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Capoeira Boy
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I often see groups of guys on the streets of Berlin doing capoeira, but this group was a bit different. Apparently it was a capoeira club, made up of mostly men but also a girl and this young boy. They had matching t-shirts (featuring a picture of a cow doing capoeira), a nice surface to do their tricks on (instead of cardboard), and a guy with a real drumset to accompany them (instead of just a radio). The colorful hat in this picture was, of course, to collect money.
When I first saw capoeira, I thought it was breakdancing, like what I used to see on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, when I was growing up. But now I know that capoeira is actually a very old Afro-Brazilian dance form that was around for hundreds of years before the breakdancing of the 1980's. I think capoeira is fascinating to watch, and it's great to see how this old tradition still survives today. |
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(43121) - [2006-06-30 2:43]
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Hi Erin,
good captured a moment, funny pose, dynamic shot. I like the colours also. Interesting note. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander
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- sufi
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- [2006-06-30 10:40]
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Merhaba Erin...
Wonderful moment and shot... It's a very cute and colorful composition too... The point of view is beautiful. Also beautiful light, sharpness and clarity...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim
Are you sure hi is doing capoeira? ‘Cos to me it looks like a break-dance. Even the hat which he is wearing is using by break dancers.
Hi Erin,
so at firts, i like this fight-dance art, and at second, i like this picture :)
Great one, with good timing and full of movement.
A nice day
Vero
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