To keep their art alive, the slaves turned capoeira into a dance, and the berimbau, which had warned of an approaching master, began to accompany the dance itself.

为够使这种舞蹈流传下来，奴隶们将它成舞蹈。曾经用来警示主人到来的琴，被用来给这种舞蹈做伴奏。