3/10 Diasporas: Brazil

 

 

 

Diasporas: Brazil

From African, Indigenous American, and European influences, various dance and music traditions arose in Latin America. Brazil is home to Capoeira, a fight / dance / game, and Samba.

 


 

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Warmup

Parana E

O Si Si Si


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Samba

Samba de Roda




 

Question: What is virtuosity in this dance form?

 

Reading 

Samba: Resistance in Motion (Browning 1995)

 

History of Samba and its African Roots


Carnaval



 

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Samba Workshop

Basic rhythms & steps

 

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Capoeira

Reading: 

The Little Capoeira Book (Nestor Capoeira) Chapter 1

Discussion: Read one page as assigned. In a few sentences, summarize the most important information to share with your peers.


Capoeira Regional


 

Capoeira Angola


 

Question: What is virtuosity in this form? 

What are the differences between Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola? 

 

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Capoeira Workshop

Basic rhythms & steps


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Closing

 

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Additional Resources

Teatro del Oprimido






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