New Settlement Community Center
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Capoeira
Annual Memberships starting as low as $50 for students and senior citizens. Benefits of membership include:
Developmentally appropriate introduction to Capoeira as a martial art for preschool-age children. Classes incorporate music, rhythm, creative movement, and introduction to Capoeira movements and partner work, along with games and free play. With a combination of free exploration, skill building, gross motor and sensory skills you'll be surprised how much the youngest capoerista can learn.
Members price is $80 and non-Members $110.
Builds on free exploration, guided gross motor and sensory movement, and exploration of rhythm and dance as a martial art. At this stage children begin to organize patterns of movement individually and alongside peers. Classes explore dance from a creative approach while building basic skills, body control and conditioning.
Members price is $85 and non-Members $115.
Upper grade level students begin to appreciate the music, history and physical movements of Capoeira. The teachers teach basic and advanced Capoeira movements and concepts at a pace tailored to suit each student of this martial art.
Members price is $90 and non-Members $120.
This age group real starts flying mixing the acrobatics and musical elements of the art which develop spatial awareness, motor-coordination and rhythmic abilities in this exciting martial art. Interactive group sessions allow students to develop creativity and socialization skills. We nurture a family-like environment that stresses empathy and cooperation. Combining games with Capoeira lessons, kids maintain engagement and exercise without realizing it!
Members price is $115 and non-Members $160.
Developed in the 1500’s by enslaved Africans in Brazil, Capoeira is a unique martial art form that blends self-defense techniques, acrobatics, dance-like movements and music into a martial art form. The capoeira game is played in a circle called a roda, where two capoeiristas engage in a spontaneous conversation of movements, corporal expression, and self-defense techniques (kicks, dodges, take-downs, etc) accompanied by graceful acrobatics and music. The capoeiristas emphasize on control of their movements, quick strategy and reaction to smoothly trick each other and conquer one another’s space.
Members price is $90 and non-Members $120.
