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	Maculelê (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maculelê is a Brazilian Folklore that was originated in Santo Amaro da Purificação, a city located in Recôncavo Baiano (Bahia-Brazil).
		Maculelê is a dance with sticks, sometimes performed with machetes or even fire.
		Some say that Maculelê was originated in the sugar-cane plantation by the slaves, whom used to practice the dance to relieve their anger against slavery.
	www.capoeiranyc.com /maculele.html (149 words)

	Maculelê (dance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maculelê (Pronounced: mah-koo-leh-LEH) is a dance from Brazil where a number of people gather in a circle called a roda with one or more atabaques positioned at the entrance of the circle.
		The origins of Maculelê are shrouded in mystery, and there are many stories, theories and beliefs that claim "this is how Maculelê came to be".
		Maculelê is sometimes practiced by itself, but is quite often practiced alongside Capoeira, and featured in many Capoeira performances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maculele_(dance) (393 words)

	history
		It is a mixture of body and soul, fighting and dancing, of music instruments and voice requiring the use of mental physical and emotional agility.
		Maculele is not a style of capoeira but a folkloric dance which nowadays is incorporated in the teachings of many Capoeira academies.
		Maculele is a traditional indigenous folk dance/fight which is done with wooden sticks and for more experienced players with sugar cane knives.
	www.capoeira.com.au /history.html (1036 words)

	People Like Me Viewer's Guide
		The sticks used in the dance resemble stalks of sugar cane, and the "Facao" or machete often used in the dance is the tool used to cut sugar cane.
		Maculele is most closely tied to the city Santo Amaro in the interior of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
		Maculele is performed by folkloric dancers in Bahia, and also has become a dance that Capoeira schools throughout Brazil practice because of its similar roots to those of Capoeira.
	worldartswest.org /main/location.asp?i=46 (996 words)

	Kolleidosonic: Maculele Tamborzão Volt Mix
		Tamborzão, is essentially a baile funk riddim which is derived from maculele (sorry, but i don't have any recorded examples of pure maculele to put here......anybody?).
		Maculele is a rhythm and dance which is said to come from Bahia, although, like capoeira, nobody really knows where it came from.
		As a dance, it is normally performed in a roda, or circle of people.
	comandodigital.com /kolleidosonic/2006/11/maculele-tamborzo-volt-mix.html (636 words)

	Maculelê
		One story is the dance was created by the slaves in the sugar cane fields, who used the stalks of sugar cane and the facaõ, the machete used to cut the sugar cane, to play maculelê.
		Some say maculelê is a celebration of the harvest, others suggest it had religious significance, and still others say it was danced to practice self-defence techniques to use against the slave masters.
		Whatever its origin, maculelê declined after the abolition of slavery in 1888, but Mestre Popo revived the dance form in the early-to-mid 1900s.
	www.maculeleatlanta.com /Maculele/maculele.html (252 words)

	The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora - diaspora dictionary part 2, by thea barnes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a vernacular form, jazz dance originated in early 19th century African American social dances and were derived from several African, Western and South, movement vocabularies and affinities.
		Dance and music are the strongest elements of Kumina ceremonies with the drum playing an integral part in the dance ritual.
		MaculelÃª though in the past and occasionally currently is performed with machetes.
	www.adad.org.uk /metadot/index.pl?id=22811&isa=Category&op=show (1324 words)

	B r a s A r t e
		Dance classes are both a physically invigorating and a culturally rich experience, incorporating indigenous, African and Portuguese influences.
		Its mission is to teach children the traditional dances of Brazil and to educate students about the deeper cultural meanings that lie at the core of all Brazilian dance and music.
		Her exceptional voice and her contagious way of moving, dancing and jumping on the stage, has led her to be called the "Brazilian Tina Turner.” Inspired by the richness and sensuous swing of Bahia's rhythms, she has been able to create a mixture of many sources involving rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, and Cuba.
	www.brasarte.com /modules/xoopsfaq/index.php?cat_id=4 (623 words)

	Maculele
		One story is that the dance was created by the slaves in the sugar cane fields, who used the stalks of sugar cane and the facão, the machete used to cut the sugar cane, to play maculele.
		Some say maculele was a celebration of the harvest, others suggest it had religious significance, and still others say it was danced to practice self-defense techniques to use against the slave masters.
		Whatever its origin, maculele declined after the abolition of slavery in 1888, but Mestre Popo revived the dance form in the early-to-mid 1900s.
	shadowcat170.tripod.com /capoeira/id47.html (431 words)

	WMI TOURS 2005/6: OLOGUNDÊ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Comprised of Brazilians living in the United States and Brazil, Ologundê includes former members of world-renowned music and dance troupes and is under the direction of noted percussionist Dendê from the famed Timbalada band.
		Capoeiristas employ acrobatic movements and extraordinary feats of strength and balance to further enhance their performance in addition to the berimbau, various percussive instruments are used as well as call and response singing.
		Samba de Roda is a spontaneous dance that is characteristic of the city of Bahia.
	www.heartheworld.org /touring/Upcoming/Ologunde_2006-7.htm (408 words)

	Bahia's vibrant culture shines in the dances of Bale Folclorico - The Boston Globe
		For example, the dance "Maculele" -- a charged, almost warlike piece he choreographed in which men whirl and clash with sticks and machetes, literally creating sparks -- is derived from a harvest celebration in the colonial sugar cane plantations; the movements, Botelho says, were also a way for slaves to practice self-defense against their owners.
		Other dances in "Brazilian Rhapsody," Bale Folclorico da Bahia's current program, use flamboyant steps and brilliant costumes to narrate Amazonian folklore, celebrate the flirtatious exuberance of the samba, offer an ironic take on Portuguese courtly processionals, and showcase the flashing spins, high kicks, and acrobatics of capoeira, Brazil's national martial art.
		And though the director is careful to add that he tries to present folkloric dances in their most pure state, that clearly doesn't mean keeping it simple.
	www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2004/10/21/bahias_vibrant_culture_shines_in_the_dances_of_bale_folclorico (885 words)

	Weapon dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weapon dancing is certainly ancient; among the earliest historical references we have are those that refer to the pyrhhic, a weapon dance in ancient Sparta, in which the dance was used as a kind of ritual training for battle.
		In the modern world, dance has come to be regarded as something one does for recreation, thus distancing dance from the important place it has held in many human cultures throughout history—that is, a method of expression, preservation and transmission of the culture and history of a people.
		A dance such as the Comanche Sun Dance of the 1870s was an invocation of invulnurability to the White Man's bullets; the dance was a preliminary ritual to battle and would be a war dance and, hence, a weapon dance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weapon_dance (3098 words)

	TAP Program Notes 1998: Maculele (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The dance is performed with sticks and machetes, and its basic movements imitate the gestures of chopping sugar cane.
		It is believed that during their times of rest, slaves would practice the dance using the machetes which they had employed to cut down the sugar cane.
		Two players at a time dance together in the center of circle, while the other participants keep the rhythm by hitting their sticks or machetes together and taking turns leading the song.
	www.calacademy.org /research/anthropology/tap/archive/1998/1998-10--maculele.html (328 words)

	Batuque Capoeira Group (NL)
		Maculele is a traditional stick dance that is a remainder warrior dance that has its roots in Africa.
		Maculele was performed at the end of the sugarcane harverst.
		Maculele features an attacker and an opponent executing a variety of attack and defense maneuvers including crossing sticks overhead and in front of the body as blocking strategies.
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/montana/94/welcome.htm (319 words)

	Capoeira: Welcome to Maculelê London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Music, singing, dance and ritual were added to Capoeira, disguising the fact that the slaves were practising a deadly martial art.
		The law that prohibited the practice of capoeira was still effect until 1920, and its practice disguised as a "folk dance".
		In their hidden places, capoeiristas did their best to keep the tradition alive, and by presenting it as a folk art, they made the practice of capoeira more acceptable to the society.
	www.capoeira-maculele.com /history.html (1342 words)

	Capoeira Topázio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The show is composed by 16 people who present the dance of the orixas of Candomble, Afro dance, fishermen dance, maculele, capoeira and samba.
		The dance keeps the members of a comunity together, so most of the time it is a group activity.
		This emotionally intense cultural manifestation is practiced only by men, who dance in groups beating their wooden batons in the rhythm of atabaque drums, and to the sound of chants sung in popular language or in African dialects.
	www.capoeiratopazio.com.br /eng_topazio/show.htm (965 words)

	The Carnegie Pulse: Art & Culture > SALSA presents Latin Dance and Martial Arts show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The audience was particularly taken with these three dances because of their fast paced rhythms and the enthusiasm of the dancers.
		Once the audience had the clapping down, the Latin Dance Project performed their final dance, a salsa, to music that included all of the rhythms that the audience was also clapping.
		in slave communities, and this is symbolized in the dance by the dragging of one foot attached to the "ball and chain" of slavery.
	www.tcpulse.com /2005/03/18/ac/salsa (924 words)

	Edna Lima's Capoeira Mobil: Capoeira, Maculele, Orixa Dancing
		Mestranda Lima was the world's first female mestra of Capoeira and successfully adapted the dynamic movements of Capoeira into her trademarked Capoeira Workout®, combining the elegance of dance, the power of martial arts, and the rhythms of Afro-Brazilian music.
		The sticks used in the dance resemble stalks of sugar cane and machetes.
		Maculele was developed in the Quilombos, rebel slave nations, in Brazil.
	www.abadacapoeira.com /html/mobil.html (519 words)

	Dancers Workshop: DW School
		It is through creative movement and combining these locomotors to make simple dances that students are introduced to the basic concepts of dance: body/action, space, body awareness, rhythm, coordination, balance and social skills.
		Beginning Flamenco is a dance class focused on the movement and music of this beautiful Spanish dance.
		It is a unique, soulful dance that characterizes Spain and all its influences from the many cultures that conquered and left their influence from the Celts, Vandals, Romans, Moors, and gypsies from Northern India.
	dwjh.org /index.cfm?id=dwschool (1213 words)

	:: Dance Groups - Caribbean-Nights.hu. ::
		This groups is managed by Oktogon Dance Center and represented by Bán Andrea and Molnár Endre.
		Their evil dance skills are a perfect match for their agressive name which stands for "evil salsa".
		Among their available shows: capoeira, maculele (combat dance in the jungle), samba carnival de Rio, samba de rede, axe, frevo, forro, afoxe.
	www.caribbean-nights.hu /eng/dancegroups.htm (510 words)

	:::::::::::::::::::: Capoeira Maculelê ::::::::::::::::::::
		Maculele wird von singen und einer Trommel begleitet, und natürlich dem unverwechselbaren Klang der Stöcke.
		Eine Theorie sagt, dass Maculele bei der Arbeit auf Zuckerrohrfeldern entstanden sei.
		Jahrhunderts wurde Maculele von Mestre Popo wiederbelebt und in das heutige Capoeira integriert.
	www.maculele.at /capoeira.htm (744 words)

	Bale Folclorico da Bahia invites audiences to join in the fun 11/016/00
		The dance company is based in Salvador, the capital of Bahia and (as Sao Salvador) the original federal capital, with much of the population descended from the West Africans brought over by the Portuguese as slaves in the 16th through 18th centuries.
		"The maculele is a dramatic dance celebrating the end of the sugarcane season in Santo Amaro, near Salvador." Due to the violent nature of the steps, this dance is also used as a war dance.
		While all the dances are choreographed and, therefore, stylized, the basic feeling and mood of each dance remains unaltered, Botelho promised.
	www.irvineworldnews.com /Bstories/nov16/bale.html (832 words)

	Capoeira Performances
		Capoeira, and its accompanying dance, Maculele, are frequently performed at schools, universities, and other venues.
		Shows and presentations include a demonstration of the beautiful and athletic Maculele stick dance, in which each player shows his or her ability to improvise dance steps while keeping time by hitting sticks held by other dancers.
		Maculele is accompanied by special drumming and chants.
	capoeiranj.com /shows.htm (520 words)

	Capoeira/FMA - MartialTalk.Com
		Today, maculele is done mostly as just a dance, but I believe the art descended from original stick, machete, and sword techniques.
		There is a dance similiar to the Jenga, but only done off of one side at a time, unfortunetly that was years ago and I can't remeber the name of the footwork.
		The conception that Capoeira was actually disguised as a dance to hide the combat nature is, I think, an oversimplification of the complex circumstances under which the art developed.
	www.martialtalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=34902 (875 words)

	Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She started teaching dance at the age of sixteen, following her mother's programs (who is a dance teacher), in many establishments such as cultural centers, primary schools and theaters.
		Donna soon became passionate for Brazilian dance as well and took two trips to Brazil in 2001 and 2002 to further her studies in Brazilian dance with her teacher Rosangela Silvestre.
		Laura received her dance training in her teens as a member of the prestigious "Jefferson Dancers" in Portland Oregon and continued her studies in dance in ballet and modern at the University of Oregon.
	www.pendulumdancetheatre.org /facultybio.htm (990 words)

	Epiphany Productions : Teaching
		Kim uses stretching and strengthening exercise with sound and breath to heighten body awareness, and modern dance techniques to understand momentum, release, and articulation.
		This class investigates the Afro-Brazilian Samba dance and Martial Art techniques of Maculele and Capoeira and to explore the different movement, sound and costumes of this culture.
		This class will be required to perform a Samba Dance combination with the musical knowledge of the Batucada, Maculele stick dance and song, Capoeira exercises performed and playing in a Joda as well as knowing some of the songs and instruments played such as Berimbau, pandero, drums and shakers.
	www.epiphanydance.org /teaching.html (1140 words)

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