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Level 1
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Level 4
- Cord Color: Green
- Objective: To develop basic motor, cognitive and social/emotional abilities along with development of skills used for executing the basic rhythmic-musical figures of the instruments used in the Capoeira Roda.
| Movements | Ginga Cocorinha Negativa Rolé Aú Meia Lua de Frente Armada Cabeçada Queixada Benção Martelo Palma Godeme Galopante Arrastão Giro Joelhada Meia lua de Compasso Esquiva Seqüência de ensino |
| Songs: | Oi sim sim sim, oi nao nao nao Dona Maria como vai voce Parana e |
| Instrument/Music | Palma |
| Questions | What is Capoeira? What is its origin? What are its principle styles? What are the instruments used in the Capoeira Roda? What is the Graduation used by your group? Write the lyrics of the Capoeira music you like best. What do you expect from Capoeira? What do you like best about Capoeira? |
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Level 2
- Cord Color: Green-Yellow
- Objective: To be aware of creating a sense of space. To continue developing specific physical qualities: agility, flexibility, coordination and balance;
| Movements | Escorão Esporão Rasteira Chibata Rasteira em pé (Gancho) Queda de três Queda de quarto Queda de rim Ponte Seqüência de ensino |
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| Instrument/Music | Pandeiro, atabaque |
| Questions | What does the name “Capoeira” mean? What are the names of the Berimbaus used in the Roda? Is the Berimbau originally from Brazil? What are other names for the Berimbau that you know of? Name a book about Capoeira. Research: Why was there slavery in Brazil? Who was Zumbi? What were Quilombos? Who managed to put an end to the Quilombos of Palmares? |
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- Cord Color: Yellow
- Objective: To perfect the blows and movements of the previous cordões; To execute the seqǖencias with blows that throw the opponent off balance.
| Movements | Variations on the Ginga and movements of direction Esquivas, Negativas, trocas de negativas, Rolês Chapa de costa, Ponteira, Trava da Ponteira Rasteira, Rasteira de costas, Aú agulha Tesoura de mão, Rasteira em pé (Gancho) Salto mortal com apoio das mãos Queixada de calcanhar, Galopante, Arrastão Cabeçada, Joelhada, Vingativa, Banda de frente, Corta Capim Chapa, Chapa apoiada, Calcanheira apoiada, Benção corrida Martelo Rodado, Meia lua solta, Chapéu de couro Queda de três, de quatro, de rim, Bananeira Cabeçada, Aú com Rolê Meia lua de compasso com Negativa por tras Ponteira, Trava da Ponteira Martelo; Meia lua solta Esquivas, Negativas, Rolês, Aú agulha Macaco, Queda de Rim, Chapéu de couro |
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| Instrument/Music | Berimbau:
- Angola - São Bente Grande de Regional |
| Questions | Should every capoeirista know how to play the Berimbau? Does the capoeirsta follow the rhythm of the Berimbau or does the Berimbau follow the rhythm of the capoeirista? Have you heard of the mouth Berimbau? Do you know anything about the fighting style called Batuque? Why was Capoeira called “Angola”? What is “volta ao mundo”? How should it be done? Is it necessary to have a Roda in order to play Capoeira? How many stories or legends do you know about the Berimbau? Tell one Are the toques of the Berimbau used in Angola different from the ones used in Regional? Research: What was Capoeira like during the time of slavery? Why did the slaves use nicknames? |
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Level 4
- Cord Color: Yellow-Blue
- Objective:To interact with other mestres and groups; participating in events; To develop musicianship; To perform sequências including floreio movements; To practice sequências with contact and unbalancing blows.
| Movements | Variations and movements in the direction of the Ginga Rasteira de mão Rasteira de costas, Banda de costa Tesoura de frente, Tesoura de costas, Aú Chibata Tesoura de mão, Rasteira em pé (Gancho) Queixada de calcanhar, Galopante, Arrastão, Godeme Cabeçada, Joelhada, Vingativa, Banda de frente Chapa apoiada, Calcanheira, Benção corrida Martelo Rodado, Meia lua solta, Cotovelada Aú dobrado, Macaco em pé, Leque |
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| Instrument/Music | Toques de Berimbau: -São Bento Grande de Angola -Banguela |
| Questions | What is the full name and date of birth of Mestre Bimba? How did he get his nickname? How old was he when he began to learn Capoeira? Who was his mestre? What was Batuque like? Why was Capoeira called Angola? Research question: Why and how did Mestre Bimba create Capoeira Regional? How many toques de birimbau does Regional have? What are they? What are the principal games of Regional? Was Mestre Bimba a capoeirista before he created Regional? When did he create Regional? What was the name he gave to Regional? Research question: Where do the instruments used in Capoeira come from? |
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