Unit 1 Global Dance Studies

Reading quizzes + Discussion questions + Locking + Capoeira

Capoeira Regionale

Capoeira style established by Mestre Bimba. A more modern form incorporating elements of institutional structures such as the school model.

Capoeira

Mix of dance, singing, martial art, acrobatics, and culture with Afro Brazilian roots

Jogo

Term for play in portuguese.

Capoeira cords

Represent what enslaved peoples wore on their pants. Incorporate colors of Brazilian flag

Ginga

Capoeira move. Basic step.

Esquiva

Capoeira move. Dodge.

Cocorinha

Capoeira move. Squat with hand covering face. Means coconut.

Benção

Capoeira move. Front push kick. Means blessing.

Martelo

Capoeira move. Sidekick with pointed foot. Means hammer

Queixada

Capoeira move. Circle kick. Means jawbone

Au

Capoeira move. Cartwheel.

Samba

Rhythm, music, and dance genre of Angolan origin that is regarded as a national symbol of Brazil

6th most populous

What rank of most populous country in the world is Brazil?

305 ethnicities

How many ethnicities represented in Brazil

274 indigenous languages

How many indigenous languages spoken in Brazil

Characteristics of indigenous dances of Brazil

• Deeply entwined with nature

• Transmitted by pajés

• Shared through oral tradition

• About the harmonization of the natural being

Pajés

Tribal wise men in Brazil

Syncretism in Brazil

Indigenous people in America reinvented their rituals to incorporate Christian doctrines, disguising them as Christian to continue their own beliefs, rituals, and cultural practices

Modern Waumat

To prove strength of the young men of Sateré-Mawé in the struggle against land-grabbers, multinational corporations, loggers

Tucandeira

Stinging ant

Sateré-Mawé

People in Brazil who do the Waumat ceremony with tucandeira ritual.

1808

When Portuguese royal family arrived and brought European dances to Brazil

Mercedes Baptista

Important master of Afro dance in Brazil. First Black dancer to join Municipal Ballet Theater of Rio de Janeiro, and later founded a folk balllet company in 1953 in city of Rio de Janeiro.

Midwest region of Brazil

Home of the Kuarup dance and a gathering of ethnic groups including the Mehinako

Northeast region of Brazil

Home of the Caboclinho dance of indigenous memorialization

Southern region of Brazil

“Breadbasket” of the country and home of the pezinho dance of the gaúcho culture of the pampas

Southeast region of Brazil

Tourist hub and home of the congadas dance

Northern region of Brazil

Region in brazil where Indigenous dances are inseparable from ritual

1. Capoeira regional

2. Capoeira angola

3. Capoeira contemporânea

the 3 prominent divisions of capoeira

Capoeira angola

Capoeira type which maintains African values ​​in performance and preservation under the guidance of old capoeira masters

Capoeira contemporânea

Capoeira from the Angola and Regional divisions, which is more commercialized and embraces the values of the consumer, market, and competitive society

Carnival/Carnaval

a festival of parades and street parties with elaborate costumes and masks began as a Roman Catholic festival in Europe