Capoeira Game! Dance! Martial Art!
Capoeira Game! Dance! Martial Art! by George Ancona is an illustrated photo-essay published by Lee & Low Books in 2007. This 48-page book presents the history and practice of Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that combines traditional movements with rhythmic music. Through vibrant photographs and accessible text, readers are introduced to Capoeira as both an energetic game and a form of self-expression.
The book follows a group of children at Madinga Academy in Oakland, California, as they practice acrobatic moves and engage in games set to traditional music. It also explores Capoeira’s origins in Brazil, detailing its development over four centuries and its journey from a form of resistance among enslaved Africans to a recognized martial art. Readers will find insights into the cultural significance of Capoeira, its role in health and fitness, and its place in performing arts and sports.
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A photo-essay about the history and practice of Capoeira, a centuries-old Brazilian martial art incorporating traditional movements and rhythmic music, that is popular today as an energetic game played throughout the United States and around the world.
CAPOEIRA — it’s a game, a dance, a martial art! It’s a way of expressing oneself through movement and music. With action-packed photographs and accessible text, readers are introduced to this exciting, popular game.
At Madinga Academy in Oakland, California, a group of girls and boys practice the acrobatic moves of capoeira. Then they begin to play games to the infectious, rhythmic beat of traditional music and singing.
On to Brazil to experience capoeira in its historic birthplace, where it dates back four hundred years. Capoeira developed as a way of fighting among enslaved Africans, was outlawed the the government, and was permitted once again in 1930 as a martial art and game.
Back in Oakland, at an end-of-year ceremony, students receive their colored ropes indicating their levels of accomplishment. They also look forward to next year, and the fun of expressing themselves through the game, dance and martial art of capoeira.
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