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Idea by VaughnE

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Capoeira in our Community

Website

http://www.oficinadacapoeiradc.com/

The Idea

Bring our mestre from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to Washington, DC, to lead workshops in capoeira and samba for the local community to promote health and Brazilian culture.

The Specifics

Capoeira is an Afro-Braziian martial art that incorporates self-defense techniques, acrobatics, dance, and music into a sport and game that is appreciated by people of all walks of life. Oficina da Capoeira is one group of many that practice capoeira. We will host a weekend of workshops in DC for people of all ages - though focused on local underserved youth - to learn from Mestre Ray, the internationally renowned top capoeirista in our group. With these workshops we hope to encourage more people to get active through capoeira's unique, holistic practice: a physically demanding activity that also engages the mind through learning (1) a new language (Portuguese) and (2) how to play several instruments.

Discussion

10Comments

Wow. What a fun way to get healthy! Capoeira sounds like a great thing to expose to youth -- how many people do you have attending your workshops?

by Hana Ros

4 months ago | Reply

We regularly have about 25 people in our classes (Monday and Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoons at Stroga in Adams Morgan). For the weekend of workshops with Mestre Ray, we hope to have about 100!

by VaughnE

4 months ago | Reply

G/f, you had me at 'shirtless'. This better work out for y'all. Boa sorte, fofinha!

by psm

4 months ago | Reply

We're #1 right now!!

by amccurin

4 months ago | Reply

Great Idea

by Ira and Fran Edelson

4 months ago | Reply

So glad you've posted this idea. I attended one of the samba classes in the Fall and it was fun and a great work out. Plus it was so cool to see the awesome acrobatics. You guys are amazing!

by jcoleary

4 months ago | Reply

This is amazing. I guess all those years of gymnastics comes in handy!

by Dianeberman

4 months ago | Reply

Awesome idea!!

by andi.bill

4 months ago | Reply

What a fun way to get healthy! Paying for a plane ticket from Brazil to Washington D.C. for the mestre to perform an acrobatics show is definitely is the best way to use $1000 to promote healthier communities! Boa Sorte!

by zanksta

3 months ago | Reply