The flag-throwing routine was completely on sync. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) -Belgian dance group Vredon graced the Hanoi Opera House on July 26 for anafternoon of cultural fusion.
Since 1980, they havetravelled the world to perform routines that combine different dance traditionstogether.
“We went to Israel, SouthAfrica, even the United States. In Asia, we visited Thailand, China. Now herewe are in Vietnam,” Vredon’s Vice President Dirk Laureys said.
Vredon choreographs theirdances, and the group even has its own music. The highlight of theirperformances, however, was the flags.
The group used differentkinds of flags for each dance. According to Vredon President Kris de Moor, eachflag weighs 5 kilograms. Still, the dancers managed to perform acrobatic movesas they spun and threw the flags up into the sky.
The flags, of course,represent their cultural fusion.
They did not only use theirBelgian flag, but they also presented flags to represent different regions of theworld, Vietnam included.
“It feels amazing to perform.It is actually why we’re here, to show our dance and bring people together. Iam really excited. It was amazing,” said performer Kaat Laureys after the show.
Audience member Guy Van DerVurst put it best: “This performance brought me home. I saw my country’s flagand felt proud.”-VNA
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The flag-throwing routine was completely on sync. (Photo: VNA) 
