The Silvestre Dance Technique

from Groovin' Griot Hosted by Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki

In the first episode of Season 3, Ore takes you to the Silvestre Associação Cultural in Salvador de Bahia for an interview with Rosangela Silvestre, founder of the association and creator of the Silvestre Dance Technique. Azsaneé joins for a movement break with a short sequence from the Silvestre Technique so you can try it out for yourself as well. Come groove! Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki with support from Jennifer McCord. Part of the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University Podcasting Network. Book referenced: Giving life to Movement: The Silvestre Dance Technique by Dr. Tamara Ladonna Williams Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio Other music used: -Artifact by Kevin MacLeod on Directory. Audio -Rain Drum Strike Sound Bath by TwoWolvesReiki on Pixabay Licensed under a creative commons attribution 3.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow us on Instagram @groovingriot

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