One of the best ways to interact with folks in different cultures when travelling is by learning their dancing. It can be easier to communicate right off the bat with movement as compared to learning the language, and a hell of a lot of fun.
How does Portuguese handle forró body parts, forró quivering and wiggling, and a female perspective on the dance experience? A look at the lyrics of Nosso Xote.
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I’ve been going to Brazil frequently for more than a decade. When people ask why I keep going back, I invariably give my very top reason (of the many possible): to go dancing. There are calculated to be upwards of 300 styles of Brazilian music and they are just fantastic—not surprising since Portuguese is the
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How forró suffers from gender norms, and why the dance is poorer because of it
Women recount their experiences with one of Brazil’s more sensual dances
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Do people in São Paulo actually know how to dance samba at all?
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A complete catalog of traditional Catalan dances from a century back that are done while drunk or drinking
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The best adventures in foreign lands usually involve locals who have a couple of generations on me. They didn’t learn to dance from MTV, and they haven’t taken up the lowest-common-denominator drinks wrought on the world’s youth by globalization (Heineken, absolut, mojitos, cosmopolitans). These are the locals with stories to tell, cultural wisdom to share. The lame cell-phone photos above and
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Good video examples of samba de gafieira
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Forró has both some inherent advantages and disadvantages, according to top world teachers
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How can you take a dance style that is unknown in your area and create a thriving community with parties, workshops, and classes?
A guide to forró and its place on the world stage, for newbies and experts alike
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Hang any bag anywhere with a carabiner/travel hook.
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