was panicking; the audience was in shock. the lead dancer grabbed a peasant girl and threw her into the air. she fell as well. by this time the lead ballerina had crawled off the stage with a broken ankle. the peasant girl now lay on the floor too afraid to move. the music kept playing but no one was dancing. slowly the curtain descended and the music stopped. the announcer once again came over the loud speaker as the lights went up. due to an accident we will have a short intermission.
it was as if a natural disaster had taken place. people walked around the lobby in a fog. the 