REFLECTION: TUESDAY JUNE 9, 2015

This was an extremely active day!!!! In the morning, we had an Afro-Brazilian dance class. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! We learned a bunch of really cool dance moves and styles, and got such an incredible work out. The dance instructor spoke zero English, so it was really cool to be able to understand and apply all of his instructions. I love the dances that we learned, especially my favorite, the Forro. It’s a partnered dance with very basic and simple steps, but it is also extremely fun and very common here in Bahia. All of the dancing that we did were very fun to do because they require that one gets very loose and comfortable with one’s body, especially when dancing around other people. I thought it was a really great experience to see the other classmates get loose and enjoy expressing themselves. We had a really great time!

Profesora even honored us in dancing the Forro with the dance instructure! Que linda!

Later in the afternoon we also got the chance to have a Capoeira lesson. It was also very fun, however, so many of us were so sore and tired from the morning session that the overall energy was just not the same. I enjoyed practicing Capoeira, it is truly an art of its own, and was definitely such a good workout!