The amazing mix of martial arts, dance and gravity-defying acrobatics makes Brazil's capoeira one of today's most fascinating dance styles. Make sure it's on your radar! Discover step-by-step guides to some of the popular moves to get you started, learn about the history of this fascinating Brazilian dance, read an interview with a leading capoeira coach and the real life story of a young capoeirista!
The Radar series delivers streetwise, hot-topic reads for kids aged 9+. With bold, fresh design and topics that have bags of kid-appeal, Radar will encourage children to read - and keep reading!
This book features in the following series: Radar, Radar Series .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .
Liz Gogerly is an experienced author and editor of children's non-fiction.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: Contents
- 2: All about: Rhythmical combat
- 3: Real life story: Starting out
- 4: The history bit: Slave dance
- 5: Who's who: Pulling rank
- 6: Big debate: Dance or fight?
- 7: Show me: The swing
- 8: The lingo: Fighting talk
- 9: 5-minute interview: Mark 'Ferradura' Obstfeld
- 10: Feel it: The heat
- 11: Read all about it: Lights, camera, capoeira!
- 12: Show me: The half moon
- 13: Zone in: The moves
- 14: Get the gear: Capoeira style
- 15: Show me: The hammer
- 16: Fan club: Get the Brazilian bug!
- 17: Index
