Giving Life to Movement: The Silvestre Dance Technique

by Tamara LaDonna Williams (Ifák??mi ?àngóbámk?? Mo?eb??látán)

Overview

What does it mean to give life to movement? Tamara Williams answers this question through an ethnographic study and historical mapping of the Silvestre Dance Technique created by Brazilian master teacher, dancer, and choreographer, Rosangela Silvestre. In the first book solely dedicated to Silvestre Technique, Williams illustrates how the applied theory of the triangles of inspiration, expression and balance of training can lead to self-actualization through implementation in daily life practice.

From the Brazilian arts movements of the 1970s, to the sociopolitical themes of the Blocos Afros, to the global practice of Silvestre Technique presently, the author explores the impact of the Body Universe in understanding self-capacity and capability. Williams investigates the functionality of the technique through a series of interviews, physical practice, and training.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476641379
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	02/25/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	286
Sales rank:	826,529
File size:	14 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tamara LaDonna Williams is an assistant professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the founder and artistic director of Moving Spirits, Inc., a dance company.
Tamara LaDonna Williams is an assistant professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the founder and artistic director of Moving Spirits, Inc., a dance company.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Lela Aisha Jones
Preface
Introduction
delete I. African-Brazilian Culture in the 1970s and the History of Silvestre Technique
deleteII. Creating Possibilities: An Approach to Silvestre Technique
  III. Practicing the Technique
deleteIV. Conceptualizations of Silvestre Technique
delete V. Definition of Silvestre Terms and Positions
  VI. Introductory Sequences for Silvestre Dance Technique Class
 VII. Methodology and Pedagogy
VIII. Self-Actualization
Afterword
Appendix
Bibliography
Index