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- Collection: Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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Hitting the Target
Professora Amazonas demonstrating drills to encourage precision in identifying and hitting a target.
In the Roda
The end of each class in Professora Amazonas’ capoeira academy features a roda, where students play capoeira to practice the sequences and skills they learned throughout the class and trainings sessions.
In the Roda
Children who participate regularly as well as guests who are former students are all welcome in the roda.
In the Roda
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play in a roda.
In the Roda
Professora Amazonas moving through the roda during Grupo Liberdades performance at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration help at the Montclair Public Library.
In the Roda
Professora Amazonas and her student Abelha in the roda at the end of class.
In the Roda with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira in the roda with her students celebrating Kwanzaa at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture.
Instrutora Cuica - Agogô
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Invitation to Play
Professora Amazonas invites one of her students to play capoeira in the roda during Grupo Liberdade’s performance at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library.
João Pequeno
João Pequeno, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, singing in the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
Jogando
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira members Oito Vidas and Rasta playing capoeira in the roda at the end of class.
Kicks
Students in Professora Amazonas’ academy practice pair work of attack and defense during class.
Machetes
Student dancing with plastic machetes, practicing the Afro-Brazilian dance/combat form of maculélé
Maculélé
Student preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira. The history maculélé is closely related to honoring the workers of the sugarcane plantations of Brazil, with the movements of the dance reflecting the…
Maculélé
Students in Professora Amazonas’ children’s class dancing maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira.
Maculélé - Agogô
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the agogô for students practicing maculélé.
Maculélé - Drum
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the drum patterns for students practicing the maculélé movements.
Maculélé - Machete
Similar to capoeira, maculélé is a martial arts and dance combination, which uses sticks and machetes to not only fight, but also keep the rhythm. Students in Professora Amazonas’ class use plastic machetes to learn, practice and play.
Maculélé Dance
Like the capoeira roda, maculélé is played in a circle that includes the dancers/players and the batería or drummers.
Making Cords
Making cords for the annual batizado is a long process. Professora Amazonas uses her ingenuity, adapting a power drill with a hook attachment to speed the process up.
Meia Lua Compasso
Student Oito Vidas practicing meia lua compasso with Professora Amazonas.
Mestre Zumbi in the Roda
Mestri Zumbi in the roda at the 2018 bautizado.
Music of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the berimbau and the agogô, transitioning from the music of capoeira to samba.
Music of Capoeria
The heartbeat of the music of capoeira revolves around the drums and the berimbau.
One Step at a Time
Professora Amazonas begins making cords for GLDC’s annual batizado at least four months before the event. It is a long and tedious process to make the cords, not only because they represent hard work, dedication, responsibility, and community through…