Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/13

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Peter can levitate, too
From: pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)
Date: Sun Apr 13 22:04:41 2008

Capoeira sounds right, as they did indeed stand on their hands a 
lot.  Thanks.  Here's a couple more pictures from the festivities:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1003260HandStand-w.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1003262MartialDance-w.jpg.html

And the original picture from yesterday:
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1003252Martial-w.jpg.html

--Peter

At 07:32 PM 4/13/2008 -0700, Richard wrote:
>Do they stand on their hands a lot, if so, then it's Brazillian
>Capoeira, the guy in the middle looks like he's about to get of to
>his hands, so that probably is it. Very effective style plus great
>way to dance :-)


>At 12:42 AM 4/13/2008, Peter Klein wrote:
> >Just so you know that Cassidy isn't the only one who can levitate 
> >people...
> >
> >This was some kind of performance combining martial arts, drumming,
> >chanting, and, acrobatics and dance.  The drummer kept repeating a
> >short, rhythmic pattern, everybody else clapped to it. Pairs of
> >people came forward and "fought" each other.  But not really, they
> >were more like dance partners than opponents, and they never
> >actually touched. (Richard Man, are you around, and do you know what 
> this is?).