Lembrancas da Bahia
May 4th 2010 An Angolan lesson
I'm in a scorpion fight...eyes bolted to the opponent, tails swinging and a piece of rope around my waist. The tanned, sculpted body reels into action: palm.. soul.. float in liquid motion to the hypnotic twang of berimbau. Maybe a prison chant or a puberty ritual, this angolan dance is an exhibition of human contortion in the face of an opponent. Blessed with grace, perfect ba
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