion, and has no problem sneaking it at night, but probably can't during the day. #>
NeedsKelly
<#kate: and if anyone else has thoughts... #>
<#ann: Celeste is a willing audience and whistles for them, encouraging them. If someone grabs her hand she'll try to join in, though I don't think she's particularly good at dancing. #>
NeedsBill
