capoeira
Afro-Brazilian combat art
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines fighting techniques with dance, acrobatics, and music.
Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, its fluid, rhythmic movements disguised combat training as dance.
Practitioners fight and spar inside a circle called a roda while others play instruments and sing.
She's been practicing capoeira for years.
Fleet of warships
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
aerial · flexibility · agility · balance · tumbling · fluidity · inversion · groundwork
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- maracatuAfro-Brazilian ceremonial percussion tradition
- cocoTropical palm or fruit
- folkloricRelating to folk legends
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
rhythm · movement · performance · flow · expression · improvisation · playfulness · dialogue
Mexican narrative folk song
- chulaSpanish for cute girl
- toqueBrimless fitted headwear
- cantoDivision of long verse
- call-and-responseAlternating musical exchange
clapping · singing · rhythm · percussion · vocalization · melody
armada
Fleet of warships
somersault · aerial · flexibility · agility · balance · tumbling · fluidity · inversion · groundwork
samba
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- maracatuAfro-Brazilian ceremonial percussion tradition
- cocoTropical palm or fruit
- folkloricRelating to folk legends
choreography · rhythm · movement · performance · flow · expression · improvisation · playfulness · dialogue
corrido
Mexican narrative folk song
call-and-response · clapping · singing · rhythm · percussion · vocalization · melody
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
dodge · feint · deception · timing · distance · awareness · defense · attack · sparring · strategy
Bahia
Brazilian coastal state
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, mariachi
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
capoeiraweightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
kata · karate · taekwondo · boxing · powerlifting
capoeiraboxing
Combat sport using fists
MMA · street fighting · Muay Thai · wrestling
capoeirafencing
Combat with blunted blades
military drill · combat sport · military training · Olympic wrestling