Dança de Guerra

Dance of war
Danca da guerra
Directed by	Jair Moura
Written by	Jair Moura
Produced by	Jair Moura
Starring	João Grande João Pequeno
Narrated by	William Mendonça
Cinematography	Luiz Gonzaga
Edited by	Mario Murakami
Music by	Bimba, Tiburcinho, Totonho de Maré, Noronha
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Dança de Guerra (Dance of War) is a short movie from 1972, directed by Jair Moura.

Dança de Guerra is a historical, folkloric, and touristic documentary that revives choreography set to characteristic songs depicting the lives of Black people in a mill during the monarchy and slavery in Brazil. It encompasses aspects of batuque, samba, and capoeira, as well as scenes portraying popular life, landscapes, and monuments in the old city of Salvador, Bahia.^[1]

Desch-Obi finds that the knife strikes demonstrated by the masters João Grande and João Pequeno in the movie showcase how the blade was integrated as a natural extension of traditional capoeira stances in the past.^[2]

• Desch-Obi, M. Thomas J. (2008). Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Art Traditions in the Atlantic World. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-718-4.