In both these performances of Nocturne at Worlds 2014 and the early performance as well, Mao's emotional expression is like an incoming tide that swells slowly with the wave like motions of her balletic lines and extensions carried out with tender care, diligence, fine-tuned flexibility and flashes of athletic brilliance. The complex movements, transitions, spins and jumps are a fine weave of elaborate tapestry that draw me slowly into a trance, until I am carried away to a beautiful oasis once she descends into her soulful dance. She tells a highly personal story with the movements of her body, which comes from deep within her genuine spirit.