In search of legitimacy
Subtitle: how outsiders become part of an Afro-Brazilian tradition
By: Lauren Miller Griffith
Series: Dance and performance studies -- volume 7
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781785330636; 9781785330643
Subjects: Capoeira (Dance); Social life and customs; Study and teaching; Foreign Visitors; Blacks; Culture and tourism; Social conditions
Table of contents: title: A Brief History of Capoeira; title: The Challenges of Teaching and Learning Capoeira Abroad; title: Travel as a Way to Overcome Doubts; title: Preparing for the Pilgrimage; title: A World in which the Black Brazilian Man Is King; title: How the Rest of Us Get Our Foot in the Door; title: Does Form Really Matter?; title: Will I Ever Be Good Enough?; title: Conclusion and Future Directions.