Meanwhile somewhere in Sweden, these Swedish African dancers…

At first glance, “Here goes another appropriation” is what would be in some minds, right?  Well as an African who loves dancing, especially ‘African Dance’, I must admit that my first reaction was pure love for the art of dance and the surprise entertainment coming from Sweden —uncommon, unexpected. But then my consciousness then tracks me back with the natural normal thoughts–“Is this appropriation?”.  Don’t get me wrong, I believe everyone should enjoy art and music of the world  FREELY  but RESPECTFULLY.  I dug a bit into their world, and after reading into why they created their Swedish girl dance crew, I begun to love them  more for their mission to fight racism (“Dancers against racism”) through dancing. Yes! I personally can respect that as the world certainly needs One Love, One Heart. The only thing I would have loved to see, was a blend of race to show unity, but that’s my perspective from where I sit. At my age, i’ve come to learn that another angle sometimes is also a very powerful statement in sending messages across. Maybe if it was a blend, may be it wouldn’t have gone  viral to gain any attention.  Enjoy the other videos below. One love.

Sara Galan | Galang Crew