Seven Stories About La Troupe de Danse

"Seven Stories About La Troupe de Danse" is a chapter in *With Pearl and Ruby Glowing: Part 3*.

## Plot

Seven ballet dancers tell the story surrounding the cancellation of the previous year's production of the Nutcracker.

### A Story about la Danseuse du Le Lac des Cygnes

Rosita's father pressured her to be a good dancer at a young age and she became a performer for an opera. She received a creepy letter with no name or return address, so the police couldn't do anything. Rosita met Claude Frollo and wasn't suspicious of him since she was sixteen at the time, but when she was eighteen, Frollo assaulted her. She didn't tell anyone since it could have ruined her dancing career and other girls who complained suffered the same fate.

### A Story about les Danseuses de La Sylphide et La Fête des Fleurs à Genzano

Dora and Nora's adoptive parents died and they went to stay with their cousin, who was the director of the opera house Rosita performed at. They had a relationship with Rudi that turned sexual, but they were too afraid to say anything. After something happened between Rudi and Felicie, he came to Dora and Nora and apologized for what he'd been doing.

### A Story about le Danseur de L’Oiseau de Feu

Rudi's behavior was caused by older boys cornering him and assaulting him for being a ballerino, thinking that meant he was gay, back when he lived in Russia. Rumors spread and he left for Calisota, where he started having sex with girls so people wouldn't get the wrong idea about him. No one complained because Rudi's family was rich and they didn't want to upset them, but he realized what he was doing was wrong when he kissed Felicie, which caused her friend Victor to fight him.

### A Story about le Danseur du Le Sacre du Printemps

Louis was assaulted for similar reasons as Rudi was. It was right before a big show, so he ended up going onstage anyway in spite of his injuries. Unfortunately, this further damaged Louis' body and now he can't dance anymore.

### A Story about la Danseuse de Coppelia

Camille doesn't even like dancing, but her mother, who had to quit to take care of her, forced her to train for ballet. In order to get her better opportunities for dancing, her mother pimped her out to several men.

### A Story about la Danseuse des Les Chaussons Rouges

Odette's parents were killed in a fire that also damaged her leg and ended her ballet career. She became a cleaner for Madame le Haut and witnessed her come home after being raped, which led to Camille's birth, and Haut did the same to her out of anger. Odette met Felicie after she stopped a nightwatchman from accusing her of stealing, so she allowed her to stay with her and help with cleaning.

### A Story about la Danseuse du Casse-Noisette

Felicie grew up in a group home with Victor, and they got lost when they tried to escape. When she moved in with Odette, she met Camille and pretended to be her to audition for the Nutcracker, so Odette started training her. Felicie was exposed, but was allowed to stay in the auditions, which angered Haut into assaulting her. She was sent back to the group home and she told Mr. Luteau what happened. Everyone else in the group (except Rosita) confessed their stories afterwards and the Nutcracker was cancelled.