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CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULE

ALL CLASSES ARE BEING HELD OUTDOORS AND ARE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM!

Tuesday - Thursday 
via zoom and in-person at Body Vibe Studio in San Rafael, CA

Pre-k (3-5 Y/O: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Youth (6-11 Y/O): 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Teen/Adult: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM


Friday
via zoom and in-person at the Corte Madera Park in Corte Madera, CA

Teens Only: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

 Wednesday
via zoom and in-person at the Corte Madera Park in Corte Madera, CA

Pre-k (3-5 Y/O: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Youth (6-11 Y/O): 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Teen/Adult: 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM (Capoeira Basics)


Saturday
via zoom and in-person at Body Vibe Studio in San Rafael, CA

Pre-k (3-5 Y/O: 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Youth (6-11 Y/O): 10:45 PM - 11:30 PM
Teen/Adult: 11:45 PM - 12:15 PM

 

  

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NEW CLASS for beginners

CAPOEIRA FUNDAMENTALS CLASS ($15.00)

During the month of May we are offering a Capoeira fundamentals class designed for people who always wanted to try capoeira but never had a chance. No need to have any previous experience with martial arts or dance.

In this class you will get familiar with the terms and beginner movements step by step as you work on coordination, flexibility, balance and rhythm.

Class duration: 6:15pm to 7:00pm (45 minutes).
Class dates: May 6, 13,20 and 27

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IMPORTANT NOTICE SIGN

Classes Postponed due to COVID-19 concerns

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Dear Capoeira Community -

Due to our concerns re: COVID-19, ABADÁ-Capoeira Marin has decided to temporarily postpone all classes and activities for the next two weeks (until March 30) effective immediately. The March 22, 2020 Capoeira Marathon has been postponed. At this time, our annual Batizado activities, scheduled for June 5 through 7, 2020 remain on calendar. Please note that this information is subject to change and we are thinking of ways to continue our service to the community in these difficult times. We will be in touch with all of you with further updates, including financial information re: student fees already paid for the remainder of this month.

We will update this announcement on a daily basis as we have more information. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have.

Thank you,

Lisa Willoughby
Executive Director
ABADÁ-Capoeira Marin

Diego Freitas
Artistic Director
ABADÁ-Capoeira Marin

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH PRESENTATION

Who was Kunta Kinte?

In the same way, we have Zumbi in Brazil, United States also have a hero that represents freedom from slavery through fighting for freedom and justice. His name is Kunta Kinte, many people don’t know, but he was a real person and his story is spread through fictional books and mini-series.

Kunta Kinte’s family arrived in Juffure, a Muslim town, one generation before Kunta Kinte was born. The Kintes were Juulas that were primarily known to be merchants and Islamic scholars. They were involved in many types of trading including slave trading. 

For many years the Muslims discussed about slavery if it was right or not and to who to sell, but many Juulas sold slaves to anyone who would buy them, and some Kintes were involved.

Kunta was sold into slavery in 1767 even with his family middle-class status, when an English man got involved in a dispute with the king of Niumi, in one of the fights an English soldier accidentally shot three fingers of the hand of the queen of Niumi. Somewhat during the confused period, someone took Kunta Kinte and deported him to America.

The series of books Roots: The Saga of an American Family was written by Alex Haley, who called his piece ‘faction’ because of the mixture of facts and fiction about Kunta Kinte’s story.

In the book Kunta was captured while he was in the woods to make a drum, he crossed the Atlantic and was sold to a man called John Waller. Kunta ran away from his owners four times, and after the last one they cut off part of his right foot. 

In the story, Kunta died when he was 67 years old after starting a new family in America when he got married to a house slaved called Bell.

The once known as James Island is now called Kunta Kinte after the most famous slave. The island was home to many captured slaves and became famous because of the number of people who were captured from there.

Alex Haley mixed real facts with fiction and was accused of copyright in the first book, but Kunta Kinte’s story is really important and was immortalized by the books.

Please watch below a video from the Black History Month Presentation at the Vallecito Elementary School:

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