Sangeeta Tohani, 19, of Longwood Gardens, Barkingside performed a special dance routine in front of 80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium alongside fellow dancers from Sakthi Fine Arts, The Crescent, Gants Hill. <\/p>\n
The Queen Mary University student auditioned back in February and she was soon told she had been selected after learning Indian classical dancing since she was about five years old. <\/p>\n
She said: From the very beginning the whole experience has been incredible. We saw people auditioning with disabilities, who were all catered for, which was really inspiring. <\/p>\n
I was determined to get involved in the Paralymics after missing out on the Olympics, which I watched constantly. And knowing that Id be performing just around the corner from where I live was amazing. <\/p>\n
Miss Tohani, who also performed during the Torch Relay in Redbridge, was part of the Navigation segment of the ceremony representing the sea. <\/p>\n
She said: Despite the steps being fairly simple I forgot them in the dress rehearsal because everything was so overwhelming and to see everything come together in the stadium left me gobsmacked. <\/p>\n
Miss Tohani, who described the experience as surreal had been practising with the large group of dancers for ten hours a day for the past three weeks in preparation for the performance. <\/p>\n
She added: It started to rain during our section, which was quite late on, leaving the floor really wet; but we didnt even think about it. <\/p>\n
Once our part was almost over everyone got really emotional because we didnt want it to end. I have met so many people who I wouldnt normally get a chance to meet. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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