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If Cities Could Dance: Berkeley, CA / Capoeira Part 1

8 minutes 36 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Brazilian Indians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th century, Capoeira is a constantly evolving art form. In this episode, producer Chinwe Oniah explores this culturally rich dance form. Part of the "If Cities Could Dance" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 8 minutes 36 seconds

Topic: Arts, Social Science
Subtopic: Arts, Multiculturalism
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
Standards:

Release Year: 2022
Producer/Distributor: KQED
Series: If Cities Could Dance

Black and white photo of building rubble on fire.

Person with long hair whips their head forward.

Native dancer performs on a stage as an audience of people watch on.

Woman playing the guitar leans into a mic on stage with a guitar amp next to her.

Black and white frame of Audrey Guerrero and Angie Egea salsa dancing with people watching in the background.

Two men Capoeira dance as the rest of their dance team watches and claps around them in a school gymnasium.

Man wearing a white face mask holds onto a wooden cane. Caption reads, "he is still my mestre."

Person balances sideways on the back of someone a person wearing a purple hoodie as they dance the Lindy Hop in a Harlem park.

Woman ice skates as she holds her leg up in the air and balances on one skate. The ice rink she skates on is outside with a Museum in the distance.

Black and white advertisement for a gay club. Text reads, “The Second Story, A Private Gay Club In the City of Brotherly love is Opening its Doors in Mid-November Call.”