{"id":2771,"date":"2019-07-28T08:55:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/MWBrazilBlog\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2019-07-29T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T17:24:36","slug":"class-at-bale-folclorico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/MWBrazilBlog\/?p=2771","title":{"rendered":"Class at Bal\u00e9 Folcl\u00f3rico da Bahia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Salvador June 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Company members leading sequence for UWM dancers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bal\u00e9 Folcl\u00f3rico da Bahia<\/em> is internationally known for its balletic and remarkably physical performances based on Brazilian folk dances and orix\u00e1s, spiritual entities known in Candombl\u00e9 and other Afro-Brazilian traditions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The photos below are impressions of the class. The video at the end of the post gives a sense of the dynamics of the class.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dancers from the main company joined the class to demonstrate the movement sequences. Through the windows you can see part of the old city of Salvador. Some of the movement is photographed against a wall of mirrors in the rehearsal space.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warm up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Silhouetted against the old city. June is winter in Salvador, but the temperatures were still in 80s. Cooling was through these windows and fans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the studio mirror<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of the Bal\u00e9 Folcl\u00f3rico<\/em> company members who helped lead the class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The old city center in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The video excerpts give a sense of the class. The instructor would give a sequence, then members of the company would lead the sequence for the dance students. On the audio track you can hear the propulsive drumming that drives the practice (and the company\u2019s performances as well).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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