Filipino dance crew crowdfunding to return to Blackpool

Blackpool Gazette

Meet the dance crew from the Philippines who are hoping to return to Blackpool next month for the world's most prestigious street dance contest.  Team Genesis took home a number of trophies from the UDO World Street Dance Championships last year, and now they are busy raising funds so they can return in August.   Filmed and edited by Lucinda Herbert during the UDO Worlds 2024.

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00:00With all experience from the Philippines going to our layover country like China for 22 hours,

00:11it's tiring but definitely it's magical. That's all I can say. The experience here

00:18going to Blackpool, we can say that it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

00:22Among us with the Filipino dance crew, it's really hard when it comes to the preparation.

00:33We're not just preparing technically with our routine, but we're also preparing with some

00:38other area like finances. Of course, with the lack of support from our government,

00:44we really push to really collect and gather funds for us to be able to be here in the World Finals.

00:52And the World Championship.

00:59Street dancing, when we talk about movement in the Philippines, it's very active and very big.

01:05Some dancers do it in streets, while some dancers have, like us, we have our own dance studio.

01:14We conduct our own dance classes. But before, we were also in streets. We just managed to have our

01:20own studio by simply putting our little dreams that everyone can dance in a most comfortable place.

01:29For me, that dance is magical. For everybody in our dance studio, dance is magical.

01:44The inspiration that we have with dancing is everything about dedicating it to every

01:48people who believe in us and our talent. Our friends, our families, our community. They are the greatest motivation.

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