Agradecer y Abraçar

Brazil

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. The title translates as "Thank and Embrace". The dance is part of the South American Circle Dance tradition, and was choreographed by Cristiana Menezes. We learned the dance in Tucson from Harvey Gardner.

Music:Maria Bethânia. 

• https://youtu.be/nxv_pESbgc0
• https://youtu.be/7loY1l_O3CM
• https://youtu.be/IXgKqGo-Ah4

Meter: 4/4
Formation: Closed circle, start with hands down in V position.
Introduction: Start with Singing

Bar 1: Facing center take 4 walking steps into the center R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4), arms slowly come up from V position to over the head in Y position.
Bar 2: Take 4 walking steps backing out of the center R(1), L (2), R (3), L (4), arms slowly lower back down to V position:
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1), Step on L across in front of R (2), Step on R to R (3), Step on L behind R (4)
Bar 4: Step on R to R (1), Step on L across in front of R (2), Sway on R to R (3), Sway on L to L(4)

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Lyrics:

(From https://www.letras.mus.br/maria-bethania/886917/)

Also spelled Abrazar

São como os meus, olhos teus

Brazil

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Part of the Sacred Circle movement in Brazil, choreographed by Lena Mouzinho. Harvey Gardner learned it from the video and taught it to our group.

Choreographer: Lena Mouzinho
Music: Canção Retina by Consuelo de Paula and Reubens Nogueira (Dança das Rosas): https://youtu.be/HNujBUOTq0Y
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Open circle, hands down in V position.
Introduction: Start with singing

Bar 1: Facing center, cross L over R (1), Step on R to R (2), Cross L over R (3), Pause (4)
Bar 2: Rock backwards out of center on R (1),  Rock forward on L (2), Step on R to R (3), Pause (4)
repeat until the end of the music

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Also spelled: Sao