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1.I watched Capoeira in Bahia.

2. This clip shows many different people talking about Capoeira. It shows many different "rodas" with people doing Capoeira on the inside and others playing instruments and singing on the outside. There are also many different people who're interviewed. In the beginning, the people in the roda are singing a call and response song.

3. I really enjoyed the video because it gave me a better look into Capoeira. It was very

interesting being able to listen to native Brazilians talk about an art form that has

shaped their country and lifestyle. In the beginning of the video someone said, "In

Bahia we breathe Capoeira, we live Capoeira, it's the land of Capoeira." For me this

showed how much of an impact Capoeira has in Bahia. Another man said, "Capoeira

is a fight, it's a dance, it's an art, it's a philosophy." This again shows the impact of

Capoeira. They hold the art form so highly, and with a very immense amount of

respect. I feel that I can personally connect to Capoeira because it is viewed as more

then just a form of expression, it is a way of life. For me, dancing is expression, but it

is also a form of release and fight. When I'm not having a good dayI know that I can

always fallback on dance. I can let go while I'm dancing. Dancing has also been

something that has helped me fight through my rough times.

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Capoeira is preformed in a circle with music.

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Capoeira is one of the few martial-arts that was created in the Americas and is still practiced today. It involves 2 people fighting in the middle of a circle surrounded by music. In the Capoeira culture, each player who is apart of a roda is given a nickname by the mestre. This name is given to make the person stroenger.

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It isn't clear if the art form of Capoeira originated in Africa or Brazil. Some believe that it began as a for m of fighting from the enslaved Brazilians, while others argue that it originated in Africa and came to Brazil with the enslaved people.

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1. I choose to research the fighting-dance form of Capoeira, both Regional and Angola.

2. This dance style originates from the Western Coast of Africa; primarily Angola, Congo, and Mozambique. It came to the Americas, primarily Brazil, during the Portugeuse and Dutch slave trades. This dance form is a mix of many different African tribal moves that were preformed during different tribes coming of age ceremonies. As the slaves were brought from Brazil to the colonies, they brought capoeria with them.

3. Over time, this dance has not changed too much. During its creation it was used as a from of self defense and a rite of passage. The enslaved people combined different movements from their home tribes which led to the beginning of Capoeira as we know it today. In its early stages, the enslaved people practiced it as dace so they could trick their masters. As time went on batuque, a coming of age dance-fight where the goal is to knock your partner down to the music, influenced Capoeira as well. This "traditional" form of Capoeira is now known as Angola, from the word N'golo, which was what they called the original coming of age ceremony . In 1830, towards then end of slavery in Brazil, the government started to ban drumming, singing, dancing, and batuques. This meant that people also were not allowed to practice Capoeira. It was not until around the early 1910's that it was resurrected by Mestre Bimba. As Capoeira Angola, the original form, started to fade out; Mestre Bimba started to incorporate some of his own movements into the choreography. Since Capoeira was still illegal at this time, Mestre Bimba called his new form of Capoeira, Luta Regional Baiana, which is now known as Capoeira Regional.

4. When it was created, Capoeira was used as a coming of age ceremony and as a form of dance-fighting.

"History/ Capoeria Regional." Filhos De Bimba California Bay Area. Filhos De Bimba California Bay Area, 2013. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.

"About ICAF Oakland." About ICAF Oakland. International Capoeira Angola Foundation, 17 Aug. 2014. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.

CAPOEIRA ANGOLA CENTER OF MESTRE JOÃO GRANDE." Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande. Mestre Joao Grande, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.

VIDEO: "Professor Malandro and Professora Coruja." YouTube. YouTube, 3 Dec. 2014. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.

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Filhos de Bimba - California Bay Area School of Capoeira

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Professor  Malandro and Professora Coruja

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Uploaded by Filhos de Bimba - California Bay Area School of Capoeira on 2014-12-03.

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Personally, I feel I identify with Oxumaré, the ruler of rainbows and the serpent, the most. He is both intelligent and artistic which are two of my stronger qualities. I really enjoy learning and expanding my intelligence. I also enjoy using art as a tool for expression. He is also movement and energy which I identify with because I'm always moving. No matter when, where, or how I am feeling, I'm always moving. For me, movement is also another space for expression and release. I also really like rainbows becuase they symbolize joy and happiness and I'm usually happy.

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Noelle Shaw

My main goal for this year is to improve overall as a dancer and transform myself into a well rounded artist. My three main goals that are inside of that are strengthening my body, improving how I pick up technique, and working on my overall self confidence. I feel that I’m slowly on my way to achieving my big goal, but I have started to make progression throughout the class. I have realized that I’m now much more focused on staying aligned throughout class. Even during prayer and silent reflection times I try to maintain my alignment. I’ve also been pushing myself harder in class as a whole. I’ve been working on pushing through the pain and knowing that it is going to help me become a stronger performer. In class, I’ve also made it a very high priority of mine to stay in the front line and ask more questions. In doing this I’ve felt a difference in how I’m learning the movements and how much quicker I am retaining them. I’ve also grown more comfortable with partner dancing and interacting with my peers. I now have to focus on getting away from my comfortable spot and starting to talk to new people. After reviewing my Bloco video’s I realized that I’m very rigid and stiff when I’m dancing. I know that the Bloco movements are supposed to be very loose and fun and watching myself do them I looked very uncomfortable. I feel that as the weeks have progressed I’ve gotten looser and more comfortable with the movements and I have been able to execute them better. Overall, I feel that I am making good progress towards my goals, and I hope to keep this going throughout the rest of the trimester.

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Noelle Shaw

1. Transformation: growing or improving (for the better) into a new being. Transformation is any type of change into something else over time. In dance, striving to get better is like striving to transform yourself. As you become a better dance, you are also transforming and become an overall amazing human being.

2. My main goal for this year is to improve overall as a dancer and transform myself into a . I have many smaller goals that will help me to achieve this goal. I really want to work on strengthening my body, and being able control and use it as a whole. I feel that being able to achieve this, I will also be able to become more grounded, centered, and physically aware in everything that I do. I would also like to improve the way that I pickup technique. I feel that I give up very easily and I don't always give my best effort. This causes me to not fully understand the technique, or to think I understand the technique when I'm doing it very wrong. Lastly, I really want to work on my self-confidence. Even though I've known all of my classmates for a little over a year now, I still feel a little bit uncomfortable around them and I'd like to try and break that barrier this year. Since we will be working on partner dancing, I'm hoping I can feel better making contact with other people.