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Coflo

Cody "Coflo" Ferreira began to study American club dance at the age of 13; where almost immediately his love for the music and the arts became something personal and necessary in his day to day life. Born and raised from Hawaiian and Portuguese folk musicians, Coflo was immersed in music as far back as he can remember. Through the years Coflo has travelled the world learning, teaching and performing dance. He has won many international tournaments of "House Dance" and is known for his connections to the artistry collective "The Soulshifters" as well as the legendary dance crew "Circle of Fire".
As his time in the study and practice of American "club dance" has continued to mature his love and dedication for music has also matured. Coflo began studying music theory and the arts of "house music" production. Now some 8 years later Coflo has had remix releases on deep, soulful and afro house record labels: Soso Deep, Ocha Records and King Street.
As Coflo continues to develop his artistic lens on "house music" he enjoys trying his hand at various sounds and music traditions. In late 2014 he was blessed to be a part of a brilliant "more traditional" Capoeira music project titled "Berimbau Chorou" by Contramestre Recruta. Coflo's involvement ranged as a singer, musician, audio engineer and associate producer of the project. During this time Coflo also founded the Soulshifters' collective music label of Catch The Ghost records; where he was to release some of his own original music as well as numerous remix projects such as: Gazin', Dance Floor Warriors and Soulfado.
Fast forward to today and Coflo continues to manage Catch The Ghost Records and looks to release some more of his original music on other labels in the "house music" community. All of this without loosing a step in his dance or Capoeira studies and training.

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Cody "Coflo" Ferreira began to study American club dance at the age of 13; where almost immediately his love for the music and the arts became something personal and necessary in his day to day life. Born and raised from Hawaiian and Portuguese folk musicians, Coflo was immersed in music as far back as he can remember.

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When the Beat was Born -hip hop origin story

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When the Beat was Born -hip hop origin story

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Incredible Little Boys Dancing - J CREW - Kids Hip Hop Dance Crew 2016

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Analyze this dance with LOD symbols from our unit

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Analyze this dance with LOD symbols from our unit

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Incredible Little Boys Dancing - J CREW - Kids Hip Hop Dance Crew 2016

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Stuart Hodes: A Brief but Spectacular Take on Dancing into Old Age.

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Stuart Hodes: A Brief but Spectacular Take on Dancing into Old Age.

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Judy Woodruff: Tonight's Brief But Spectacular comes from 96-year-old Stuart Hodes.

Hodes took his first dance lesson at the Martha Graham School after a distinguished stint as an Air Force aviator in World War II, and he has been dancing through life ever since.

He recently wrote a memoir called "Onstage With Martha Graham."

Stuart Hodes: Well, I'm 96. How are you supposed to feel at 96? A lot of people don't live that long. And I'm here.

Death doesn't bother me. I don't really think it ever bothered me. When I was 19, your age, I was flying combat missions. And they were shooting at me. I didn't like being shot at. Who the heck would? But the idea of dying was not like, oh, my God, I might die.

And I still don't feel that way about it. When the time to die, I will be quite content to understand or to experience whatever comes next, or, if nothing, that.

I guess I have been a dancer most of my life, although it was really foolish to become a dancer, but I did it anyway. I started at the age of 20. And the last performance I had was four years ago. I was 92.

Flew B-17s in World War II. That was the time when you flew in the cockpit, and you felt the whole country was up there with you. I knew I loved flying. I had to solo first. You have to fly the plane yourself. And the plane became an extension of my body. And I was crazy about it.

And after the war, I had the same experience hitting dance. I loved it. I felt that dancing and flying were two ways of getting to the same state. People don't understand how flying and dancing can be similar, but they do something to you.

I think anything that you do with every particle of yourself can be wonderful, and it can make you forget the world. It's magic. How the heck am I supposed to describe it? Something happens. It takes everything you have got. And, for that - for those brief moments that you're dancing, you're transported.

You're in another world. You sense nothing but that moment. When it hits you, you want more. I can't imagine dancing outside of being completely myself. I never liked my own dancing because I was too conscious of my own flaws.

Well, I wanted to be perfect. I think all dancers do. When I watch old videos of myself today, I think, I'm not as bad as I thought I was.

(LAUGHTER)

Stuart Hodes: Sometimes, I like them. I still see the flaws. But I don't expect to be perfect anymore, so why make a fuss about it?

My name is Stuart Hodes, and this is my Brief But Spectacular take on magic time.

Done? You got a big editing job, don't you?

Man: That was perfect. That was great.

Stuart Hodes: It's going to be terrible.

Judy Woodruff: Spectacular, for sure.

Stuart Hodes, dancing through life, thank you so much.

And you can find all of our Brief But Spectacular segments online at: PBS.org/NewsHour/Brief.

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96-year-old Stuart Hodes took his first dance lesson at the Martha Graham school after being discharged from a distinguished stint as an air force aviator in World War II, and he has been dancing through life ever since.

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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

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Ninos Ballet Folklorico. Lake Chapala Center. Fiesta Mexican 2019

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Wheel of Names: Great for building literacy

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Chicken Dance 🐓 read aloud by Storytime Magic with Kylie

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Nicholas Brothers  The greatest dance sequence

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A picture book by Kara Navolio that celebrates our differences.

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Barnyard Dance - Sandra Boynton - Read Aloud

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I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood and Julianna Swaney / Children's Story Time Read Aloud

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All Join In Book Read Aloud. Written By Avelyn Davidson, Illustrated By Ann Skelly.

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All Join In Book Read Aloud. Written By Avelyn Davidson, Illustrated By Ann Skelly.

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DANCE is for EVERYONE 😀 GREAT BOOK READ ALOUD

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Color Dance Read Aloud | Kids Books | Read Along

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In this story written b Debbie Allen and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, we meet Sassy, a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream.

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Debbie Allen Dancing In The Wings by Debbie Allen

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Debbie Allen Dancing In The Wings by Debbie Allen

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Debbie Allen Dancing in The Wings Read Aloud Book for Children

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How Do You Dance? - Thyra Heder - Read Aloud With Ms. Hubbard

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An Elephant & Piggie Book. Elephants Cannot Dance

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Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage through Dance

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Susan Kuklin reads "Dance" by Bill T. Jones and Susan Kuklin

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Jewish Dance: An Overview with Bruce Bierman

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The Full Series - In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year : Ballet West

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Vande Mataram - Unity in Diversity - Sridevi Nrithyalaya - Bharathanatyam Dance

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The history of African-American social dance - Camille A. Brown

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Gregory Hines, Jimmy Slyde, Bunny Briggs, Buster Brown, Sandman Sims:  Tap

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Gregory Hines, Jimmy Slyde, Bunny Briggs, Buster Brown, Sandman Sims:  Tap

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Can you made a hand washing dance?

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Ayodele Casel "While I Have The Floor": Tap dancing

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Ayodele Casel "While I Have The Floor": Tap dancing

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Ayodele Casel - "While I Have The Floor"

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Indian Banghra Dance in the Yukon Forest with Gurdeep Pandher

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Indian Banghra Dance in the Yukon Forest with Gurdeep Pandher

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Bhangra with Little Humans in the Yukon Forest | Rivers to Ridges

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Stop And Go; A Children's Movement Song By GregAnd Steve

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For grades 3-5

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Animal Action; A Creative Movement Song For Kids by Greg and Steve

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Animal Action; A Creative Movement Song For Kids by Greg and Steve

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Animal Action; A Creative Movement Song For Kids By Greg And Steve

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West African Dance Workshop with Ms. Yvonne: Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom

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Ruth St. Denis a dancer and choreographer performing her Scarf Dance

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Learn the fable of The Lion and the Mouse through Classical Indian Dance

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Listen And Move, The Best Preschool Movement Song By Greg And Steve

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The Freeze; A Musical Movement Game For Kids By Greg And Steve

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Freeze Dance 2.0!!

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Freeze Dance 2.0 | Please Don't Move | Virtual Recess | Freeze Song | PhonicsMan Freeze

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GEOMETRIE VARIABLE / LABORA3 / AMR SDK ZID

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'The 19 Poses for the 19th Amendment' - Demonstration

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The area of space directly surrounding one’s body extending as far as a person can reach; also called the kinesphere.

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Warm up different body parts with professional ballet dancer Misty Copeland( Misty was the first African American Principal Ballet Dancer with American Ballet Theatre)

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Sesame Street: Stretch with Misty Copeland and Elmo

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The height of the dancer’s position or movements in relation to the floor or ground (for example, high: moving or standing straight or on one’s toes; middle: moving or standing crouched with knees or body bent; low: moving or positioned close to or positioned on the floor or ground)

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Create a sequence of superhero shapes.

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50 Looks

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Twist, Bend, Reach, Step: A Merce Cunningham Solo Anyone Can Try (Published 2020)

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Though Cunningham is known for his tricky coordinations, the solo “50 Looks” is possibly his plainest. And it is being taught online.

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Exquisite Corps (42 choreographers, 1 dance)

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The Language of Dance Movement Alphabet 

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The Language of Dance Movement Alphabet 

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What are symbols? Here are symbols that represent an idea or concept.

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What is an action?
Jumping, turning, twisting, stretching, mixing etc.

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How do you stay balanced?
What are different ways you can balance? Use your hands, feet, a chair, etc.

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What is a shape?
Try a twisted shape, straight and curved shape. Show me a superhero shape.

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TP time!!

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Explore actions in this action dance warm up.

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What is a rotation?
Can you rotate your wrists, shoulders, head, ankles and whole body?

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Can you create a dance phrase using these symbols from language of dance? Remember to begin at the bottom and finish at the top.

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Learn about Prepositions or Relationships in dance

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Learn about Prepositions or Relationships in dance

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The Prepositions Song | English Songs | Scratch Garden

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L. Gordon

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Learn a dance based on a painting

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Stepping is a percussive art form created by African Americans on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In this lesson, Mr. Ryan introduces basic stepping movement and rhythm patterns to show students grades 2-5 how to turn their body into a human drum using stomps and claps, and explore creating beat patterns and musicality in their own space.

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Mike Myers and Jimmy Have a Dice Dance-Off

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Mike Myers and Jimmy take turns tossing a six-sided die filled with random dances, like "perpetual motion," they have to make up on the spot.