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Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play capoeira one-on-one to train and practice specific sequences of movements of the class.
Playing Capoeira
Playing the rhythms and singing the songs of capoeira celebrating happiness.
Playing Samba
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira studying and practicing the music, songs, and rhythms of samba.
Saluting in the Roda
Before playing capoeira, capoeiristas salute and wait to begin.
Singing in the Batería
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice the songs of capoeira.
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.
Throwing kicks
Throwing kicks in the roda.
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
Professora Amazonas leads students in her class in a series of movements that they will use and practice in their training.
Training Capoeira - Warming Up
Professora Amazonas leads her class in warm ups before training and playing capoeira.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira train with Professora Amazonas.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, training with Professora Amazonas during capoeira classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Training Together
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, following the movements of Professora Amazonas during capoeira classes in Vauxhall, NJ.
Warming Up - Ginga
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira warming up with the ginga movement. Ginga, which means to rock back and forth or to swing, is footwork that forms the foundation of movement in capoeira.
Working Together
Professora Amazonas and her student, Abelha, are working together to make cords for the 2020 Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira batizado.