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Playing, Fighting, and Dancing: Unpacking the Significance of Ginga within the Practice of Capoeira Angola
- TDR: The Drama Review
- The MIT Press
- Volume 56, Number 3, Fall 2012 (T215)
- pp. 141-166
- Article
- Additional Information
Capoeira players are best known for their syncopated swings, sweeps, and slides, collectively known as ginga in Brazil. How does this particular mode of action function, and what roles does it assume during games of capoeira angola?