About this Event
Shake off the rust from the winter and nourish your body, mind, and spirit with joyful movement!
Move your body and enjoy the rhythm at Axé Fest, our community day of FREE classes featuring the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, Yoga, and Afro-Brazilian Dance and Drumming. Classes are open to kids and adults! T his Axé Fest, we will have special guest instructor Mestre Mariano Silva!
Schedule:
1 pm - KIDS CAPOEIRA class (ages 4-12). Parents need to be present during the class.
2pm - YOGA for all with D Yoga Dude
3 pm - INTRO TO CAPOEIRA class, followed by Capoeira demo and roda
5pm - AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE to live drumming with special guest Mestre Mariano Silva! Kids and adults welcome
* Intro to Capoeira classes are for people new to capoeira. No experience is needed! Wear comfortable clothes.
W ho are we?
The Capoeira Spot is a community-based nonprofit that promotes the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira in Washington, DC. Capoeira was created by African warriors enslaved in Brazil and used to fight for their freedom. Today, we continue to practice and teach this liberating art. At The Capoeira Spot, we grow stronger together.
Learn more at capoeiradc.com
Mestre Mariano Silva teaches Ballroom and Brazilian Dance at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), at the Brazilian Cultural Arts Center of Santa Barbara, as well as workshops and events throughout the world. His dance classes blend a unique combination of history, tradition and movement.
Thank you to our supporters of our Axé Fest, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Capoeira Spot, 2008 Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, Washington, United States
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