Mientras tanto en algún lugar de Suecia, estos bailarines africanos suecos…

A primera vista, “Aquí va otra apropiación” es lo que estaría en algunas mentes, derecho? Bueno, como un africano al que le encanta bailar., especialmente 'danza africana', 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?”. No me malinterpreten, 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 (“Bailarines contra el racismo”) a través del baile. Sí! 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. Un amor.

Sara Galán | Galang Crew