Tango is like writting a letter, it has a beginning, periods, commas, stops and an end... dance of the people... The tango is on the ground, it is caressing the floor...
~ Miguel Zotto, dancer, choreographer, director
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9/29/2014
Argentina culture ° tango
4/28/2014
Brazil culture ° capoeira circles
Is it possible you haven't heard what is being sung in the Capoeira circles here and there... the cock has already sung, the day has already downed
~ Mestre Nestor Capoeira
4/14/2014
Brazil culture ° artist
The Capoeira player is much more than a fighter who delivers kicks. He is an artist, his strength is the Joy of living. He knows the key word LOVE, nonetheless, the player knows evil exists
~ Mestre Nestor Capoeira
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| Mestre Leopoldina - Mestre Nestor Capoeira Mestre Nestor Copoeira first learn the art of Capoeira from Mestre Leopoldina |
12/12/2012
South american culture ° resistance
Candombe's spirit... of resistance... has been passsed down for generations despite a historical void... through drums and dance in Llamadas - parade of calls
~ Marie Trigona, writer (URUGUAY: SPIRIT OF AFRO RESISTANCE ALIVE IN CANDOMBE)
12/05/2012
Brazil culture ° samba
The origin of Samba music has a lot of similarities with Mambo and Salsa, which are undeniably linked to slavery and the religious traditions of West Africa...
~ Ron Edwards (Samba of Brasil: US SLAVE)
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| The word Brazilian Samba comes from Quimbundo language. One meaning is to pray, or invoke the spirits of the ancestors, or the Gods of African pantheon |
3/10/2012
South american culture ° rhythm
Does rhythm have memory? Can it travel through time and make the old forever new? Can it tell us of other nights, caress us? Does it have a feeling, to make us dance alive in our skin?
~ Susana Baca (INTRODUCTION TO HER SELF-TITLED ALBUM)
2/03/2012
Filipino culture ° share
As long as you have something to share, keep dancing
~ Francisco Gella (choreographer and dance educator)
1/29/2012
Brazil culture ° universo ° universe ° univers
Canta para tua Alma porque o Universo jà Dença por ti
~ Carlo Buby | Templo Guaracy Do Brasil
- Sing for your soul because the Universe is already dancing for you
~ Carlo Buby - Temple of The Arts
- Chante pour ton Ame parce que l'Univers a déjà Dansé pour toi
~ Carlo Buby |Temple Guaracy
1/09/2012
Filipino culture ° time
Dance makes bad times better.
And makes good times amazing
~ Francisco Gella (choreographer and dance educator)
1/06/2012
South american culture ° weapon
...Candombe is a cultural weapon we have used to defend ourselves with, for our culture to live on...
~ Diego Bonga Martinez from the Afro-cultural movement in Buenos Aires
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