In a Mission District studio, a barefooted Brazilian woman in white pants steps to the front of a group of about 30 students. Speaking almost entirely in Portuguese, the instructor dives into 90 heart ...

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 ...

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Capoeira SC brings Afro-Brazilian martial arts to USC. Capoeira combines rhythmic music and percussion with fighting tecniques. The club embraces students of all skill levels and backgrounds.

Practicing and teaching capoeira have been two of the driving forces in Anne Pollack's life. She is part of the first generation of women to practice capoeira in the United States and reach the level ...

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In a one-room studio on Springfield Avenue in Champaign at the Cordao de Ouro Capoeira Academy, a small group of students – most of them graduate students – assembles nightly to practice the martial ...

WEST HAVEN >> One week Efraim Silva, 52, was in England balancing on his hands, performing capoeira moves in front of Shakespeare’s childhood home and the next he was in a cap and gown taking the ...

SARASOTA -- When Halle Berry pounces across the screen as Catwoman this Friday, watch as she crouches low, kicks high, then jumps, arches and flips in the air. She's playing Capoeira. To prepare for ...

Inside a gymnasium at the Linden Community Center in Columbus, Elton Brasil and Joseph Lewis greet their students as they warm up for their capoeira session. Once the students are done stretching and ...