Dance Lest We All Fall Down
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583852220 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Dance Lest We All Fall Down” is a gripping first-person account of one woman’s experiences living in a Brazilian shantytown. Their pledge to the residents to create a top-quality educational center for girls becomes a turbulent journey that takes us from the shantytowns of Northeastern Brazil to urban Seattle to high-society London. She, a white American anthropologist, joins forces with an African-Brazilian shantytown activist to change the violence and despair they see around them. With the author, we experience a world of drug dealers, street urchins, and capoeiristas, English socialites, power-hungry “do-gooders,” and wise teachers. This is a true story of insight and inspiration, courage, passion, and intrigue.
Dance lest We All fall Down This book was very interesting as it provided a different approach to establishing a way to help the girls in a different culture gain access to an education with the support of an international community. We also had the pleasure of having the author attend our book club when we reviewed the book and learned how individuals can become supportive of the work being done in Bahai.. "A powerful story of poverty and hope" according to Andrew W. Johns. I wasn't really sure what to expect when I picked up this book. I had heard a little bit about the Bahia Street organization through my friends, so I could somewhat guess where the book ended. But I was mostly unprepared for the journey. When Ms. Willson first visited the city of Salvador da Bahia in Brazil, she probably never imagined the impact the city and its people were going to have on her life. As an anthropologist, she lived among the city's poor, learning about their lives and culture and gradually coming to love . A Journey of Hope and Inspiration This is a story written from the heart, in an easy conversational style that enables the reader to become friends with not only Margaret, but all the various players in her journey toward the establishment of Bahia Street. I was moved to tears and laughter while reading her story, and highly recommend it to anyone who might be considering how to best serve people in need of any kind of assistance, in whatever culture or country they might live in.But more than a source book for social work, Margaret's tale will capture you