Claire was excited about being Juliet. She wore her best white leotard and a long white skirt. She hurried into the dance studio where Mr Jay was waiting. ‘We all know Romeo and Juliet is a story about two teenagers in love,’ said Mr Jay. ‘Their families are always fighting and they aren’t allowed to get together. They get married secretly but then everything goes wrong and it has a very sad ending. No surprises there.’ He stopped talking for a moment and looked at the students. ‘But what I’m going to say next might be a surprise,’ He said. ‘We are going to do Romeo and Juliet as a modern ballet. It’s set on another planet and you are going to be aliens. Your families are still fighting so the story is just the same.’ Aaron started to get more interested. Aliens sounded fun! A lot more fun than a soppy love story! ‘Aliens!’ said Claire. She looked at herself in the mirror. She knew she wouldn’t be wearing a beautiful dress after all.
