PHYSICAL, MENTAL, & EMOTIONAL CALISTHENICS
INCREASE STRENGTH, CONTROL, FLEXIBILITY AND BALANCE 

Class is held in a group setting learning individually and with partners. Students learn all elements of Capoeira Angola which include:

• MUSIC – playing traditional instruments, singing traditional songs, instrument construction and maintenance
• MOVEMENT – the martial art conversation of striking, dancing, and evading, with kicks, sweeps, headbutts

and theatrical improvisation to rhythmic songs and percussion sound.

• RODA – what is the Roda, understanding the order and dynamics of the Roda and how to participate 
• AFRICAN/BRAZILIAN CULTURE – Basic language, history, and philosophy of Capoeira Angola