With tai chi, practice does make perfect

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" (It's good) for health, mental health. It's really calm, relaxing, so I really enjoy it and practice with everyone," said Foroughi, who has a Chinese name Fu Daiya.

During the lockdown, she tried to practice at home but felt there was not enough space, so she came to the park to practice with just one friend.

Foroughi is learning the 85-form of the Yang style tai chi. She said the instructors are "super nice". "They try to help you to improve," she said.

Both Carlier and Foroughi performed at the China Day event last September at the Rond Point Schuman, site of the European Union headquarters, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Asked how she feels as the only youngster in the group, Foroughi said: "I feel I am home. It's like my family."