Pinoys join dance for a united Belgium

By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at 06/04/2010 7:24 PM | Updated as of 06/04/2010 8:18 PM

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The youth in Belgium sent a strong message for their countrymen to think about before the general elections on June 13.

The young people in Brussels are already frustrated at the lack of a solid direction for their country as their government collapsed for the third time.

Hence, the high school students of Sacre Coeur de Lindthout organized “A Dance For A United Belgium” in order to ask that the Francophone and the Flemish to unite.

For so long, Belgians have been “linguistically” divided, but the separation has become far more serious now when the country is left without a government for quite some time.

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Through dance, the young Belgians, including Pinoys, showed that it is possible to cooperate and unite regardless of the color of one’s skin.

Filipino Louron Adrian Paras choreographed majority of the dance numbers.

“By dancing with other cultures like Turkish people, African people, American people, I want to show that different cultures can make beautiful dances. They can cooperate. It’s a great way to show cooperation between the countries,” said Paras, a 5th year high school student.

Paras showcased the inherent Pinoy talent in dancing as he strutted and “moonwalked” to Michael Jackson’s songs.

Other Filipinos from different classes also participated in the dance. One number which the non-Pinoy Belgians loved was the “Nobody, Nobody But You”.

“It’s magnificent to see them dance before a multi-cultural audience because the Korean and Philippine dances are not known here and it also allows others to show these cultures which are not otherwise very known here,” teacher Isabelle Gomand said.

Paras gained a lot of fans and admirers including Pinoys.

“Proud po ako kasi Filipino siya. Para pong nasa dugo natin na may kaya tayo na gawin. Creative po ang Pinoy and pwede tayong sumali sa kahit saang competition,” Bonbon Romero said.

“Ang Pinoy kahit saan the best talaga kahit saan sulok ng mundo dalhin, the best talaga,” said John Fhermyl.

For these young citizens of Belgium, it is their dream to have a better and peaceful world but it can only be achieved if unity will start right in their own country.