The week before the show, Nina chatted to Isobel, her friend from both her school and dance class.

"I'm starting to get nervous now," she said.

"Me too," replied Isobel, "I have practised lots and lots and I know the dance inside out now, but I am worried that I will forget the steps on the night."

"I know what you mean," Nina said, nodding her head, "It has never happened before but I'm sure I will fall flat on my bottom."

They laughed then fell silent, both hoping that their nerves would disappear.

Luckily, when the day of the show arrived, Nina was too excited to care about her nerves. She arrived at the Town Hall first thing in the morning because they had to do something called a dress rehearsal. This meant performing the show in costume from beginning to end without stopping. This included the Finale they had also learnt, where every class came on to the stage in turn to take a bow.

In the dressing room everyone was practising, singing, running around and chatting noisily, but Nina quietly sitting on the floor, waiting patiently for someone to collect them and take them to the stage for their dance. She felt relaxed, excited and eager to perform but with the events of the next few minutes that was all about to change.