Thursdays: Capoeira Online [Ages 8 -14]

Capoeira is now online.  This class will provide children a studio experience from their own home. All lessons will be led by our Teaching Artist Levi Guerrero and allow your child to socialize with other students in the class. You must have internet on a device with a built in camera to participate. Come move and groove the Brazilian way! Capoeira combines martial arts, music, dance and acrobatics to help students gain coordination, focus, agility, flexibility, teamwork and strength. In this class we will also learn how to play traditional Brazilian instruments and sing in Portuguese, but don’t worry, this is a judgment-free zone! The psychological and developmental benefits that arise from cooperation, respect, discipline, and tolerance are essential to the practice of this art form. Sessions focus on developing physical and sensory awareness through movement, tumbling, and sensory activities.

Materials:

-Chair for exercises

About the Teaching Artist
Levi Guerrero, also known as Cacique de Ramos, has practiced the art of Capoeira for many years and is an instructor affiliated with Grupo Senzala from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the guidance of Mestre Zumbi. Mr. Guerrero has been teaching Capoeira since 2006 in various locations in central and southern New Jersey. Primarily, he seeks to develop the mental and physical capabilities of young people through Capoeira while simultaneously exposing them to the cultural heritage of Africa and Brazil.