Capoeira is challenging! Students can expect to be pretty tired - and even a little sore after their first class. But the challenge is part of what makes capoeira so exciting. Classes combine movement training with instruction in Brazilian history and culture, Portuguese language, and traditional music. Following warm-up, the majority of each class is spent in training capoeira movements individually and with partners. Music and language practice then accompany the application of capoeira movements in an open game called the "roda." Capoeira training is great for students of all ages, but classes are specifically tailored to the needs of specific age groups. Classes are available for teens, adults, and kids ages 4 and up. Check the class descriptions and the schedule below to determine the appropriate class times and get started now to schedule your first class and receive a free DVD introduction to capoeira and the Brazilian Capoeira studio.


MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1:00 pm
Adult Beginners
2:00pm -
4:00pm
Open Gym
5:00pm
Kids (4-5yrs),
Kids and
Family Class		 5:00pm
Kids and
Family Class
6:00pm
Kids and
Family Class		 6:00pm
Kids
Intermediate		 6:00pm
Kids		 6:00pm
Kids
Intermediate
7:00pm
Intermediate		 7:00pm
Adult Beginners		 7:00pm
Intermediate		 7:00pm
Adult Beginners
8:00pm
Adult Beginners		 8:00pm
Intermediate		 8:00pm
Adult
Beginners		 8:00pm
Intermediate

Kids 1: Ages 4 to 6

Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. This introductory class emphasizes practice, patience, and working together. Students learn to perform basic capoeira movements, beginning tumbling, how to play simple instruments, sing simple songs in Portuguese and beginning Portuguese vocabulary.

Kids 2: Ages 6 to 10

Mondays/Wednesdays 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays/Thursdays 5:00 p.m. Kids love capoeira! Classes are high energy and challenging in a fun atmosphere. Students learn the basic capoeira kicks and dodges, as well as acrobatics like handstands and cartwheels. Kids will learn to play the traditional capoeira instruments; the berimbau, pandeiros, and atabaque. Beginning Portuguese vocabulary is incorporated into each class and students learn to sing capoeira music in Portuguese. This class emphasizes developing discipline and confidence as students learn challenging capoeira movements and have many opportunities to perform in front of their peers.

Adults

Mondays/Wednesdays 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays/Thursdays 7:00 p.m., Saturdays 1:00 p.m. Get in the best shape of your life and have a great time doing it! Capoeira classes give adults a full body workout. Challenging acrobatic movements develop balance and muscular strength. High kicks increase flexibility and fast paced classes provide excellent aerobic conditioning. Best of all, classes are fun. Training capoeira is a great way to meet new people, challenge yourself, and learn first hand about Brazilian language, history, music, and culture. The best way to get to know more about capoeira is to try it!

Family Class

Mondays/Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. This is our newest class and one of the most exciting. Parents train in one room, and kids train in another. Then everybody gets together for the last 15 minutes of class to work on music and a little training together. This way different age groups get the instruction they need, but still have the opportunity to work together. That's what capoeira is all about! Click here to receive a free DVD intro to capoeira!

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