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Noites de Gafieira
Dear students and friends,
We have a terrific event coming up on Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m. at The Beat in Berkeley that I’m sure you will all enjoy. “Noites de Gafiera” will be an evening of music and dance from Brazil and beyond: Come with a dance partner, or on your own, as a student of Gafiera couple’s dance, or someone hoping to learn. There will be live music with Celia Malheiros, as well as a DJ playing samba, forro, pagode and salsa. I will be teaching introductory Samba de Gafiera and other dance steps.
This event could be the start of something ongoing – come out and support it!With care,
Mestre Beicola
Parents’ Weekend Roda at Stanford
Hi everyone!
Here are some photos from the latest roda. Our group demonstrated for a bunch of middle school students and other passing tourists at the Stanford Main Quad. It was a beautiful day, and everyone had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came, and a special thanks to the photographer.
COW – Concept of the Week
Focus
Like Arjuna shooting his arrow straight to the eye of his target, focus only on the goal.
Call it tunnel vision, call it concentration – in the end, just don’t let peripheral distractions obscure your aim.
The epitome of focus.
Recap of the story from the Mahabharata:
“After his brothers all attempted to shoot the wooden bird, it was Arjuna’s turn. He readied himself, his bow and arrow in perfect position! When his Guru asked him, “Arjuna, will you tell me what you see?”
Arjuna replied, “Sir, I only the eye of the bird.” When asked by the teacher whether he was able to see the bird, the tree, and people around, Arjuna replied that he saw nothing but the eye of the bird only.
Arjuna’s teacher was pleased with his immense concentration and correct approach towards the art of archery.”
[Click the image to read the original article (www.avani-mehta.com)]
Capoeira Coffee Break
Oi capoeiristas,
Ever need a little pick-me-up in the afternoon? Wish there was an alternative to coffee? Can’t wait until 6:30 to start playing capoeira? Here’s your solution: join the capoeira-coffeebreak mailing list!
The purpose of the capoeira-coffeebreak mailing list is to facilitate spontaneous afternoon capoeira practice. The idea is that you’d email the list with a suggestion of when and where to meet, e.g. “Anyone up for handstands near the Clark Center, in about 15 min (4:30)?” Sound easy? It is.
You can sign up here:
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/capoeira-coffeebreak
(the link is on the right-hand column of this page)
Best,
Rachel
“1st Saturday” Roda at Stanford
Dear all,
A roda at Stanford will be held every first Saturday of the month, 12pm in the gym where we train during the week (Ford Center). Everyone is encouraged to come and play, even bring friends. It’s a great chance to learn songs as well. Put those moves you learn during the week to good use!
Below are photos from the first one, from February 7, 2009. Thank you to those who were there!
Looking forward to the next one (March 7, 2009)! Mark your calendars!
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| Capoeira Narahari Saturday Roda |
Brazilian Show
Here’s a link to the gallery of last weekend’s show for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation:
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| Brazilian Show for PAMF |
Update
Here are some more photos (sorry, some pictures are present in both galleries)
Makulele Video:
And Capoeira Video:
P.S. also make sure to checkout the update in our batizado post
Dancing…Saturday night?
Post a comment, or talk to me in class if you’re interested in this event:
3372 19th St, at Mission, SF
We can discuss carpools on Thursday or Saturday after class if people are interested.
-Megha
Belt Movements
Please click the links below to download the pdf file of the movements for each cord level.
Happy training!
Add Stanford Capoeira to Google!
Just in case you may use iGoogle as your browser’s homepage, you can add this site to appear there – either in iGoogle or in Google Reader as an RSS feed. There is a link at the bottom right-hand side of this page to “Entries RSS” and “Comments RSS” – subscribe to one or both to get just the main posts or the visitors’ comments as well.
Feliz Novo Ano! Open Roda
Here’s a gallery of photos taken at today’s open roda Downtown Palo Alto.
Wonderful way to kick off the new year!
-Megha
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| New Years Roda |
