Belize Flag Flies High During Super Bowl Halftime Tribute

Belize was front and center on one of the world’s biggest stages this weekend. During the Super Bowl halftime show, as global superstar Bad Bunny delivered a powerful tribute to immigrants chasing their dreams, a familiar flag caught millions of eyes. Eighteen-year-old Nyah Davis proudly carried Belize’s colors among Latin American nations worldwide, an unforgettable moment that filled Belizeans everywhere with pride. Today, the Belizean American dancer tells us what it meant to represent her roots and make an entire nation proud. Belize was front and center on one of the world’s biggest stages this weekend. During the Super Bowl halftime show, as global superstar Bad Bunny delivered a powerful tribute to immigrants chasing their dreams, a familiar flag caught millions of eyes. Eighteen-year-old Nyah Davis proudly carried Belize’s colors among Latin American nations worldwide, an unforgettable moment that filled Belizeans everywhere with pride. Today, the Belizean American dancer tells us what it meant to represent her roots and make an entire nation proud.

 

Nyah Davis, Superbowl Backup Dancer

“Belize is an amazing country that everybody needs to know of, and being right in front was very important to me. So I said, I’m gonna be right here in front. And it was a great feeling seeing the flags and knowing that my flag was in there. My grandmother, she’s instilled the culture in me. She’s instilled everything despite growing up in the States. She made sure that I knew my culture. And I wanted to pay my respects to her and be thankful that she didn’t let me forget that or didn’t let me stray away from who I am and let me know that is still a part of me as well. And it’s amazing to see all of the love and all of the support, and I’m just so grateful and thankful to all of you guys. We were able to interact with him, although we didn’t have time for one-on-one conversations, but he was very amazing to work with. Very humble, very thorough with his work and the message that he wanted to portray with his performance to include everybody. This is for all Latin, everybody. And he’s amazing in every single way, shape, and form. He always made sure to acknowledge everybody there. We had so many people on the floor and so many people working to put on this show, and he acknowledged every single one of us, and I’ll always appreciate that.”

 

Isani Cayetano

“Were you nervous at any point, either leading up to the performance or during the performance itself?”

 

Nyah Davis

“A hundred percent. A hundred percent. Because I felt that. Especially with the representation that I was trying to bring, I wanted to make sure that I nailed that. I wanted to make sure that I nailed my performance. I was nervous, but I think, I’m very religious, so I prayed before and after I prayed. I didn’t feel anything but happiness, which I’m so grateful for. So once, once I prayed, the nerves went away.”