The four-day Conference on the Future of Europe has come to a close in the most unconventional way. <\/p>\n
To mark the end of the event in Strasbourg where EU lawmakers came together to discuss how they can improve the European Union a troupe of interpretive dancers appeared out of nowhere.<\/p>\n
They performed a routine around the hemicycle for the first ten minutes, with a narrator that reportedly whispered in French: \"You have just arrived on the Moon... your hands become fish... You discover a new planet. Here, plants have taken power.\" MEPs could be seen awkwardly watching on looking just as baffled as those on Twitter when the clip surfaced online.<\/p>\n
Choreographed by French dancer Angelin Preljocaj, the unexpected move led Pro-Brexiteers to chime in on the action. <\/p>\n
GB News presenter Darren Grimessaid: \"Interpretative dance at the EU parliament. Brexit was worth it to avoid this alone.<\/p>\n
\"The faces of the MEPs are hilarious. #cringe\"<\/p>\n
Nigel Farage also jumped in and reiterated on Twitter: \"There are many reasons why I am pleased to no longer be an MEP.<\/p>\n
\"Not having to witness this 'interpretive dance' is one of them.\"<\/p>\n
One Twitter user hit back at Farage, saying: \"Other countries have a deep and ancient culture to you bell***. Just coz you dont like or respect it doesnt mean its bad or wrong.\"<\/p>\n
\"You hardly ever turned up, Nige,\" another joked. <\/p>\n
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More stunned people turned to social media to gauge what was happening. <\/p>\n
\"WW3 about to break out... But first..let's dance,\" one witty user penned, while another mirrored his comments, tweeting: \"There are people starving, on the verge of WW3 and they are wasting time and money on that... Looking at some of the representatives, they don't look impressed.\"<\/p>\n
The room was treated to another performance around an hour later. But, this time, it was Beethoven's Ode to Joy - the European anthem by a group of musicians from each member state. <\/p>\n
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola concluded: \"Citizens - especially young people - are at the heart of our vision for the future of Europe. They have directly shaped the outcome of the Conference. <\/p>\n
\"We are at a defining moment of European integration and no suggestion for change should be off-limits. <\/p>\n
\"We should not be afraid to unleash the power of Europe to change people's lives for the better.\"<\/p>\n
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