Sesame Street: Capoeira Dance Class

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A boy tries capoeira for the first time. 

Sesame Street is a production of Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization which also produces Pinky Dinky Doo, The Electric Company, and other programs for children around the world.

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Entertainment

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• capoeira
• brazilian
• african
• dance
• martial arts
• afro-brazilian
• boys
• friends
• park
• trying new things
• sesame street

[afriendofbean]

From 0:50-0:52, I understand how the kid felt when he said that he feels funny and different. I guess the most thing that made him feel different was that, everyone was wearing a blue shirt but he was wearing a red shirt.

[MattFaggDotCom]

This video started my Capoeira career! 12 years later, I'm an Instructor for Negaca Capoeira UK. Thank you Sesame Street!

[xlordbimpyx]

LOL wtf on ss? o-o

[afriendofbean]

@TheBrooklynUSA That's good.

[TheBrooklynUSA]

@afriendofbean WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. PEACE.

[afriendofbean]

@TheBrooklynUSA Yes, I knew the reason he felt it because he was a different race as you mentioned but, for me, I didn't think it would be a good idea for me to say the word having a different race since not many people would like hearing that. (I hope nobody would get offended when reading my comment). Also I agree, he did say at the end of the dance that he had a lot of fun which is why he said he will come to dance in the next week. (I guess he felt bad for refusing in the beginning).

[TheBrooklynUSA]

@afriendofbean HE REFUSED AT FIRST YES, BUT WE ALL KNOW WHY BECAUSE HE SAID WHY. THE FACT IS HE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND HE HAD FUN.

[afriendofbean]

@TheBrooklynUSA That's true. The kid must have also felt different that he was a different race than the others. The kid was welcomed first by his friend Michael but, the kid didn't want too. He even refused when the teacher invited him to dance but, the only reason he joined in was because, the teacher was a great dancer and he liked the teachers flip.

[TheBrooklynUSA]

@afriendofbean LET'S BE REAL WHEN THE CHILD SAID HE FELT " YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT" HE WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WAS DRESSED. HE MEANT THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS HE WAS NOT OF THE SAME RACE AS EVERYONE ELSE. MY POINT IS AFTER HE REALIZED THAT HIS RACE DID NOT MATTER TO ANYONE THERE AND THAT HE WAS WELCOMED HE BECAME VERY COMFORTABLE AND LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND MYBE EVEN MADE NEW FRIENDS.

[afriendofbean]

@TheBrooklynUSA Yes, and maybe the kid didn't feel too different once he started dancing since he might have noticed that the grown ups weren't wearing shirts since that made them different than the younger kids.

[TheBrooklynUSA]

@capoesta18 I AGREE WITH YOU IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS THE CHILD DID BRING IT UP INNOCENTLY.