7/13/06

Capoeira

Every Sunday here at Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida they have a Drum Circle. My wife and daughter and I went this past Sunday. The combination of the drum rhythms, the warm weather and the people practicing Capoeira (See pictures) just made you want to move. Capoeira is a Brazilian Martial art originated by the slaves on the sugar cane plantations. They disguised it as a dance so the slave master would not know what they are doing. The rhythms and movements have great application to sports movements. In fact the Brazilian soccer team’s warm-up is said to consist of various Capoeira movements.

1 Comments:

At 7/13/06, 7:49 PM, Blogger Joe Przytula said...

Vern- Next time you're in NYC you have to check out "SOB (Sounds of Brazil) on Varick Street. AT 3am on weekends the Brazilian bands come on and the Brazilian & Portugese girls come out on the dance floor for Samba. My wife is Cuban is well versed in it. Talk about functional! Warning to blog readers who may have cardiac problems: They are dangerous around pacemakers.

 

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