Giving life to movement : the Silvestre dance technique / Tamara LaDonna Williams (Ifákẹmi Ṣàngóbámkẹ Moṣebọlátán) ; foreword by Lela Aisha Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Tamara LaDonna, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance, Black--Brazil.

Dance, Black.

Dance--Study and teaching--Brazil.

Dance.

Folk dancing--Brazil.

Folk dancing.

Dance--Study and teaching.

Brazil.

Dance--Brazil.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Ethnology.

Silvestre, Rosangela.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"What does it mean to give life to movement? This book answers the question through an ethnographic study and history of the Silvestre Dance Technique, created by Brazilian master teacher, dancer and choreographer Rosangela Silvestre. From the Brazilian arts movements of the 1970s to the sociopolitical themes of the Blocks Afros to the global practice of Silvestre Technique today, the author explores the importance of the Body Universe to understanding self-capacity and capability. The applied theory of the technique is explored through a series of interviews, physical practice and training."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. African-Brazilian Culture in the 1970s and the History of Silvestre Technique

II. Creating Possibilities: An Approach to Silvestre Technique

III. Practicing the Technique

IV. Conceptualizations of Silvestre Technique

V. Definition of Silvestre Terms and Positions

VI. Introductory Sequences for Silvestre Dance Technique Class

VII. Methodology and Pedagogy

VIII. Self-Actualization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476674322

1476674329

OCLC:

1232013971

Publisher Number:

99988334552