Initially, it appeared Jason Harris had suddenly lost his balance and was on his way to a terrible fall. But then, the Baltimore resident extended his arms and not only broke his fall but continued ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 — ...
ITS UNUSUAL movement — part dance and theater, part martial arts display — first attracted Oakland’s Mary Schindler to the Afro-Brazilian art form capoeira. She wanted to learn how to dance and came ...
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 ...
Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That changed after she ...
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