Capoeira Club
The Prescott Capoeira Club aims to promote the African-Brazilian Art form of Capoeira through classes and performances provided free and by-donation to the community.
Developed over 400 years by Africans enslaved in Brazil, Capoeira combines self-defense, acrobatics and folkloric traditions in a dynamic physical dialog that takes place in time to live music. Classes focus on strength, flexibility and endurance training through the physical forms of Capoeira Regional and Angola, Maculele, and Samba. Students also learn the accompanying traditions of music and folklore, learning to play traditional instruments and rhythms, and sing traditional songs in Portuguese.
Faculty Advisor
Liz Faller, Email
Alumni
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Colin Khoury
After finishing his B.A. at Prescott College, Colin worked as a Crop Curator at Native Seeds/SEARCH in Tucson, and Patagonia, Arizona, and as ... Learn more >
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Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams ’08 of Tucson was awarded a Campus Ecology Fellowship by the National Wildlife Federation to support work on college ... Learn more >
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Michael Shay '07
It’s a bakery-hot Prescott summer evening, but the Raven Café is packed with folks who don’t seem to mind the heat for a second. The Just ... Learn more >