Fall Semester 2018
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Flow & Balance. Students will develop spatial awareness and understanding of how to efficiently use the space around them. They will practice many floor movements, and learn to combine them with attack and defense, as well as acrobatic movements in continuous and flowing series. The transitions will increase in difficulty and tempo over time to increase resistance, muscular strength and agility.
Music & Rhythm. Music is an essential element of Capoeira. We practice capoeira to the sound of music and we synchronize our movements to the rhythm and tempo of the music. Students will handle and learn simple rhythms on the Pandeiro (Tambourine), the Atabaque (drum), and the Agogo (cow's bell), and will learn to sing some simple songs in Portuguese. Dialogue and cooperation. Capoeira is no fun when practiced alone because its essence is corporal dialogue (establishing communication with another person through movement). In classes we guide students through exercises that will facilitate their understanding of dialogue by doing a lot of partner work, and playing capoeira with each other. |