Whats Capoeira Angola?
Capoeira Angola is one of the many cultural weapons used by the Africans to break the chains of enslavement in Brazil. Music was played during Capoeira sessions to teach the rhythmic heart of the art and to mask its power. In front of the enslavers it looked like playfulness, acrobatic dancing, and joking around. Eventually the enslavers realized its power and outlawed Capoeira Angola. Death was the penalty paid if you were caught during the slavery years. For almost 400 years Capoeira Angola was taught and practiced in secret. Only in the 1930’s did this African martial art become legal to teach and practice. Capoeira Angola could be called a challenge dance. A challenge dance is an event where the participants are competing against each other to see who’s got the baddest moves and the most creative choreography. Capoeira Angola adds another element to this type of competition by combining dance with martial arts. A capoeira game is characterized by dynamic movements such as cartwheel
