The audience was filled with excitement! br The curtain was raised br And it revealed the famous Ballerina br With a host of ballerinas at the lake. br br Graceful as swans br And costumed in white, br They were a sight br Of sheer delight. br br The scene was serene, br The music endearing, br And the Ballerina, br So captivating! br br Raising her arms br She danced with artistic gestures, br Pirouetting and leaping up and down br On her feet...again and again. br br After the finale of the dying swan, br The audience applauded enthusiastically br With encore after encore br And clamoring for more.