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Pinay teen's hip-hop group gets standing ovation in 'Ireland's Got Talent'

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Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/03/08/got.jpg"/><figcaption>Nicole Marie dela Cruz Fowler. <em>Facebook.com/hiphopical</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DUBLIN, Ireland – A 16-year-old Filipina is part of a dance group that received a standing ovation from the judges of &quot;Ireland&#x27;s Got Talent.&quot;</p><p>Nicole Marie dela Cruz Fowler is one of the 38 members of the youth dance group called HipHopical, which combines hip-hop and musical theater. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e81azhLewag?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Dancing makes me feel happy, and through it I can express my feelings better,&quot; said Fowler, who is now in secondary school and is aiming to be a &quot;dancing architect&quot; in the future.</p><p>The teen dancer is the daughter of Irish jeweler David Fowler and Maria dela Cruz, a nurse from Jolo, Sulu who moved to Ireland in the year 2000.</p><p>&quot;Maagang nagsimulang sumayaw si Nicole. She was actually dancing already before she learned to walk,&quot; her mother said.</p><p>Because dancing was Fowler&#x27;s passion, her parents enrolled her at Born 2 Perform Stage School when she was just 8 years old.</p><p>From there, she developed her dance skills in jazz, tap, musical theater, and hip-hop.</p><p>Fowler&#x27;s group hopes to land a slot in the semi-finals after the judges&#x27; deliberation at the end of this month.</p>

<p>A 16-year-old Filipina is part of a dance group that received a standing ovation from the judges of "Ireland's Got Talent." </p>

A 16-year-old Filipina is part of a dance group that received a standing ovation from the judges of "Ireland's Got Talent."

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Pinay teen's hip-hop group gets standing ovation in 'Ireland's Got Talent'

Roderick Garcia,

ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

Published Mar 08, 2019 07:17 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 08, 2019 07:50 PM PHT

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