Hip-Hop Freestyle — Samuel — Dance Film by Giulia Mookie

With Nigerian and Italian roots, Samuel (@samuelsensei) brings a unique Hip-Hop language shaped by the different places, people and experiences he has encountered. His style combines New Style, Hip-Hop, Popping and other street-dance influences, with a strong focus on freestyle, musicality, groove, glide and weight. His practice invites participants to listen closely to the music and discover their own free feeling of movement. The movement does not need to be big or explosive to connect deeply with the music. A shift of weight, a subtle groove, a pause or a small musical accent can become a powerful way of expressing rhythm through the body. The film explores how dance can transmit cultural knowledge and how a movement language can travel, be received and transformed through different bodies. Video Credits Protagonist: Samuel Instagram: @samuelsensei Video Artist: Giulia Mookie Instagram: @inthemakin.gm Ideas: Giovanni Santos General Direction: Susy Oesterreicher Artistic Direction & Cultural Research: Yeri Anarika MOTIONS 3 is a project by Capoeira Angola e.V., co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The project brings young people and artists together through dance, cultural exchange and embodied learning, exploring how movement can become a space for connection, participation and new forms of community.