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| Nazi-themed routine by girls dance team in Mexico draws fire | Nazi-themed routine by girls dance team in Mexico draws fire |
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| A girls’ cheer-dance team in Mexico has drawn criticism for a routine in which they displayed flags with swastikas, dressed in pseudo-military outfits and one girl tossed a Nazi salute to the crowd. | |
| The performance by about two dozen girls aged 10 to 16 came at a cheer-dance competition in the western city of Guadalajara at the end of May. | The performance by about two dozen girls aged 10 to 16 came at a cheer-dance competition in the western city of Guadalajara at the end of May. |
| The girls wore red armbands, camouflage dance outfits and carried red flags as they strutted in marching-style formations. | The girls wore red armbands, camouflage dance outfits and carried red flags as they strutted in marching-style formations. |
| A video of the performance drew condemnation when it began to circulate Friday on social media sites. | A video of the performance drew condemnation when it began to circulate Friday on social media sites. |
| Event organizer Enrique Casas said the routines were the individual choice of the 192 teams that participated. | Event organizer Enrique Casas said the routines were the individual choice of the 192 teams that participated. |
| But Casas said that organizers may put safeguards on the next competition “to avoid hurting people’s feelings.” | But Casas said that organizers may put safeguards on the next competition “to avoid hurting people’s feelings.” |