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单词 capoeira
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Definition of capoeira in English:

capoeira

noun ˌkapʊˈeɪrəkapo͝oˈārə
mass noun
  • A system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form.

    卡波卫勒舞(一套由巴西奴隶创制,既是武术又是舞蹈的身体训练和运动形式)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The course covers everything from modern to hip hop and Aboriginal dance as well as Brazil's capoeira - both a dance and a martial art.
    • Joseph's - slow, formal, and pristinely beautiful - is based on the Brazilian martial arts form capoeira.
    • On some occasions these performers also performed secular dances of Afro-American origin like capoeira, rumba, carnival dances, or Afro-Uruguayan candombe.
    • We're not only talking modern dance, we're looking at all of dance's forms like capoeira, raves and whirling dervishes.
    • It takes five minutes to absorb the sort of movement Elkins devises: a mix of modern dance, martial arts like aikido and capoeira, hip-hop, and maneuvers from contact improvisation.
    • Traditions like this ancient dance known as capoeira, originally from Angola in southern Africa.
    • Instead, the concept of ‘Swan Lake’ as a performance milieu is the basis for a fast paced maelstrom of ballet, yoga, capoeira and gymnastics.
    • Beautiful in appearance, yet deadly in application, capoeira uses the natural physics of the human body to deliver amazingly swift sweeps and crushing blows.
    • She even mixed in some capoeira, a martial art from Brazil.
    • The artful dance form called capoeira is widely known as a cultural expression in Brazil, but it's rapidly becoming all the rage in the capital of Angola.
    • It's as if the Masai warriors of the past have leapt into the present, exchanging their weaponry for spins and the stalking combat steps from Brazilian capoeira.
    • In Missao, Vieira treats men and women equally, and elevates the martial form of capoeira to kinetic poetry.
    • You can find masters of any form, be it ballet, capoeira, flamenco or lyrical jazz.
    • Originally developed in Brazil by African slaves as a means of defence, the graceful movements of capoeira will get you fighting fit.
    • Washington incorporates a range of movement idioms - acrobatics, African dance, capoeira and social dancing - but always with an eye toward line, height and pinpoint accuracy.
    • Aché Brasil performed traditional and contemporary capoeira, a cross between martial arts and dance, in costumes brought from Brazil.
    • In this underworld, the movement turned more satisfyingly aggressive, with influences of capoeira and African dance.
    • A more distinctive Afro-Brazilian activity is capoeira, a martial art that is more like dancing than fighting.
    • He suddenly took off his suede vest and flipped and kicked with a natural grace, performing capoeira, the dance of his native Brazil.
    • He's also devoted to capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.

Origin

Portuguese.

Definition of capoeira in US English:

capoeira

nounkapo͝oˈārə
  • A system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form.

    卡波卫勒舞(一套由巴西奴隶创制,既是武术又是舞蹈的身体训练和运动形式)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It takes five minutes to absorb the sort of movement Elkins devises: a mix of modern dance, martial arts like aikido and capoeira, hip-hop, and maneuvers from contact improvisation.
    • We're not only talking modern dance, we're looking at all of dance's forms like capoeira, raves and whirling dervishes.
    • A more distinctive Afro-Brazilian activity is capoeira, a martial art that is more like dancing than fighting.
    • Joseph's - slow, formal, and pristinely beautiful - is based on the Brazilian martial arts form capoeira.
    • It's as if the Masai warriors of the past have leapt into the present, exchanging their weaponry for spins and the stalking combat steps from Brazilian capoeira.
    • In Missao, Vieira treats men and women equally, and elevates the martial form of capoeira to kinetic poetry.
    • You can find masters of any form, be it ballet, capoeira, flamenco or lyrical jazz.
    • He suddenly took off his suede vest and flipped and kicked with a natural grace, performing capoeira, the dance of his native Brazil.
    • Traditions like this ancient dance known as capoeira, originally from Angola in southern Africa.
    • He's also devoted to capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.
    • The course covers everything from modern to hip hop and Aboriginal dance as well as Brazil's capoeira - both a dance and a martial art.
    • Washington incorporates a range of movement idioms - acrobatics, African dance, capoeira and social dancing - but always with an eye toward line, height and pinpoint accuracy.
    • In this underworld, the movement turned more satisfyingly aggressive, with influences of capoeira and African dance.
    • The artful dance form called capoeira is widely known as a cultural expression in Brazil, but it's rapidly becoming all the rage in the capital of Angola.
    • She even mixed in some capoeira, a martial art from Brazil.
    • On some occasions these performers also performed secular dances of Afro-American origin like capoeira, rumba, carnival dances, or Afro-Uruguayan candombe.
    • Originally developed in Brazil by African slaves as a means of defence, the graceful movements of capoeira will get you fighting fit.
    • Beautiful in appearance, yet deadly in application, capoeira uses the natural physics of the human body to deliver amazingly swift sweeps and crushing blows.
    • Instead, the concept of ‘Swan Lake’ as a performance milieu is the basis for a fast paced maelstrom of ballet, yoga, capoeira and gymnastics.
    • Aché Brasil performed traditional and contemporary capoeira, a cross between martial arts and dance, in costumes brought from Brazil.

Origin

Portuguese.

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