“Dancing Lessons” By Cindy Pan – Growing Up Asian in Australia
Posted on: January 27, 2013
Identity formation:
- she wanted to be a teacher, an artist, a doctor, a scientist, and a ballerina
- she would spend her lunch times in the library looking up famous ballerinas
- she lived on a farm with her dad and mum
Identity expression:
- she showed her love of ballet in covering her walls with posters of famous ballerinas and drew pictures of them
- she and her dad would dance around in the paddocks
- she would read books on ballet
How she saw herself:
- as a young girl who wanted to be many different things when she was younger
- she loved ballet and wanted to be a ballerina
How others saw her:
- her dad saw her as a genius – the first person who would get a Noble Prize in every category
- her aunty saw her as someone who wanted to be a doctor or a scientist
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