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    Jade and the Surprise Party
    Jade and the Surprise Party
    Jade and the Surprise Party
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    Jade and the Surprise Party

    By Darcey Bussell

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    Dance your way to the magical world of Enchantia in the delightful fourth series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

    It's the White Cat's birthday! Everyone in Enchantia is planning the perfect party but something seems to be going wrong – guests keep disappearing. And there's a mysterious photographer who might not be who she seems… Can Jade solve the mystery or will the party turn into a birthday disaster?

    A delightful Magic Ballerina story from Prima Ballerina and guest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Darcey Bussell.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateSep 21, 2012
    ISBN9780007370993
    Jade and the Surprise Party
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    Darcey Bussell

    Darcey Bussell joined the Royal Ballet School when she was 13 and, despite starting later than most of the other students, became a Principal of the Royal Ballet at just 19, at the time the youngest ballerina ever to be given this honour. Darcey received both the OBE and CBE awards during her time with the Royal Ballet, and since officially retiring in 2007 she has teamed up with Katherine Jenkins in the phenomenally successful Viva la Diva. She is married with two daughters.

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      Jade and the Surprise Party - Darcey Bussell

      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…

      Jade could hear the music in her head. She did a skip kick, a lunge and two quick turns, then she sprung up high, landing in second position. Yes! she said, punching the air. Did you follow what I did? Let’s try it together!

      Her partner, Chloe frowned. Er… can you show me again, Jade?

      Jade looked puzzled. She glanced across at her ballet teacher to see if she was looking in their direction. Madame Za-Za’s eyes were on the rest of the class, watching as they made up their own short dances in pairs.

      OK, I’ll go back to the beginning. It goes flick, kick, flick, kick, arms up, turn to the right, arms down… Jade gabbled.

      Chloe tried to copy the moves, but she forgot what came after the first arm movements. Sorry, she said, biting her lip.

      Jade tried to hide her disappointment. Is it that there’s too much street dancing in the routine? she asked. But she didn’t wait for Chloe to answer. "I can easily change it. Look, how about pas de bourrée instead of the flick, kicks, like this."

      Jade felt excited as she went on making up new steps. Eventually she stopped and turned to Chloe. Try that.

      Chloe took a deep breath, but she’d only just managed the very first bit when Madame Za-Za said it was time for the end of the lesson. You can finish off your dances next time, girls, and then perform them to the rest of the class.

      Jade didn’t even try to hide her disappointment this time. She knew it

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