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Training with Students
Professora Amazonas trains one-on-one with her students in all classes.
Meia Lua Compasso
Student Oito Vidas practicing meia lua compasso with Professora Amazonas.
Playing Capoeira
At the end of each class, students practice what they have studied and trained by applying it in the roda, playing capoeira with Professora Amazonas and each other.
In the Roda
Professora Amazonas and her student Abelha in the roda at the end of 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.
Ableha and Rasta - In the Roda
Rasta and Abelha, students of Professora Amazonas, playing capoeira in the class roda.
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…
Jogando
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira members Oito Vidas and Rasta playing capoeira in the roda at the end of class.
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…
Capoeira Sequence
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the historic capoeira sequence created by Mestre Bimba. Mestre Bimba is the founder capoeira regional, and persevered in the fight to legalize…
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.
Capoeira Collaboration
"Liberdade" means freedom. Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira collaborates with and travels to support other capoeira groups, demonstrating the freedom of cultural and artistic exchange.
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.
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.
Professora Amazonas - Atabaque
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates the atabaque, a drum used to play of Afro-Brazilian rhythms including capoeira, maculélé, and samba de roda.
Rhythms of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the rhythms played in the batería of capoeira at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Agogô
The agogô is a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora .
Playing Agogô
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, in collaboration with Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Professora Amazonas - Drummer
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates African rhythms on the djembe drum.
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.
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…
Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath - Trailer
Trailer for the Raíces Cultural Center documentary Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath. The documentary was premiered in the Spring of the 2019 at the Forum Theater in Metuchen, New Jersey.
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Flyer, Raíces Cultural Arts Intro to Afro-Cuban Dance, Fall 2023
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for Afro-Cuban dance classes offered at the Eugene Young Environmental Eduction Center in the Fall of 2023.
Flyer, Raíces Cultural Arts Intro to Bomba Dance, Summer 2023
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for Bomba dance classes offered at the Eugene Young Environmental Eduction Center in the Summer of 2023.
Flyer, Raíces Cultural Arts Intro to Bomba Dance, Fall 2023
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for Bomba dance classes offered at the Eugene Young Environmental Eduction Center in the Fall of 2023.