0:00:21 > 0:00:24This story belongs to Darcey and Mummy Rachel.
0:00:29 > 0:00:35It's a tiny tale about Mummy Rachel's life and the things she used to do.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44Darcey and Mummy Rachel are having fun with Darcey's baby brother Drew.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Now it's time for Mummy Rachel to share her memories
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and take Darcey on a journey of discovery.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Mummy Rachel is a ballroom dancer.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05People have been dancing for a very long time.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09These are all paintings of dancers hundreds of years ago.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Some kinds of dance are very old.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Like ballet and the waltz.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Other types are lots of fun.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Like the Charleston.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21The jitterbug.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Rock'n'roll dancing.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28And the twist.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Wow, look at them go!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Latin dancing was really popular when Mummy Rachel was young
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and so was disco.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Nowadays lots of people learn street dance.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Dancers wear different shoes to do different types of dance.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50And Darcey is having a look at her dance shoes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55What are you doing, Darcey?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Looking at all my different dance shoes
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- from my different dance classes. - Wow.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05When I was your age I didn't do as many dance classes as you.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Which ones did you do?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Mummy did ballroom.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11And I did Latin.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17But I didn't do ballet like you.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Which was your favourite?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It has to be...Latin.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Did you do street?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I did, but it was called disco when Mummy was little.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36They talk some more about how Mummy Rachel started dancing.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42When I was a little girl
0:02:42 > 0:02:46I asked Grandma if she could take me to dance classes
0:02:46 > 0:02:50and she took me along and I loved it, just like you do.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Mummy met Daddy at dance school.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57And we were partners together and that's how we met.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03This is my daddy and he dances too.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Hello!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven don't just dance...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15they also have their very own dance school
0:03:15 > 0:03:18which Darcey is visiting today.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23When Mummy was a little girl I used to go dancing every week,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25just like you, for years and years.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29And then Mummy and Daddy grew up and we loved dancing so much
0:03:29 > 0:03:31that we opened our own dance school.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And Mummy is going to teach you and Daddy some dancing today.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- What would you like to learn? - Street.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Street! Do you think Daddy's going to be good at street?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Uh-uh.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45OK, good choice.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Yes!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- STREET DANCE MUSIC PLAYS - One, two.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Three and four. All the way around.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Five, six. Big one. Seven and...
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Daddy Steven seems to be getting the hang of it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Daddy, wrong way.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Oops, spoke too soon.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Shall we do that again?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08This way.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Try again. - Go.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13One.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Two. Crocodile snap.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Push. And away.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23In. Out. And down.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Was that a good dance? Was I good?- Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30That was fun. Mummy Rachel is a great dance teacher.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Next the family are off to Blackpool, which is by the seaside.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42This is an old film of Blackpool.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Look at all those people having fun on the beach.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52One of the things that Blackpool is famous for is this huge tower.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Which was built a long time ago to look like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02And underneath the Blackpool Tower is a very special ballroom
0:05:02 > 0:05:05where people come to do ballroom dancing.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven have danced here many times
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and they've brought Darcey to see it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Wow, what a wonderful place.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Look at all those sparkly lights.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Darcey, when Daddy was a little boy,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I used to watch a TV programme called Come Dancing
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and it was filmed in this very ballroom right here in Blackpool.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I loved that programme so much
0:05:28 > 0:05:30that I asked my mummy to take me to dance school.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I like watching dancing on TV too.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Do you like watching Strictly Come Dancing?- Yes!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Well, parts of that show are filmed here too.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- And when they go on tour, Mummy and Daddy go dancing with them.- Wow!
0:05:45 > 0:05:51Look, this is Strictly Come Dancing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Those are the judges.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02They judge the dancers on their dance skills
0:06:02 > 0:06:04and give them a mark out of ten.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07This judge is called Darcey Bussell.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10And now our Darcey is going to be a judge too.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Would you like to be a judge just like on Strictly Come Dancing?- Yes!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18OK. So, go and take a seat and we'll do some dancing.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Oh, this should be good.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I wonder what score Darcey will give them.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Wow, look at that fancy footwork.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Mummy Rachel is dancing backwards.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54That must be worth extra points.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Darcey looks impressed.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19All these twirls are making me feel dizzy.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Oh, bravo. That was wonderful.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So, Judge Darcey, what did you think?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33You were amazing! I loved it!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35So, how many points will you give us?
0:07:35 > 0:07:40I'll go for a ten! Yay!
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Full marks for Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47What a result!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven used to compete in a formation dance team.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Look at this old film of formation dancing.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Each pair of dancers in a formation team has to move at exactly
0:08:05 > 0:08:07the same time as the other pairs.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Formation dancing used to be called pattern dancing
0:08:16 > 0:08:20cos the team forms shapes and patterns on the dance floor.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven have won lots of competitions
0:08:25 > 0:08:27with their formation team.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven are dance partners.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35And Darcey has a dance partner too.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49This is my partner, Isaac. He's a very good dancer.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Hello.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I think it's time for some more dancing.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Darcey, would you and Isaac like to join Daddy and I
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- in a formation team? - Yeah!
0:09:02 > 0:09:03OK, cue the music.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09And a one, a two, a one, two, three, four.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Remember, the pairs of dancers in a formation team
0:09:19 > 0:09:22have to move at exactly the same time.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Well done.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Nice move, Darcey.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Darcey and Isaac move together so well.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Bravo!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Wow, what a fabulous formation team.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22This is another old building in Blackpool, called the Winter Gardens.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25And inside is a theatre called the Opera House.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Mummy Rachel has a special story to tell Darcey about the Opera House.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33When you were little,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Daddy and I danced on this stage in front of somebody very famous.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Who?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40The Queen.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43We were part of the Royal Variety Performance.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49The Royal Variety Performance started a long time ago.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Once a year, members of the Royal Family go to the theatre
0:10:52 > 0:10:56for a special evening event of entertainment.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02It's a great honour to be asked to perform for them.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09This is the performance that Mummy Rachel and Daddy Steven danced in.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11That's Daddy Steven there!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20And here's a picture of them at the royal event.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Don't they look lovely?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Darcey, you're my special princess now,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I'd love to dance with you in this very special place.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Mummy could be the Queen and sit in the royal seat.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Darcey and Daddy Steven are going to dance to music
0:11:36 > 0:11:38from this very famous ballet.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It's called The Nutcracker
0:11:41 > 0:11:45and it was first danced over 100 years ago.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53MUSIC: "Waltz Of The Flowers" by Tchaikovsky
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Darcey and Daddy Steven are dancing a waltz.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00This is a very famous piece of music from The Nutcracker
0:12:00 > 0:12:02called the Waltz Of The Flowers.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06It was written by a famous composer called Tchaikovsky.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Look, Mummy Rachel is pretending to wave like the Queen.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16What a lovely twirl, Darcey.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19APPLAUSE
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Well, that was a performance fit for a queen.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Well done, Darcey and Daddy Steven.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Thank you, Mummy, for telling me stories about you and Daddy dancing.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42My pleasure, Darcey.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Can you remember all the special things we did together?
0:12:45 > 0:12:50You gave me and Daddy a street dancing lesson at your dance school.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We went to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Then you and Daddy danced like Strictly Come Dancing.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05And I was the judge and I gave you a ten.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Yay!
0:13:07 > 0:13:14You, Daddy, Isaac and I danced just like a real formation team.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18And at the Opera House you pretended to be the Queen.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22And I felt like a real princess dancing with Daddy.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25What was your favourite thing?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Dancing with Daddy. What was your favourite thing?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32My favourite thing was watching you dance with Daddy
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and spending lots of special time with him.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That was Darcey and Mummy Rachel's tiny tale
0:13:45 > 0:13:48about the things Mummy Rachel used to do.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Now Mummy Rachel has shared her story with Darcey,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55it's time for Darcey to start her own story.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Do you know someone who has a story to share?