Before you can learn capoeira in Fabio “Fua” Nascimento’s class, you have to learn a little Portuguese. At the beginning of each session, he passes out instruments — a drum, a cowbell, a tambourine — ...

Ren Powell, the director of Capoeira Males, will join members of his Washington, D.C., based studio at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of the city-wide D.C. Dance Festival this ...

AS SOON AS capoeira teacher Alan Letran asked me during warm-ups whether I was comfortable with handstands, I knew I had either: a) found my people, or b) gotten in way over my head. I prepped for my ...

For those who opt out of paying high gym membership prices or club dues, there is now another option on campus for students trying to stay fit while having fun. Capoeira, a mix of martial arts and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside a gymnasium at the Linden Community Center in Columbus, Elton Brasil and Joseph Lewis greet their students as they warm up ...

FALL RIVER — With multiple bodies swaying in fluid motions and legs kicking to an African beat, it was obvious this was no regular dance, and definitely not your everyday workout. “It’s timing, all ...

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Argyros Plaza in Costa Mesa was a scene of mass movement Tuesday evening, as locals participated in a dance tradition dating back to the 16th century that seamlessly ...

The dance began with the rhythm of drums, a tambourine and a man chanting in Portuguese as dancers dressed in white clapped and formed a semi-circle. A man played an instrument called a berimbau. Two ...

Columbus instructors Elton Brasil and Joseph Lewis teach capoeira at three locations and aim to make classes affordable for all. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art combining music, dance, and ...