KIDS CAPOEIRA CLASSES
This 8-week Capoeira class is designed for kids ages 5–10 to explore movement, music, culture, and community through the art of Capoeira. Led by Teaching Artist Mestre Silvinho, each class will introduce students to Capoeira movements, rhythms, songs, and traditions while building coordination, strength, confidence, creativity, and body awareness.
Students of all experience levels and abilities are encouraged to participate. Through movement, play, and music, kids will have opportunities to learn new skills, express themselves, and connect with one another in a welcoming and supportive environment.
DETALLES
Location:
Union Cultural Center
803 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104
Dates:
Wednesdays | September 30–November 18
8-week series
Class: 5:00–6:00 PM
Cost:
$150 for the 8-week series
+$35 for each additional sibling
MESTRE SILVINHO
Silvio Dos Reis is a Master lever teacher of Capoeira Angola, know to his students as Mestre Silvinho. He started the practice of Capoeira in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brasil in 1986. He moved to Seattle in 2004 to direct the branch of International Capoeira Angola. Since then, he has been teaching ongoing Capoeira classes at the Union Cultural Center, organizing international conferences, teaching summer camps, and teaching credit classes at University of Washington, Evergreen State College, and Western Washington University. He sees Capoeira as a powerful tool for education, cultivate self-esteem, and develop our critical view of the world.Capoeira promotes interpersonal and social healing through the learning of its fundamentals such as movements, music, history, and philosophy.