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Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Music Training
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practicing the instruments, rhythms, and songs of capoeira. Humor and play are sprinkled throughout the classes, from the music to the physical training.
Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas singing and playing the pandeiro in the roda in costume.
Playing Capoeira
Playing the rhythms and singing the songs of capoeira celebrating happiness.
In the Roda
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play in a roda.
Saluting in the Roda
Before playing capoeira, capoeiristas salute and wait to begin.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Music of Capoeira
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira playing in the batería.
Abelha and Rasta
Abelha and Rasta, members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, playing in the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
Abelha
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, leading the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
The Heartbeat
The drums are the heartbeat and the pulse that runs through a variety of genres in the African diaspora, including in Afro-Brazilian capoeira.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Music
Music class with Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Batería
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez plays with members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice the rhythms and songs of the batería before training and playing capoeira.
Batería - Professora Amazonas Capoeira Class
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice the rhythms and songs of the batería before training and playing capoeira.
Songs in the Roda
Professora Amazonas foretelling the closing of the roda through song.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Class
Professora Amazonas demonstrating and training with students in her adult capoeira classes.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, training with Professora Amazonas during capoeira classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Playing Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas demonstrating capoeira movements with Rasta, a member of her class and Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Capoeira Training - Sequencing
Students in Professora Amazonas’ adult’s class learn and practice sequences of movements that will be used when playing capoeira.
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
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Adult Class - Training Capoeira
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira working on the manipulation of space.
Training with Professora Amazonas
Cavalo, member of Grupo Capoeira de Liberdade training with Professora Amazonas
Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play capoeira one-on-one to train and practice specific sequences of movements of the class.
Capoeira Movement
Practicing capoeira movements in lines before one-on-one training and playing in the adult Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira class taught by Professora Amazonas
Capoeira Class
Adults class led by Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira explains how negativa saved her life.