Brrrriiiiinnnnggg! My alarm went. It was the day!
I jumped out of bed with enthusiasm and showered. It was culture festival!
I quickly put my clothes on and rushed out the door.
We had to make a quick stop so I hurriedly purchased
a few bags of my favourite assortment of lollies.
When I arrived at school, I waved my mother goodbye and headed towards my teacher
because she needed help with the Tongan costumes. I danced my way towards room
seven and started to eat my lollies. Not long after my arrival, the bell went.
Literally the whole block of the morning was dedicated to the Tongan Group polishing their
dance moves. If you were wondering, I was in the Tongan group! It was such a fun experience getting
to learn a new tau'olunga. Approximately an hour later, my mum had arrived to help me get dressed
into my costume. After all my complaining about the clips pinching me, we managed to make my
costume look close to perfect. Then it was time. Time to show the school what we worked hard on
over the past eight and a half weeks. Just a few finishing touches with some cherry red lipstick and I
was all set to go.
As the other groups were performing we cheered them on to boost their confidence.
Personally my favourite group was the Cook Island groups item. The moves were so
beautiful and refreshing and their outfits were outstanding! After that it was our turn. I was more nervous than anything but my mum and friends helped me believe in myself. I truly believe that this was the reason why I think the whole group did outstandingly well. We all helped each other out and that was the main thing that day. Surprisingly my mum came to the stage and gave me a generous amount of money! I was so grateful because she did not have to do such thing but she went out of her way to do so.
Overall I think that last thursday was the best day of 2018 so far.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and I strongly believe that if I can accomplish dancing on a stage in
front of the whole school and parents, I can do anything in life.
