District of Frevo

District of Frevo is the first dance group of its kind in the Washington, DC area. Frevo is a dance They also pass the umbrellas between their legs.

Frevo is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. Frevo was developed by transforming the capoeira movements into the quasi-acrobatical movements of the dance. Frevo dance movements include jumps, coordinated fast leg movements, leg flexions, tumbling etc. Frevo dance is now known as passo and Fre  ...