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The drum majorettes of South Africa can outwork you
Part sports team, part club, teams of “drummies” around Cape Town perform in competitions of athleticism, precision, and character. BY DANIEL STONE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALICE MANN Known as Drummies, drum majorettes began appearing in Cape Town street parades in the … Continue reading
Carnaval de Recife e Olinda, Carnival Celebrations Brasil
Carnival in Olinda Carnaval de Recife e Olinda The magic of the Carnival continues in the colonial town of Olinda with the young and old partying together. As expected, the 2014 Carnival in Olinda will play host to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, creatives, dance, music
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Creating a carnival: Building jaw-dropping floats for the Cape Town spectacle
Tour the workshop where the Cape Town Carnival team is busy building ornate floats and larger-than-life creations for the 12 March 2016 event.
Dancing Through Gunshots in Brazil’s Favelas — REDEFINE TWENTY
The first installation for Redefine Twenty’s Docuseries is “Dancing through Gunshots in Brazil’s Favelas”. The documentary is from @vice and is about young girls trying to learn ballet in Brazil’s favelas, however their classes are usually disrupted by gang violence. … Continue reading
The Rhythm, The City, 7pm
Over the next few weeks we will be learning new rhythms and revisiting our current numbers in detail, for the sake of new people who may wish to join us. Details of how to find us on this page…
Chasing Away Evil Spirits in Bulgaria
Each year, people across Bulgaria gather in Blagoevgrad to partake in the annual Kukeri Festival. Draped in elaborate costumes made from long goat hair, participants dance away the evil through a procession involving the ringing of bells. Dancers wear carved … Continue reading
Things you should know about…Samba Dancing
It is widely thought that the Samba dance originated in Bahia, where enslaved Africans would gather after long days of labour to perform their religious rituals of Candomblé, Capoeira and Samba dancing in a circle (Samba de Roda). With the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Culture, dance, drum, South America
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How the jump rope got its rhythm | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series
“Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster…” Hip-hop owes a lot of the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope.
A Specially Adapted Underwater Wheelchair Brings Artist Sue Austin Beneath the Earth’s Surface
British artist Sue Austin creates multimedia, performance, and installation art, using her wheelchair as a means to explore new patterns of movement. In 2012, Austin was commissioned to create a series of multimedia events as part of that year’s Cultural Olympiad, … Continue reading
These Dolphins Taught Each Other to Moonwalk — But It Was Just a Fad
Here’s how a pod of wild dolphins in southern Australia learned how to walk on water. Source: These Dolphins Taught Each Other to Moonwalk — But It Was Just a Fad
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