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Brazilian Dance Series: Part I Posted by on Nov 19, 2008

Today we’re starting a new series about Brazilian dance forms. Forró is a type of dance that originated in the Northeast of Brazil, and is also known as arrasta-pé, bate-chinela, fobó, and forrobodó. Danced to the music of the same name, the movements have a variety of influences: indigenous ritual dances, traditional Dutch and Portuguese…

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