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Capoeira-itsnot just a dance
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Every country has one or more folk dances. Each one is performed differently than the other, although they might have originated from similar backgrounds. One dance that particularly captures my attention is the Capoeira. The Capoeira is a Brazilian folk dance that started out as a fierce form of self-defense and has now become a friendly dance between a circle of people. To better understand and familiarize with the Capoeira we must learn how and where it originated, the ways it has evolved, and how it is being used today.
In the 1500's, black slaves in Brazil began to incorporate martial arts moves as a way to defend themselves. Capoeira was the name given for those moves of African martial arts that came out of Angola
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