Fri, Nov 03, 2006 - Page 13 News List

A language all their own

Over its 31-year history, Brazil's Group Corpo has developed a unique lexicon of steps and movements that mixes classical Western ballet with Afro-Brazilian steps, modern dance and street-style moves

By Diane Baker  /  STAFF REPORTER

It begins almost in the dark, with the dancers barely visible, moving to a heavy beat. They move as a group, before Rodrigo Pederneiras employs his trademark "pulling away" of pairs or trios. As the pace of the music picks up so does the energy of the dancers until both explode in a joyful paean to the universe.

Given the percussive rhythms of Parabelo and the lush melodies of Lecuona, it would seem that Grupo Corpo and their Novel Hall sponsors will have a harder time keeping audience members sitting in their seats than filling them in the first place.

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