I went to the Sunday practice session of Olodum, the favorite Bloco Afro (carnival dance group) of Salvador. They gained international notoriety playing with Paul Simon some years back. The practice is FOUR HOURS OF NONSTOP DRUMMING, although some of the drummers substitute out throughout the practice. It costs $10.
Not only is the drumming amazing, deafening and completely overwhelming, there are the same group of dancers that show up at all these dance events in Pelo, leading people in the carnival dances. It's the same afro-brasilian type dancing that I do in New York, so I was very excited.
I was dancing next to these guys, and (although I took it with the same grain of salt I have learned to accept all Brazilian compliments with) one of them told me I danced like a Brazilian. And he didn't even try to get into my pants, so it may have been close to the truth!! One of them will lead a step, and the rest of us follow, and so on, for hours. I stood right next to them and danced for HOURS. I was completely drenched with sweat, entranced.
It was the best night of dancing in my life.
2 comments:
Hurray! And you have pictures!
So happy for you. Smooch!
Hey, how are you? Hope you are still eating, beaching, dancing, having a good time, without any touching. Those are wonderful photos. I miss you.
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