Beginner's Capoeira Angola Classes March 2, 2010

Special beginners Capoeira Angola classes (10 classes over 5 weeks) from March 2 to April 1st. Classes will take place every Tuesday and Thursdays from 7 pm to 9 pm. You will be learn a unique martial art in a comfortable and fun environment. You will learn the basic movements of Capoeira Angola, and sing traditional Capoeira Angola songs in Portuguese. Learn to play the berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque, and other instruments. Capoeira Angola is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines acrobatics, fighting, music, history and philosophy. Enslaved Africans brought the movements of Capoeira Angola to Brazil, disguising the martial elements of Capoeira Angola by adding music and singing. After the abolition of slavery, Capoeira Angola continued to develop as an instrument of freedom and resistance. Today, Capoeira Angola groups flourish across Brazil and around the world.