CAPOEIRA CLASS
Tue, Dec 17
|San Francisco
A capoeira class combines dance, music, and martial arts. It begins with a warm-up and practice of movements to the rhythm of traditional instruments. It includes the roda, where participants face off in a dance or combat. The session culminates with a song, celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture and
Time & Location
Dec 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
San Francisco, Africa 8, 63729 San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico
About the event
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the colonial period. Capoeira is known for its fluid and rhythmic movements, as well as its incorporation of kicks, sweeps, and spins. The art form is often practiced in a roda, a circle where capoeiristas play and engage in a dialogue through movement.