maculele
Maculelê is a type of folk dance from Bahia, with roots in Afro-Brazilian and indigenous cultures with its origin linked to sugarcane production and plantations.
Originally, maculelê was an armed martial art, which today is preserved in the simulation of a tribal fight using sticks as weapons, called grimas (esgrima), with which music in African (mostly Bantu), indigenous and Portuguese languages is used. In a greater degree of difficulty and daring, you can dance with machetes instead of sticks, which causes a beautiful visual effect by the sparks that come out with each blow. This Bahian dance later merged with other Brazilian cultural manifestations, such as capoeira and frevo.
Originally, maculelê was an armed martial art, which today is preserved in the simulation of a tribal fight using sticks as weapons, called grimas (esgrima), with which music in African (mostly Bantu), indigenous and Portuguese languages is used. In a greater degree of difficulty and daring, you can dance with machetes instead of sticks, which causes a beautiful visual effect by the sparks that come out with each blow. This Bahian dance later merged with other Brazilian cultural manifestations, such as capoeira and frevo.
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Kids participating in Maculele Class
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Maculele – A Stick Fight Dance
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Maculele |
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