Connections

Lu Si-yan and her new friends walked in a karaoke bar, a man was playing music (the DJ), and they all had to stand on the stage and sing. She could not believe standing in front of all those people watching with expectations. She wanted to run away and hide. Her heart was beating very hard and fast, and she felt sick standing on the stage. When she joined in with the singing she felt much more comfortable and happy. She was ever so happy singing her favourite song.

(connection). I will tell you a story when I found myself more or less in a similar situation, and I understand exactly how Li Si-yan felt.

I was nearly 6 years old when I had my first ever ballet performance, with my ballet school. It was going to be in a very big theatre and lots of people were coming to watch all of us. We started preparing many months before. I was practicing a lot at my ballet school, trying to learn all the steps off by heart. We even had special dress-up cloths to wear for the big performance. The big day was coming very soon and I was feeling very nervous. On the day of the performance my nanny took me to the theatre so I can get ready, I remember how I felt. My stomach was very upset; I thought I was going to be sick. My stomach felt like I had evil butterflies in it. I was wandering if I could make it to the stage. Many people came to see me. The whole family was there and a lot of my friends too. When I got on the stage I thought I was going to faint, slowly, slowly I started to calm down and enjoy myself, and I remembered all the moves. At the end I really enjoyed my first ballet performance!