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Dance troupe 101 Doll Squadron defends performance at HMAS Supply launch in Sydney
A Sydney dance troupe whose performance at the launch of a new $2 billion navy ship was panned as inappropriate have blamed coverage by the ABC and other media for making them feel “threatened” and “unsafe”, after footage of the routine went viral.
Key points:
- The group’s director Maya Sheridan said the performance had been “taken out of context”, and was “in no way meant to be disrespectful”
- She said the group’s members had been “under personal attack on all media platforms” since their performance over the weekend
- The Defence Force has since clarified that the Governor-General and Chief of Navy, who were pictured in the video published by the ABC, arrived after the performance had finished
The group, known as 101 Doll Squadron,…
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