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A Tale of a Girl with Two Left Feet (Characteristics of Kaira…
A Tale of a Girl with Two Left Feet
Sameer (music tutor)
Pushes Kaira out of her comfort zone
Urges Kaira to socialise with others students at school
Saema (dance teacher)
A good teacher who pushes her students
Helps Kaira
Wise
Zara (school bully)
Popular in school
Dancer
Only nice to her friends
Struggles with self esteem issues but doesn't show it
Family
Accepts Kaira as she is
Room (safe space)
Dark walls with paintings and posters hung
Little plants all around the room
Single bed near the window (east facing)
A huge bookshelf with a variety of books
A small dresser with some jewellery and one perfume (a gift from her father)
School
Doesn't look too fancy, but it's a good school with good values
Big auditorium where important events are held (i.e. Talent Show)
Brick red exterior, dark and light brown interior
In the middle of a busy city, near other schools
Just Move
(Dance Studio)
Light olive green walls with a mirror for one of the walls
Entering the studio
Light wood colored floor
Help from Saema
Characteristics of Kaira (protagonist)
Introvert (mostly)
Studious
Plays the piano
Keeps to herself
Unconfident
Cannot dance
Avid reader
Poetry resonates with her
Christopher Point Dexter
Lauren Bowman
Wants to travel to countries which are rich in culture
Japan
Sushi
Kimono
Shinto
Phillipines
Vietnam
Associate the color ORANGE
ACTS
ACT 2
Frames
During the weekend, Kaira goes out to buy some confectionary for herself when she notices Saema at the market
Zara dances while everyone cheers her on. Kaira's heart sinks into the floor and she locks herself in the bathroom, crying
Kaira shyly greets Saema. They get to talking and Saema mentions how she sees potential in Kaira and would really like it if she took her class again. "You can't be great at something if it's easy"
Zara comes up to her and tells her that she saw her dancing and challenges her to a dance battle
Kaira looks at herself in the mirror once again; the song from her dance class starts playing and she just and begins to
move
The next day, Kaira comes to school and she's thinking about her dance class
Kaira feels uplifted by Saema's words and promises her to continue moving
She goes home and sits in her room for the rest of the day, sulking. She cancels her piano lesson
She channels all her pain and anger towards moving and feels liberated
ACT 3
Frames
Two weeks later, it is the opening night for the talent show and Kaira is excited yet nervous
Zara performs before Kaira and gets a standing ovation from everybody; Zara smirks at Kaira as she walks offstage
She mentions this to Sameer. He loves her new found confidence and tells her that he believes in her
Kaira begins to lose faith in herself when she sees Sameer in the audience looking at her, smiling
Kaira picks up the flyer herself and decides to take part in the show
Kaira smiles back and realizes that it's now or never; She thinks of Saema's wise words and closes her eyes and takes a deep breath
One day, they notice a flyer for the talent show. Every student can showcase their specialities
Kaira takes a piano lesson and apologises to Sameer for neglecting her piano playing
She stands in the centre and the curtains open
A few months pass. Kaira becomes more confident about herself and her movement
ACT 1
Frames
Kaira goes home and looks at dance videos of
Just Move
and is intrigued, almost motivated to try dancing
In school, Kaira notices Zara, a popular girl in her class, dancing and showing her friends her moves. Kaira admires her dancing
Slightly reluctant, Kaira decides to take a class. She enters the studio is dazzled. A teacher names Saema gets ready to start the class
Everyday on the way back from from the bus station, she passes by a dance studio
Just Move
. There are always people dancing with a good energy which seems to interest Kaira
She attempts to do the routine but struggles quite a bit
She enjoys playing the piano and talking to her music teacher, Sameer about her school work
Kaira mentions
Just Move
to Sameer during her piano lesson. Sameer suggests she she should persue her interest and go for one dance class
Saema, the dance teacher helps Kaira and they dance together. Zara is in the same class and notices this
However, Kaira still feels overwhelmed and leaves the class early
She goes home, looks in the mirror and tries to do the routine; She fumbles a little but gets frustrated
Kaira's arranging her music sheets in her room to get ready for her piano class
Kaira admires Sameer and listens to his advice. Sameer always urges her to get out of her comfort zone
Kaira's interaction with people
Kaira's characteristics
Turning point of the story