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Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas demonstrating a movement to students in her adult class.
Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira during a capoeira class in Vauxhall, NJ.
Capoeira: Culture and Community
The Emerging Artists Group exhibit was organized by local artist Elaine Morales, who also brought members of the capoeira school she belongs to, Grupo Senzala. The group did a capoeira demonstration among the artwork of local art students.
Cavalo
Cavalo, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, plays pandeiro in the batería at Professora Amazonas’ class.
Caxixis
Caxixis hanging on the wall at FICA.
Celebrating Kwanzaa with Capoeira
Grupo Liberdade celebrating Kwanzaa with a roda at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture in Montclair, NJ.
Celebrating Women in World Music
On March 8, 2020, Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira participated in 10PRL’s event “Celebrating Women in World Music”, collaborating with Instrutor Canarinha from Sol Nascente Capoeira and Instrutora Cuica from Capoeira Mandinga to…
Children’s Class - Maculélé
Students preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira in Professora Amazonas’ children’s capoeira class.
Class Roda
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira members Rasta and Abelha in the roda, applying what they learned during training in that night’s class.
Cocorinha
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira engages the community in the art of capoeira, getting the audience out of their seat to participate, learn and play.
Concentration
The process of making cords requires concentration and a precise count on the number of folds in the yard being twisted to ensure that all cords are uniform and without bumps or kinks in the yarn.
Cooperation
In training and in the roda, members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira work together cooperatively, and as a family. Capoeiristas don't lose gracefully, they create learning opportunities, as noted by this high five, which says "well executed…
Cordels
New cordels (cords) ready for students who will be graduating at the 2020 Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira batizado. As more cords are made throughout the pre-batizado season, Professora Amazonas starts to leave them out during the children’s class to…
Cultural Collaboration
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) taking a group photo after their collaborative demonstration of the rhythms and movements of capoeira at the…
Dancing Maculélé
Students practice maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira in Professora Amazonas’ children’s capoeira class.
Dancing Maculélé
Students dance maculélé in a circle, using their sticks to keep rhythm along with the drums.
Demonstrating Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) demonstrate the movements and rhythms of capoeira.
Djembe
Close up of Professora Amazonas playing the djembe drum at the March 8, 2020 event “Celebrating Women in World Music” hosted by 10PRL in Long Branch, NJ.
Drills
João Pequeno and Oito Vidas practice drills for balance and precision at Professora Amazonas’ academy in Vauxhall, NJ.
Dromedario
Dromedario, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, warming up in preparation to train capoeira.
Dromedario
Dromedario, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, and a proud capoeira daddy, training during Professora Amazonas’ class.
Drummer
Professora Amazonas drums in her capoeira class.
Drums
Professora Amazonas plays and teaches drum patterns and songs in her adult capoeira class. Here, she is playing a conga drum which is often used to train, teach and demonstrate, but the traditional drum used in the roda is the atabaque, which is…
Engaging the Community
Like many cultural arts traditions rooted in African culture, capoeira is a participatory art form. Traditionally, it is not performed on a stage or in front of an audience, but out in the community as a cultural practice and expression. In modern…
Funny Faces of GLDC
The "playing" continues beyond the roda. In every group photo taken of GLDC, members make sure too always take one "funny face" photo.