Mestre Caxias flew to Chicago from New York this past weekend to conduct a Capoeira workshop for Monitor Brucutu’s class. Here are pictures from Thursday and Saturday.
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Archive for the ‘Capoeira’ Category
Pictures from the Capoeira Workshop with Mestre Caxias 3.2010
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Capoeira
Friday, May 8th, 2009
What is Capoeira?
Developed in the 1500’s by African slaves in Brasil, Capoeira, the thrilling Afro-Brasilian martial art concealed as dance, was introduced to the United States almost twenty-five years ago. Capoeira has become one of Brasil’s top national sports (second only to soccer) and it has become firmly established in the U.S. Performed with a joy fully improvised spontaneity, Capoeira combines floor movements resembling breakdancing with agile acrobatic movements and kicks of grace and beauty. The “Soul of Capoeira” is the trance-like music of the berimbau, the musical bow of African origin. (more…)
