Oh, I liked this one!
The Entwine is a dance enjoyed by the populace of the imaginary early industrial-revolution-era kingdom our princesses are from. The Entwine has the couple holding the ends of a scarf, with the gentleman's goal to "capture" the lady, and the lady's goal to "escape."
Azalea, the eldest of twelve sisters (now you know for sure which fairy-tale this one is) loves that dance, and she's almost as good as her sainted and wonderful (and unfortunately dead) mother.
The girls are now in mourning, and the one thing that brings them peace and comfort is dancing. But in mourning, you can't dance! ( LOVED this!) The magic of the castle brings them to a magical underworld dance hall ruled by the Keeper, who assures the bereft girls that they can dance underground with him any time they wish. As time goes on, he gets progressively more posessive and demanding - and before their year of mourning is up, they may be in deep trouble.
This was so much fun! Only one set of twins, the elder girls at least all had distinct personalities, and the younger had "shortcuts" that were at least fun to read. There were even politics and the realities of romance when you are the heir to a throne! The male leads were suitably differing and fun, and the estranged relationship with "Sir" was deftly handled.
All in all, this is the best adaptation of a fairy-tale I have read in a really really long time. Massive kudos!
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