Mestre Workshops

Contramestra Alcione
Grupo Angola Dobrado
September 9-14 at Horizons School.
Tuesday - Friday : 7pm - 9:30pm
Saturday : 11am - 2pm
Sunday : 9am - 12pm + Roda 2 - 5pm

Mestre Valmir
FICA
September 22-28 at Horizons School.
Monday - Friday : 7pm - 9:30pm
Saturday : 11am - 2pm
Sunday : 9am - 12pm & Roda 2 - 5pm

$15/class or $50/entire workshop

For more information : 404.405.7628

About Mester Valmir: Born in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, Valmir Santos Damasceno entered the world of Capoeira Angola in 1982 when he began training with the Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelorinho (GCAP) under Mestres Moraes and Cobra Mansa.

In 1992, he received the title of Contra-Mestre while working on Capoeira Angola related projects with different social organizations, including the Associacao Livre de Moradores da Mangueira (ALMM), the Fundacao do Menor Trabalhador ( FAMEB) and Projeto Axe among others.

In 1994, he left GCAP and began his own group, which later became part of Mestre Cobra Mansa's International Capoeira Angola Foundation. In August 2003, he received the title of Mestre at the 9th Annual International Capoeira Angola conference in Belo Horizonte. Mestre Valmir currently lives in Salvador and leads FICA-Salvador, the Brazil Head Branch of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation

Monthly Rodas

Every 1st Saturday of each month from 10-1 in the Horizons School Gymnasium.

ICAF-ATL is available to give demonstrations of this Afro-Brazilian art form at school functions and artistic or cultural events. We will talk about the history of capoeira, including its African origins, play music, and demonstrate the movements of this ritual game. Please contact us through email at info@capoeiraatlanta.org and we will get back to you with all the details!

Check out the ICAF Atlanta's Online Web community for updates and info at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ICAFAtlanta

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High Museum of Art
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