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- Collection: Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Class
Professora Amazonas demonstrating and training with students in her adult capoeira classes.
Professora Amazonas - Training
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira training with students in her adult classes.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, training with Professora Amazonas during capoeira classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Capoeira - Afro-Brazilian Martial Art
Capoeira is a martial art born in Brazil, with roots in Africa. Many of the combat movements used are kicks, which students in Professora Amazonas’ academy practice during classes.
Ginga
Professora Amazonas and Abelha of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira train one-on-one. The rocking or swinging step implemented in between motions and movements is called the ginga.
Training Together
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, following the movements of Professora Amazonas during capoeira classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Capoeira Training with Professora Amazonas
Members of Grupo Capoeira de Liberdade have the opportunity to train one-on-one with Professora Amazonas during her classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Training capoeira with Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira during a capoeira class in Vauxhall, NJ.
Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Teaching Capoeira - Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas teaching her adult capoeira class.
Playing Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas demonstrating capoeira movements with Rasta, a member of her class and Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira teaching her adult capoeira class in Vauxhall, NJ.
Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Capoeira Movement
Professora Amazonas demonstrating the capoeira movement negativa in her adult’s class.
Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas demonstrating a movement to students in her adult class.
Dromedario
Dromedario, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, and a proud capoeira daddy, training during Professora Amazonas’ class.
Capoeira - Afro-Brazilian Martial Art
Capoeira is a martial art that is disguised as a dance form. Many of the combat movements used are kicks, practiced by students in Professora Amazonas’ academy during classes and training sessions.
Capoeira Training - Sequencing
Students in Professora Amazonas’ adult’s class learn and practice sequences of movements that will be used when playing capoeira.
Capoeira Training
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice sequences of movements learned during class.
Kicks
Students in Professora Amazonas’ academy practice pair work of attack and defense during class.
Training with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas working one-on-one with members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, on an entrance to a takedown..
Time on Task
A recurring theme during the classes documented by the Raíces Digital Archive was spending time on task to practice and apply takedowns.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira train with Professora Amazonas.
Training
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice specific sequences of movements in one-on-one training