What I like about capoeira is that I can go to classes and not talk much. We can have conversations through our bodies, or through a look. As a tribe, we are all throwing in different sounds or movements to create a group process that involves more than the interaction between the two people in the center of the circle. They are also responding to sounds of the musicians. She may not even be aware that it is my tambourine that's giving her the direction for a sharp kick.
People also use their voices and the clapping of their hands.
With these we are all creating signals that make something happen. The natural energy between some people makes interaction easy. I match their energy. If I am in a mellower space, I like to bring the more acrobatic, graceful and slow moving qualities to the play. She is really good, and a guy from Brazil who considered himself one of the best started ego-tripping on that and felt he needed to prove himself.